NOTE: Services will likely be impacted in response to COVID-19. Please contact any service prior to visiting in person.
York Entrepreneurship Development Institute
Incubator and Not-For-Profit Training and Certification Programs
- Description
- COVID-19 -- in-person courses and other events may be modified during the pandemic: check website for details or contact YEDI for information
Business development programs, mentorship and networking ; most courses and workshops conducted online
Not-for-Profit track:- participants are at the CEO or Executive Director level of an existing not-for-profit enterprise
- free, intensive 16-week program by YEDI instructors, including online lectures and workshops, and mentorship by key industry leaders
- participants complete professional business plan, executive summary, and business model ready to take their organizations to next level
- certificate from the York Entrepreneurship Development Institute upon completion
Incubator track:- program graduates eligible to apply for seed funding upon successful program completion
- free, intensive 16-week program, including lectures by Schulich Executive Education Centre instructors, workshop-based training in entrepreneurship, and mentorship by key industry leaders
- participating entrepreneurs with business idea in raw, seed, early or growth stage complete professional business plan, executive summary, and business model
- certificate from York University and YEDI upon completion
Youth track: COVID-19 -- PROGRAM CURRENTLY ON HIATUS- free, 4 month program in partnership with Innovation York, including lectures by Schulich Executive Education Centre instructors, workshops and mentorship by key industry leaders
- participants aged 15-29 years will develop a business model and presentation deck
- certificate from YEDI upon program completion
- training, mentorship, networking opportunities and chance for seed funding
Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management -- begins September, 2022- 1 year diploma program
- limited to 50 participants
- fundamentals of entrepreneurship, sales and marketing strategies and management, social entrepreneurship
- available tuition-free to qualifying Canadians, dependent upon academic performance -- contact for details
- program delivered in-class and online
- Eligibility
- Not-for-Profit track: applicants at CEO or Executive Director level of existing not-for-profit enterprise
For Profit track: founder or co-founder with business start-up idea
Youth track (on hiatus): founder or co-founder aged 15-29 years - Application Process
- Intake dates and application forms on website
- Office
- 647-919-9334 ; 647-919-YEDI
- Website
- Visit Website
- info@yedinstitute.org
- Languages
- English, Other - Contact for service in other languages
- Contact
- Maria Konikov, Director, Operations
Email: mkonikov@yedinstitute.org - Fees
- None ; free
- Documents Required
- Contact for information
- Accessibility
- Fully Accessible
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- Last Updated On
- May 5, 2022
- Address
- YEDI Business Acceleration Campus, 907 Alness St
Toronto, ON, M3J 2J1
Cross streets: Dufferin St and Steeles Ave W
Open in Google Maps - Hours of Operation
- Mon9:00 am to 5:00 pmTue9:00 am to 5:00 pmWed9:00 am to 5:00 pmThu9:00 am to 5:00 pmFri9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Office hours Mon-Fri 9 am-5
Dates and hours for courses and events may vary -- check website or contact YEDI for information - Service Area(s)
- Greater Toronto Area
- York Region
