RBC Rock My Business Start-up Awards 2023
BIG news for aspiring small business owners: You could receive $10,000 to help launch your startup!
Futurpreneur and RBC proudly present the RBC Rock My Business Start-up Awards: Eight awards of $10k each given annually to diverse, young, aspiring entrepreneurs from across Canada, helping kickstart their businesses.
Imagine what $10K could mean for your startup? It could help you develop a website, order supplies, activate your marketing plan, purchase inventory…take it to the next level!
Apply for the Rock My Business Start-up Awards and you could receive one of eight $10K cash awards in addition to promotion for you and your brand through both Futurpreneur and RBC as one of our award recipients.
Award Details
Supported by RBC, the following eight awards of $10,000 each will be given to eligible participants from across Canada:
- Five Youth Entrepreneur Awards for entrepreneurs aged 18 – 29
- One Emerging Black Entrepreneur Award for a Black entrepreneur aged 18 – 39
- One Emerging Indigenous Entrepreneur Award for an Indigenous entrepreneur aged 18 – 39
- One Emerging Entrepreneur Award for an entrepreneur aged 30 – 39
How to Apply
- Check that you meet the eligibility requirements.
- Attend BOTH the Rock My Business Plan and Rock My Cash Flow workshops during any of six sessions offered between July 1, 2022 and May 31, 2023. Delivered by Futurpreneur, these free, digital workshops teach you the essentials of developing a solid business plan and cash flow statement.
- Watch the recording of the How to Apply to the RBC Rock My Business Start-up Awards information session here.
- Prepare, refine and submit to Futurpreneur your completed business plan and cash flow statement, along with the application form, by June 9, 2023. In addition, the application form will be shared via email with eligible applicants in March 2023. Please note that the RBC Focused Business Plan and Cash Flow template are NOT the same as the Futurpreneur templates. If you are eligible for the Award, and have not received the templates via email, please email programs@futurpreneur.ca.
- A diverse panel of RBC business experts will review all entries and select the recipients.
- Recipients will be announced in early September 2023!
Eligibility requirements
To be considered for the awards, please ensure you meet all the following eligibility requirements:
- Between 18 – 39 years of age.*
- Canadian citizen or permanent resident.
- Successful completion of BOTH the Rock My Business Plan and Rock My Cash Flow workshops between July 1, 2022 and May 31, 2023.
- Successful submission of a completed business plan and cash flow statement by June 9, 2023 (following the guidelines and templates provided in the How to Apply to the RBC Rock my Business Start-up Awards information session). Please note that the Business Plan and Cash Flow template for the Award submission is NOT the same as the Futurpreneur template. Applications received in the wrong template will not be reviewed.
- Cannot use the award to repay existing debt; must highlight how the award will be applied to startup costs.
- Have not received a Futurpreneur Canada startup loan before June 9, 2022.
- Open to pre-launch businesses (pre-revenue) and part-time or “side hustle” businesses (a business to which you devote fewer than 30 hours a week and from which you earn less than $20k in sales per year); those operating a full-time business prior to June 9, 2022 are not eligible.
- Ineligible businesses include those operating in the following sectors: tobacco, cannabis, gambling, gaming, firearms.
*Applicant must be within the age bracket for the award on September 5, 2023. For the Youth Entrepreneur Awards, applicant must be between 18 – 29 years of age.
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