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Scale Collaborative

Victoria, British ColumbiaFoundations & Ecosystem-BuildingMember

Helps organizations transform through coaching, consulting, programs, and capacity building, and creates system-level change by increasing access to resources and capital

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Founded in 2014, Scale Collaborative strives to create a thriving, connected and financially resilient social change sector. Scale provides learning programs, consulting, coaching and facilitation to assist non-profits, social enterprises and ecosystem actors to advance approaches that strengthen local communities and the social economy. Scale Collaborative supports a number of initiatives including Thrive Impact Fund, Business Legacies Initiative, Social Enterprise Catalyst, British Columbia Social Procurement Initiative, Thriving Non Profits and theDock – Centre for Social Impact.

Type

Not-for-profit

Founded

2014

Industries

General/industry agnostic
Foundations & Ecosystem-Buildingmedium confidence

Build the entrepreneurial foundations and an innovation platform for ventures and founders to build from

Sector-agnostic (broad industry focus). Flexible accountability (community-oriented, earlier-stage).

DisclosureBAI type is CAIN’s inferred classification based on available data. It has not been confirmed by the member unless otherwise indicated.

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Capacity Building

Learning programs, initiatives, and resources to help organizations deepen their impact in the community

Coaching & Consulting

Impact coaching and consulting to help impact organizations become more enterprising, resilient, and impactful

Research & Innovation

Research into innovative new strategies and resources that support and strengthen the social change sector

Thrive Impact Fund

Flexible and patient impact capital invested in high-impact organizations and social enterprises

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SFU VentureLabs

Vancouver, British Columbia

Your company and your challenges are unique. We like that about you.

SFU VentureLabs accelerates high-growth-potential technology-based companies in Vancouver and across British Columbia. Our programs and services are tailored to each company’s needs to not just grow but grow smart. We connect entrepreneurs with experienced mentors and a network of resources focused on tackling the unique challenges and complexities faced by technology innovators. VentureLabs was recognized as a top North American accelerator in 2017 by UBI Global, the world’s most extensive benchmark study of university-linked business incubators and accelerators, having propelled thousands of entrepreneurs and hundreds of companies through their venture journey.

General/industry agnostic
University
Foundations & Ecosystem-Building
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entrepreneurship@UBCO

Kelowna, British Columbia

Trusted Guidance, Lasting Impact

e@UBCO's mission is to provide enriching opportunities for the UBCO community to engage in entrepreneurial thinking and inspire action on some of the worlds most pressing problems.

General/industry agnostic
University
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Empowered Startups

Vancouver, British Columbia

Empowered incubates and accelerates driven entrepreneurial leaders capable of building outstanding startups that bring customers and institutional capital knocking on the door. Our unique model incubates talented Canadian entrepreneurs and Foreign entrepreneurs and connects their start-ups with international customers. We invest seed capital and time in the best scalable start-ups so that our start-up founders can aggressively pursue their revenue goals.

General/industry agnostic
Finesse
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VIATEC

Victoria, British Columbia

Home to Victoria's Tech Community

VIΛTEC is the conduit that connects people, knowledge and resources to grow a successful technology sector in Greater Victoria.

General/industry agnostic
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