BRIDGE-ing the Gap for African Entrepreneurs in Canada 2025 – YOA

Deadline: March 15, 2025

Applications are open for the BRIDGE-ing the Gap for African Entrepreneurs in Canada 2025. This accelerator program, working from May 2025 to May 2026, is designed to empower African immigrant entrepreneurs in Canada who’ve launched companies right here, and are actually trying for additional assist to scale. Participants will obtain a repayable grant— with a low curiosity of solely 5% repayable over 12 months, no credit score rating required, capability constructing workshops, mentorship and networking.

This program is designed to assist African immigrant entrepreneurs in Canada by offering repayable grants, mentorship, and capability-constructing workshops.

Grant

• Up to $5,000 is accessible for a profitable applicant.

Eligibility

• Must be registered in Ontario;
• Must be in operations for at the very least 3 months;
• Must have a minimal of $3,000 in month-to-month income;
• No credit score rating requirement;
• Can be from any sector or business;
• Must have migrated inside the previous 5 years.

If you’re ineligible for the ‘BRIDGE-ing the Gap for African Entrepreneurs in Canada’ program, in addition they provide a normal mortgage program. This program offers as much as $10,000 in enterprise loans with a ten% curiosity cap and no credit score rating necessities. Applications are accepted on a rolling foundation, with no deadline. Loans are evaluated in the order they’re acquired, so the earlier you apply, the sooner you’ll obtain funding, if authorized.

Express your curiosity here; this application additionally takes lower than 5 minutes.

Application

Click here to apply

For extra info, go to BRIDGE-ing the Gap for African Entrepreneurs.