Canada’s just-for-moms small business grant program is now accepting applications for funding and support

Credit to Author: Canadian Immigrant| Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2023 02:08:32 +0000

For a fifth year,  Total Mom Pitch, an award-winning entrepreneurship program, has officially launched across the country and is accepting applications. The program, which pivoted virtually at the beginning of the pandemic, has expanded, and has supported over 6,000 applicants to date.

Canadian moms are invited to submit the vision for their business at totalmompitch.ca until March 20, 2023. Applicants will move through the voting process, where the top 100 small businesses will get put through a business accelerator program and get the opportunity for national media recognition and visibility.

The top five finalists will be selected and invited to pitch their business idea live at the Canadian Women Entrepreneur Industry Gala (CWEgala) on May 30, 2023, in front of leading companies, executive judges, media and influencers. The prizes include non-dilutive funding, business services, and more to be announced.

“Total Mom Inc. exists because it’s simply unrealistic to expect women to have to choose between their career and raising a family,” said Anna Sinclair, CEO of Total Mom Inc. “We are dedicated to building an organization that supports working women, and we plan to grow our programs and events and Total Mom Pitch is an exciting program that fuels our dedication to women.”

The program receives support from major companies and organizations to help busy moms access education, connections and funding. Some of these companies have included The Scotiabank Women Initiative, Visa, American Express, UPS, VistaPrint, GoDaddy, Export Development Canada (EDC), and the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC).

A new partnership with Bell Canada will enable the organization to share the voices and stories of entrepreneurial mothers across the country.

For more information, visit www.totalmompitch.ca.

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