SIP Application Form

Thank you for your interest in the Rhyze Up program!. We strongly encourage you to review the target client section on our website and/or read this FAQ document before filling out the application.

Company Legal Name(Required)

Operating as (if applicable)

Company Address

Street Number(Required)

Street Name(Required)

Unit Number

City(Required)

Province

County(Required)

Postal Code(Required)

Company Phone Number(Required)

Company Website(Required)

Yes

Website Address(Required)

Are you interested in a co-working space located at Boundless Accelerator?

Co-Space Interest

Are you interested in a co-working space located at Boundless Accelerator?

Social Enterprises are revenue-generating businesses that pursue both profit and purpose. A social enterprise has two goals: to achieve social, cultural, community economic and/or environmental outcomes; and, to earn revenue.

Social Enterprise

B Corporation or Benefit Corporation

Primary Contact

First Name(Required)

Last Name(Required)

Pronouns

Position Title(Required)

Direct Phone Number(Required)

Mobile

E-mail(Required)

Your LinkedIN Address

Alternate Contact

First Name

Last Name

Position Title

Phone Number

Mobile

E-mail

Social Media

Social Media(Required)

Yes

X Address

Facebook Address

Company LinkedIn Address

Instagram Address

Tik Tok Address

Corporate Information

Total Number of Founders?(Required)

Please enter a number greater than or equal to 1.

How many founders are women?(Required)

Is your company woman owned, co-owned or led?(Required)

Yes

What % of your company is woman co-owner or co-led?(Required)

Woman Designation(Required)

Is your company youth-owned or led (under 40)?(Required)

Yes

Youth Designation(Required)

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Do you belong to any of the following groups

Do you belong to any of the following groups(Required)

Please press and hold the "CTRL" key (on Windows) or the "Command" key (on Mac) to select multiple.

How many of your founders are Canadian born?(Required)

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Do you require any accommodations?

Do you require any accommodations?(Required)

Yes

What are your requirements?(Required)

Boundless strives to accommodate clients’ needs wherever possible. We cannot guarantee all specific requirements can be met at this time. However, this information will be used to increase our awareness of where we can seek funding to improve accessibility.

Where is your business based?(Required)

Is your Company Incorporated?(Required)

You must be considering incorporating to participate in most of Boundless Accelerator's programs

Yes

What is your 9-digit CRA Business Number?(Required)

Incorporate Date(Required)

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Incorporate Date

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What is the date of incorporation?

MM slash DD slash YYYY

Incorporation Jurisdiction

Are you Considering Incorporating in the future?(Required)

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Incorporated in Canada or Ontario

Fiscal Year-End Month

Traction

Total Employees (Including Owner/Founder)

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Date(Required)

MM slash DD slash YYYY

How many full-time employees?(Required)

How many part-time employees?(Required)

In 30 words or less, give a brief description of your company(Required)

Do you sell primarily products or services?(Required)

Product

Service

Both

Please describe your product or service with specific examples(Required)

INVESTMENT

inv_id

Date

Investment/Funding Type

Currency

Amount

If Other

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Have you filed for, or been granted, any intellectual property during this timeframe? If yes, please list them here.

ip_id

Date

Country

If Other(Country)

IP Type

If Other (IP Type)

Total Revenue

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Date(Required)

MM slash DD slash YYYY

What was the company’s Latest Calendar Year Revenue ($CAD)(Required)

Please enter a number greater than or equal to 0.

Before Expenses in the most recent completed calendar year

Calendar Year(Required)

Do you currently export?(Required)

Yes

List the countries/regions

What was the total export revenue(sales outside of Canada)?(Required)

Please enter a number greater than or equal to 0.

Year over Year “REVENUE’ growth(Required)

Not applicable

Less than 25%

25 to 50%

Over 50%

What is the stage of your business(Required)

Idea Entrepreneur with idea; initial market and technology exploration
Discovery Value proposition established; testing ideas; proof of concept; identifying customers; early financials; Friends and Family funding
Validation Business model established; minimum viable product; customer verified; initial orders; testing go-to-market strategy; pursuing angel funding or in accelerator
Efficiency Initial market traction; scaling sales and marketing; demand creation; forecasting based on actuals; pursuing early stage VC
Scale Validated product and market; customer growth; established management team; pursuing later-stage investment

Stage

Please select the industry/sector of your business(Required)

If Other(Required)

What is your NAICS code?(Required)

Click here to find your NAICS code.

The code must be 5 digits (11114 for Wheat farming).

