OCAD U CAREER LAUNCHERS

Ownr Career Launcher for Creative Entrepreneurs

OPPORTUNITY DESCRIPTION

The Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers is excited to partner with Ownr to create an exclusive opportunity for OCAD U students and recent alumni that will provide seed funding to help launch a business through the Ownr Career Launcher for Creative Entrepreneurs. 

We are dedicated to supporting creative enterprises and all the possible forms they can take. Perhaps you’re a freelancer taking on clients, a studio artist looking to sell your work, a group forming a collective or agency, looking to commercialize a thesis project, or building a proof-of-concept product that will validate an idea, this opportunity is for you! 

Submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) for the chance to pitch your idea and you could receive up to $4,000 to help launch your business. Please note, this is a multi-stage application process. Please view the timeline below for more details.

There will be a virtual info session on Dec. 9, 2020 at 11am EST. RSVP for Info Session

INCLUSIVITY STATEMENT

OCAD U and Ownr are committed to promoting access to this opportunity for equity-seeking groups that are under-represented as creative entrepreneurs. We encourage applications from individuals of equity-seeking communities including racialized and Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, women and persons of all sexual orientations and gender identities / expressions.  Applicants are invited to voluntarily self-identify with any of these communities in their application.

OPPORTUNITY TIMELINE

Expression of Interest Deadline – Dec. 19, 2020
Long-listed individuals are invited to develop a plan – January 2021
Finalists will be selected to prepare a pitch – February 2021
Pitch Competition takes place and winners announced – March 2021

Note: There will be workshops to guide you at each stage and the ability to book one-on-one sessions for additional support.

PARTNER INFORMATION

Ownr simplifies the process of registering or incorporating a business and makes it easy, accessible, and affordable. By combining technology, seamless customer service, and the resources business owners need, Ownr enables entrepreneurs to start, manage, and grow their business. Ownr has helped over 25,000 Canadians launch their dreams since 2017. Ownr is operated by RBC Ventures Inc., a subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada.