📌Additional Criteria

• Non-profit organizations (e.g., post-secondary educational institutions, accelerators, business incubators, angel networks, social enterprises, industry associations/consortiums, municipalities, municipal-type organizations)
• Community-owned Indigenous businesses
• Organizations that create strong and inclusive regional networks to fuel growth and innovation
• Organizations that support entrepreneurs, start-ups, and innovative companies with high-growth potential
• Organizations that help businesses be more productive, compete globally, attract new investments, and recruit talent
• Organizations that focus on making business support networks stronger for under-represented groups