Canadian Foundation
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Canada deserves more entrepreneurs.

We believe it starts with the knowledge of how to build a business.

Education

So we make it free.

Three scholarships we fund, each for a different entrepreneur.

  • Entrepreneurship & Small Business Management — for owners.
  • Incubator Certificate Program — for founders.
  • Not-for-Profit Certificate Program — for non-profit leaders.
Education
Seed grants

One of them goes further.

Entrepreneurs who finish the Incubator Certificate Program apply to YEDI’s venture fund for a seed grant to build what they planned.

  • Maman Biomedical
  • Vibraint
  • Pill0
  • Everyday Chemist
  • A+ Wealth
  • Legion IT Services
  • Oh-Hi!
  • CeoTech
  • 2XSR
  • The Steam Project
  • Wandering Elk Company
Seed grants
Research

We fund research, too.

Full research studies — funded by us, published open-access, free to read in full.

  • The impact of artificial intelligence implementation on the commercial success of startups.
  • The role of venture capital funds in dissemination and development of innovation in Canada.
  • Crafting educational programs in modern business schools: a transformative shift in values and culture.
How it works

How it holds together.

At the centre, the entrepreneurs — everything is built around them. Around them, the institution that educates them in building a business: YEDI. Around that, us — we fund all of it: the scholarships, the grants, the research. Around us, the partners who stand behind it.
Partners

Our partners.

The companies who agree with the mission and stand behind it.

  • PARDIC
  • CTI Global
  • Balaj Technologies
  • Canada Innovation Incubator
  • Canadian Business Growth Advisors
  • Knoxpro Energy Wiz
  • Disruptors League
  • ArtisTech
  • Mares Success
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That is the whole idea

Now walk in.

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