{"id":7566,"date":"2024-03-19T09:32:33","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T13:32:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/?post_type=program&#038;p=7566"},"modified":"2026-01-29T13:27:49","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T18:27:49","slug":"rmb-award-recipients","status":"publish","type":"program","link":"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/en\/program\/rock-my-business\/rmb-award-recipients\/","title":{"rendered":"RMB award recipients"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t<section class=\"alignfull header-block \" aria-labelledby=\"header-title\">\n\t\t<!-- Simple Header -->\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Header with an Image -->\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Header with Partners -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"main-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"main-grid__margin\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header-with-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header-with-image__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 id=\"header-title\">Rock My Business: A three-part workshop series<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our Rock My Business workshops can help you transform your dream into a thriving business. Register today for the free, three-part Rock My Business series, delivered by Futurpreneur on behalf of Futurpreneur Foundation and RBC Foundation.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header-with-image__text__partners\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"partner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Supported by RBC Foundation<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"partner__img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"129\" src=\"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/RBCFND_Logo-300x129.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/RBCFND_Logo-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/RBCFND_Logo-1024x440.png 1024w, https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/RBCFND_Logo-768x330.png 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Black entrepreneur aged 18 \u2013 39<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>One&nbsp;<em>Emerging Indigenous Entrepreneur Award&nbsp;<\/em>for an Indigenous Entrepreneur aged 18 \u2013 39<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>After an extensive review of applications, we are thrilled to share with you the recipients of the RBC Rock My Business Startup Awards for 2025. These passionate founders stood out among the rest, and we are excited to support them on their entrepreneurial journey, thanks to the support of RBC Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Please note that applications are not yet open.<\/strong>&nbsp;All eligible participants from the current edition of the&nbsp;<strong>Rock My Business<\/strong>&nbsp;program (July 2025 to May 2026) will be contacted directly and invited to apply once the application period begins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We appreciate your interest and thank you for your patience. Should you have any questions in the meantime, please do not hesitate to contact us at\u00a0<strong><strong><a href=\"mailto:programs@futurpreneur.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">programs@futurpreneur.ca<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\t<section class=\"people-block\" aria-label=\"Meet our 2025 awards recipients section\">\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"js-people-block\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-block-title=\"Meet our 2025 awards recipients\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-block-text=\"\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-block-button-text=\"\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-panel-title=\"\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-page-content=\"\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-page-id=\"rmb-2025\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-people-json=\"[{&quot;id&quot;:13196,&quot;slug&quot;:&quot;jory-bieniak-13196&quot;,&quot;photo&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/futurpreneur.ca\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/10\\\/1_Jory-Bieniak-768x1024.jpg&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Jory Bieniak&quot;,&quot;job_title&quot;:&quot;Youth Entrepreneur Award&quot;,&quot;professional_title&quot;:&quot;Reign HVAC, Ontario&quot;,&quot;location&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;Reign HVAC is a residential and light commercial HVAC company serving the Greater Toronto Area. 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