What is your company’s primary focus?(Required)

Agriculture - Other(Required)

What is your company’s primary focus?(Required)

Food and Beverage - Other(Required)

What is your company’s primary focus?(Required)

Forestry - Other(Required)

What is your company’s primary focus?(Required)

Mining - Other(Required)

What is your company’s primary focus?(Required)

Financial Services - Other(Required)

What is your company’s primary focus?(Required)

Education - Other(Required)

What is your company’s primary focus?(Required)

Digital Media and ICT - Other(Required)

What is your company’s primary focus?(Required)

Clean Technologies - Other(Required)

What is your company’s primary focus?(Required)

Advanced Materials and Manufacturing - Other(Required)

What is your company’s primary focus?(Required)

Life Science and Advanced Health - Other(Required)

What is your company’s primary focus?(Required)

Tourism and Culture - Other(Required)

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Do Not Use (What is your target geographic market)?(Required)

Local

Provincial

National

International

What is your current geographic market?(Required)

Do you plan to export in the next 6-12 months?

Yes

Describe your ideal/target customer including demographics(Required)

Program Specific Information

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Program Type

What problem is your company solving?(Required)

What is the company’s competitive advantage?(Required)

Let us know what your plans for growth are for the next year(Required)

What do you see as your greatest strengths as a business owner and why?(Required)

What are the top 3 challenges the company is facing?(Required)

Please press and hold the "CTRL" key (on Windows) or the "Command" key (on Mac) to select your top 3 challenges.

If Other(Required)

Describe the specific consulting services that would be of greatest benefit to your company(Required)

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For the leadership coaching component of the program, what personal areas or skills would you like to work on with a coach that would make you a stronger leader and business owner? Please provide specific examples.(Required)

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Tell us how and why these services would be of benefit?(Required)

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Are you a partner in your business?

Yes

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Do you own 51% or more of your business?

Yes

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What areas would like to develop as a business owner?

Export Readiness

Please describe your experience with exporting(Required)

No experience – we have not explored exporting yet

Early exploration – we are researching or planning to enter international markets

Initial activity – we have made a few international sales but are not exporting consistently

Active exporter – we are regularly selling to international markets

Experienced exporter – exporting is a core part of our business strategy and revenue

Other - please specify

Other - please specify(Required)

The Sustainable Impact Program includes Export Readiness workshops and support. What topics, skills, or resources would you find most valuable to cover in the export readiness workshops to best support your business?(Required)

What is your primary goal when it comes to exporting (e.g., entering new markets, increasing sales, building global partnerships, diversifying revenue, etc.)?(Required)

Investor Readiness

What describes your experience with investment and working with investors?(Required)

No experience – we have not explored investment yet

Early exploration – we are learning about funding options and investor expectations

Initial activity – we have had preliminary conversations or pitches with investors

Active engagement – we are in regular discussions with investors or have received some investment

Experienced – investment is a core part of our growth strategy and we have established investor relationships

Other - please specify

Other - please specify(Required)

The Sustainable Impact Program includes Investor Readiness workshops and support. What topics, skills, or resources would you find most valuable to cover in the investor readiness workshops to best support your business?(Required)

What is your primary goal when it comes to investor readiness (e.g., preparing to pitch, securing funding, strengthening financials, building investor relationships, etc.)?(Required)

I have a pitch deck.(Required)

Yes

Please upload here.(Required)

Accepted file types: pdf, Max. file size: 300 MB.

Artificial Intelligence

You may have the opportunity to undergo an AI assessment to identify gaps, strengths and opportunities to adopt AI effectively. The questions below help us understand how best to support your company. There are no "right" answers, and your responses will not affect your eligibility.

Which specific business process or function do you believe AI could materially improve in the next 12-24 months (e.g., revenue, operations, customer support, risk), and waht metric would you expect to impact?(Required)

What internal data (type and volume) od you currently have that could support and AI initiative, and who owns it?(Required)

What is the primary reason you have not already deployed a customer or advanced AI solution?(Required)

Closing Information

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Date

MM slash DD slash YYYY

Are you working with any other Innovation Centres(Required)

Yes

If Yes(Required)

How did you hear about Boundless Accelerator(Required)

If Direct Referral(Required)

If Other(Required)

If Other Regional Innovation Centre(Required)

How did you hear about the Sustainable Impact Program?(Required)

Client Services Agreement(Required)

I acknowledge that I have read and agree to the Client Services Agreement which will come in to effect if I am accepted into any Boundless Accelerator program (embedded link)

Agree to complete surveys up to 2 years post-program(Required)

If accepted, I agree to complete all Boundless Accelerator surveys up to and including 2 years post program completion.

Email Communications

I would like to receive email communications from Boundless Accelerator (e.g. newsletter) regardless of the outcome of this application

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Application Source

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Application ID

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Client Profile ID

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Application Submission

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Historical Entry

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Application Status

Company Address

Primary Contact

Alternate Contact

Social Media

Corporate Information

Traction

Total Employees (Including Owner/Founder)

INVESTMENT

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Total Revenue

Stage

Program Specific Information

Export Readiness

Investor Readiness

Artificial Intelligence

Closing Information

Innovation Guelph has become Boundless Accelerator