RBC Rock My Business Startup Awards
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Grant Deadline
2025-06-14
Funding Amount
$10,000
Type of Grant
Competitions
Sectors
All Sectors
Demographics
Black, Indigenous, Under 30
Incorporation
For Profit
Perks
Region Restriction
This grant is restricted to whole of Canada
Keywords
startup, canada, indigenous, small business, Black, entrepreneur, rewards, workshop comprising, competition (where you can win money)
Age Restriction
This grant is age restricted from 18 to 39
Eligibility and Requirements
Award eligibility requirements
To be considered for the 2025 awards, please ensure you meet all the following eligibility requirements:
- Between 18 – 39 years of age.*
- Canadian citizen or permanent resident.
- Successful completion of BOTH the Rock My Business Plan and Rock My Cash Flow workshops between July 8 , 2024 and May 22, 2025.
- Successful submission of a completed business plan and cash flow statement by June 14, 2025 (following the guidelines and templates provided in the How to Apply to the RBC Rock my Business Start-Up Awards information session). Please note that the Business Plan and Cash Flow template for the Award submission is NOT the same as the Futurpreneur template. Applications received in the wrong template will not be reviewed.
- The award cannot be used to repay existing debt; you must highlight how the award will be applied to startup costs.
- Have not received a Futurpreneur Canada startup loan before July 1, 2024.
- Open to pre-launch businesses (pre-revenue) and part-time or “side hustle” businesses (a business to which you devote fewer than 30 hours a week and from which you earn less than $20k in sales per year); those operating a full-time business prior to July 1, 2024 are not eligible.
- Ineligible businesses include those operating in the following sectors: tobacco, cannabis, gambling, gaming, firearms.
*Applicants must be within the age bracket for the award on June 14, 2025. For the Youth Entrepreneur Awards, applicants must be between 18 – 29 years of age.
Grant Application website
https://futurpreneur.ca/en/program/rock-my-business/rmb-startup-awards/
Contact
General contact information
Phone (toll free)
National office
33 Yonge Street, Suite 1100
Toronto, Ontario, M5E 1G4