Mentors

mentors

Our advising team offers free support services including...

  • Venture Building Program
  • Seed Accelerator Program
  • Early Stage Business Incubation Program
  • Virtual Business Incubator
  • Assistance with preparation of legal documents
  • Incorporation and corporate maintenance services for startup companies
  • Assistance in preparing documents for seed funding applications
  • One-on-one business mentorship provided by the incubator’s instructors
  • Information on Canadian business culture, education, and the business lifecycle
  • Information sessions and workshops on business-related issues, community matters, and windows of opportunity
  • Employment/career counseling, free employee search workshops, and information on the local labor market
  • Help to prepare job postings, descriptions, and preparation for interviews
  • Referrals for mentoring for incubated youth and Indigenous startups
  • Formal endorsement / attesting of business-related documents
  • Canadian Income Tax information
  • Corporate Social Responsibility Information 
  • Types of businesses and industry information 

Itinerant Services

Innovatus is reaching out to the community even further by providing its services from community partners’ locations.

Resource Center

Providing access to printed resources, telephone, computers, fax, printer, scanners, and Internet

Information & Referral Center

Friendly and expert staff provide accurate, up-to-date information and referral to various programs and services in the community to meet participants’ specific needs. Innovatus is a comprehensive walk-in entrepreneurship education center offering comprehensive information including but not limited to financing, management, employment standards, licensing, policy, regulatory requirements, marketing, human resources, legal issues, technical issues, networking, financing, government programs, and various social, community and recreational services.

Information Sessions

Off-site and in-house Information Sessions and presentations on business and the latest technological advancements. These sessions provide an opportunity to learn, share and discuss business development and the incubation progress. Registration is required by phone, e-mail, or in-person.

Get Help

  • Starting Your Business in Canada
  • Latest innovations in technology 
  • Continuing Education
  • Knowing Your Options
  • Financial Literacy
  • Canadian Tax System
  • Banking for Entrepreneurs in Canada
  • Commissioner of Oaths Services for certification of corporate documentation

*Commissioner of Oaths Services are available by appointment.

E-mail Services

Info@Innovatuscenter.com is a unique service, responding to queries from at-risk youth and Indigenous communities in Canada and internationally and providing support and assistance to youth and Indigenous entrepreneurs. All responses to inquiries are provided in 2 business days.

Incubation Services

In partnership with other groups, Innovatus provides direct incubator services to eligible participants in need of additional business support. Participants can meet with Business Advisors at Innovatus locations to receive assistance with the following:

Form-filling assistance for government documents and benefits including applications for: 

Articles of Incorporation (Form 1), Act as First Director (Form 2), Name searches, and other government documents as required.

Help with renewing a license, preparing for an audit, and applying for financing.