We incubate so you can
BUILD organizations that
lead the transition to
a better economy!
Our incubator provides training,
networks, and funding for
worker-led businesses.
Incubator.
noun
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a place where newly birthed worker-led projects are
supported and nurtured into empowered to become
self-sustaining organizations with the capacity to change the
world for the people and the planet.
How?
-resources & network
-support services
-funding
Like most incubators we offer
funding and networks.
We also offer a range of vital
services for enterprise development.
Enterprise
Development
Business Plan Writing • Feasibility Analysis • Bylaw and Constitution Development • Strategic Planning
Organizational
Capacity Building
Outreach and Community Mobilization • Human Resources • Leadership and Team Coaching • Conflict Resolution
Marketing &
Operations
Marketing Strategies • Campaign Development • Strategic Planning • Survey Design and Implementation
Financial Planning
& Management
Bookkeeping and Accounting • Participatory Budgeting Approaches • Financial Projections and Planning • Grant Writing and Research
Here are some of the businesses that
we’ve incubated:
The Breach Media
The Breach Media is an independent Canadian media outlet—producing critical
and future-looking journalism for a just and viable future.
We supported The Breach with consultative and administrative support—in
addition to writing their Business Plan for launch.
The outcome?
$287, 000
In Pre-Launch Funding
1,200+
Paying Members
19,000
Audience Members within
three weeks of official
launch.
The Hive Café Solidarity Cooperative
The Hive is a café that serves thousands of Montrealers (primarily students at Concordia University) each month—sourcing their food from local suppliers and supporting regenerative food systems.
We supported the governance of The Hive, serving continuously on their Board of Directors since their founding, developed financial management strategies, and built them an expansion feasibility plan.
The outcome?
7 years
of sustainable
operation
8,000+
User-Members of the
Organizations
4 years
of an operating
surplus (profit)
New Roots Worker Cooperative
Based in B.C., New Roots is the only tree planting workers cooperative in B.C.
We supported New Roots through the worker-led acquisition of Tree Amigo’s Inc., the transition to a worker-owned governance structure, network-building initiatives with the local tree-planting workforce, and the creation of a cooperative tree-planting fund.
The outcome?
4 years
of sustainable
operation
20+
Worker-Members of the Organizations
5 million +
Tree’s planted
Current Projects:
To learn more about our projects, get in touch with our General Coordinator at projects[@]solidarityeconomy.ca