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Ready to say goodbye?

For almost three years, this funded program has helped women entrepreneurs scale-up and prepare for venture capital investment. But, as of March 31, 2025 our program will officially come to an end.

In the meantime, the Small Scale Food Processor Association is working on new initiatives and services to continue supporting food processors and women entrepreneurs.

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The Venture Capital Ready Program

How it ends

We are grateful to all of the founders, trainers, coaches, and partnership organizations that have worked so hard to make the Venture-Capital Ready Program a success. As funding for this free program comes to an end on March 31, 2025, it is time to say goodbye. So what does that mean for you?

How We Transition

  • Registration & Orientation
    We are removing access to new registrants, as there is no longer time to offer the full program service before funding comes to an end. Please follow SSFPA or become a member to stay up to date on new programs and initiatives.
  • Resources & Support
    All resources listed on this website will still be accessible until March 31, 2025. This is both for existing founders and anyone who visits the website. Founders who have registered for the program will maintain access to their accounts and data until June 30th, 2025. After which their accounts will be deactivated. Accounts can be reactivated, with all data maintained, should the individual become an SSFPA member.
  • Investoready© program
    This program is now closed to new applicants via the Venture-Capital Ready Program. Please follow SSFPA or become a member to stay up to date on new programs and initiatives. If you have completed the Investoready portion of this program, you are eligible for a free, 1 year SSFPA membership. Contact us to get details on sign-up.
  • Pitch Parties
    This is an ongoing service for our last cohort of participants. All service and support relating to the Pitch Parties will end come March 31, 2025.
  • The Investor Pipeline
    This is an ongoing service for our last cohort of participants. All service and support relating to the Investor Pipeline will end come March 31, 2025.
  • Strike a Deal*
    This is an ongoing service for our last cohort of participants. All service and support relating to Striking a Deal will end come March 31, 2025.

* This program does NOT guarantee venture capital, only the opportunity to prepare you and your business for investment.

Become an SSFPA Member

Venture-Capital Ready: Investment Training for Women Entrepreneurs was a new initiative from the Small Scale Food Processor Association. With our many partners, we created a Canada-wide program that trained BIPOC, gender diverse, rural and otherwise marginalized women in the agri-food space to get financing, improve the networks and expertise they need. This training prepared them to present their scale-up plan to interested investors. We are grateful to the Government of Canada’s Women Entrepreneurship Strategy for the funding support that made this program possible.

As Venture-Capital Ready comes to an end, SSFPA is looking towards new initiatives and programs to further support food processors. Follow us on social media or become a member to learn about and access these new supports!

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Investment Training Partners

We thank our hard-working and dedicated partners for making this program possible.

Registration Closed

Intake for this program has now ended. If you already have an account, you can close this box and login to access your data. You can also sign up below for updates on this program and future opportunities. We won't share your data and will only use it to communicate future resources to you.

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