Students
Core Entrepreneur Startup Program for Students
Are you balancing trying to start a business and finish school? Futurpreneur supports aspiring young entrepreneurs to launch and grow successful businesses.
Our offering
From business plan to business success. We offer you the tools to get your startup off the ground. If you’re between the ages of 18-39 and ready to launch a business, we’re here to help you.
Are you eligible for the Futurpreneur Startup Program?
Graduating students, ages 18-39, may be eligible for loan financing and up to two years of mentorship.
See full eligibility criteria hereYou must be enrolled at a post-secondary institution
To participate in this offering, participants must be enrolled full-time on campus or online, at a Canadian institution. If two part-time graduating students are applying as a partnership or incorporation, they are also eligible.
You must be in your graduating year
To participate in this offering, participants must be in their graduating year of a post-secondary program.
You must provide documentation
To participate in this offering, participants must provide documentation from their school to verify enrollment and year of graduation, such as a transcript or official letter from the Registrar.
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FAQ
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See our full FAQs.
At what stage of my business planning can I apply to Futurpreneur?
Futurpreneur offers free resources and tools to help entrepreneurs at every stage of business development. If you are in the idea or R&D phase of forming your company, our free tools and resources can help guide you through the process of developing your business plan, creating your cash flow, and more. We’re here to help move your business forward!
In order to apply to Futurpreneur’s Startup Program and secure financing, your company must be in the pre-startup or startup stage (i.e., beyond the Idea or R&D phase).
• By pre-startup, Futurpreneur means the company is in the process of launching and will make its first sales ideally within the next few months.
• By startup, we mean existing companies that have had less than a year of significant sales, i.e., sufficient revenues for the applicant(s) to pay themselves.
Can I access either Futurpreneur funding or mentoring separately?
Working with a mentor is one of the requirements of our financing program, and you must receive our financing in order to be matched with a mentor. We do not offer these options separately.
I am over 39. Can I still qualify for Futurpreneur’s Startup Program?
Our startup program is aimed at entrepreneurs between the ages of 18 and 39 exclusively. If you are about to turn 40, you may be eligible for the program provided your full application is completed before your 40th birthday.
If you are 40 years of age or older, unfortunately, you are not eligible for our program.
Financing terms & fees
Futurpreneur Repayment Terms & Fees
- Up to $20,000 with a term over five years.
- Interest rate may change.
- Interest-only payments for the first year.
- Principal repayments are made in equal monthly installments together with interest, over the remaining four years.
- No penalty for early repayment.
- A one-time loan management fee of 1% of the total loan amount is charged at the time of disbursement
- The above points reflect current Futurpreneur loan terms; the exact terms of each entrepreneur’s loan are clearly defined in their loan agreement.
BDC Repayment Terms & Fees
Please contact your local BDC office for the BDC Repayment Terms & Fees including the Floating Base Rate.
