Rhyze Up!
Helping women and nonbinary entrepreneurs across Canada accelerate growth and profitability through mentorship, leadership coaching, and project support.
Programming with purpose
Built on our award-winning Rhyze programming, Rhyze Up! delivers mentorship, project implementation, leadership coaching, and education. Open to all women and those who identify as women.
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eligibility criteria
Who should apply?
Check the criteria below to see if you are eligible. Note: consultants,
solo service providers, and locally focused retailers are not eligible.
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Woman or Nonbinary-Led
Your business is women- or nonbinary-led or owned, including businesses that are co-led or co-owned.
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Under 500 Employees
Your team employs fewer than five hundred members of staff.
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$200K+ in ARR
You’re generating a minimum of $200,000 in annual recurring revenue.
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Incorporated in Canada
Your business is incorporated and registered in Canada.
TESTIMONIAL
FAQs
Who does “women or nonbinary-led” include?
The program is meant for women-led or women-owned companies, or nonbinary-led or nonbinary-owned companies. Co-owned and co-led companies are also eligible. Women and nonbinary individuals do not need to own 50% or more of the company; however, they must have decision-making authority. An individual in a C-suite role may also qualify.
How much does the program cost?
The Discovery Phase and Leadership Coaching are fully funded (free). If you choose to move forward with the Traction Phase, there is a generous $5,600 subsidy towards the cost of the approved projects, with a client contribution of $1,200 (plus applicable taxes).
What’s the time and length commitment for this program?
On average, you can expect to spend about 1-5 hours per week with all the program phases combined, however, it will vary for each company. Meetings can be arranged to suit your schedule.
The length will vary for each participating company as this is not a cohort-based program where all companies start at the same time. On average, the Discovery Phase takes about one to two months to complete, the Leadership Coaching about four months to complete, and the Traction Phase about three to four months to complete.
What kinds of challenges can the program help with?
Each project is customized towards your specific company and needs. In general, here are some areas that other companies have received support with:
– Technical challenges for new or existing products or services
– Management issues related to skills, capacity, communications, planning
– Strategic marketing aiming to build market reach
– Strategic sales and/or key account management aiming to access new key customers/clients
– Recruitment of critical and exceptional talent
– Process efficiency and optimization to achieve market advantage
– Demos and pilots of new technologies/products to enter new markets
– Improving product or service quality
– Looking for new ways to capitalize on existing technology
– Growing business to be better able to scale-up and/or expand operations
Note: Any projects that focus on services related to direct sales, sales prospecting, promotion, public relations, or direct marketing to customers or clients, will not receive support through the funding
What happens after I apply?
The program manager will review your application. They may contact you for a one-to-one meeting to explain the program and review company needs and goals. Further screening is then conducted by our program funder. Once approved, the program manager assigns a lead mentor and a leadership coach and the program begins.
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