Mastercard x Pier Five Small Business Fund 2024 PIER FIVE COMMUNITY DINNERS LEARN MORE Latest Posts Catch up with our latest conversations and events. 5 hours ago Pier Five Community Canvas For Kuwalla Tee 3 days ago Community Court Day MTL: Pier Five x PUMA x Ball Her Way x Double Dribble Apr 24 Your Number One Resource With Nishal Kumar of No Days Wasted Mar 11 Playing the Game Better With Drew Stevens of Margin Skincare Feb 7 Doing It Yourself With Carol Pak of Makku Jan 9 Creating Your Identity With Jun Arnaiz of Neutria Nov 21, 2023 Ready For Anything With Bimma Williams Nov 8, 2023 Building Your Own Spaces With Monday Girl Oct 9, 2023 Protecting Your Brand With Zak Kurtz of Sneaker Legal Sep 9, 2023 Embracing Your Community With Sarah Sukumaran of Lilith NYC Aug 25, 2023 A Strong Foundation With Carlo Aragon of Salomonology Aug 11, 2023 Embracing Impermanence With Sandro Petrillo of SSSOAPS Explore All Guests

Creators Grant About the project Since day one, Pier Five has striven to inspire and educate its community by sharing insightful conversations with, and the works of, its favourite designers, creators, entrepreneurs and subject matter experts. This year, we are excited to take this a step further with the launch of the Pier Five Creators Grant , a financial grant and mentorship opportunity that will be presented to an emerging creative, selected by both Pier Five and its community. To raise funds for this grant, we have collaborated with eight incredible creatives on a capsule collection of limited edition products, from reworked and handmade apparel to home goods and original art works. Before launching the collection, we will spend some time telling the stories of the eight masterminds behind the works and you can read more about them below. The collection will launch for a limited time in early July and all proceeds from the sales will go towards the financial grant which creatives (worldwide) can apply for in August (more on the applications coming soon). ​ ​ ​ Timeline We are excited to have you along for the journey as we continue to grow this incredible community of designers, artists, entrepreneurs, creators and many others around the world and hope that you can learn something new and maybe even cop something cool along the way! ​ - Jeff + Julian Meet The Designers Click on a designer to learn more. View the Lookbook Shop the Collection (CLOSED)

Events Recaps of the latest Pier Five events designed to bring creatives and entrepreneurs closer together. Community Court Day MTL: Pier Five x PUMA x Ball Her Way x Double Dribble Pier Five Community Dinner: Volume 1 Pier Five x PUMA: Mental Health Strength Day - A Triumph of Community and Wellness Pier Five’s 2023 Food Drive: Supporting Community and Fighting Food Insecurity Pier Five x PUMA: Community Court Day 2023

People Explore conversations with our amazing guests from around the world. Business Art & Design Streetwear Sneakers Wellness Activism Sports Food Photography Music Apr 24 Your Number One Resource With Nishal Kumar of No Days Wasted Mar 11 Playing the Game Better With Drew Stevens of Margin Skincare Feb 7 Doing It Yourself With Carol Pak of Makku Jan 9 Creating Your Identity With Jun Arnaiz of Neutria Nov 21, 2023 Ready For Anything With Bimma Williams Nov 8, 2023 Building Your Own Spaces With Monday Girl Oct 9, 2023 Protecting Your Brand With Zak Kurtz of Sneaker Legal Sep 9, 2023 Embracing Your Community With Sarah Sukumaran of Lilith NYC Aug 25, 2023 A Strong Foundation With Carlo Aragon of Salomonology Aug 11, 2023 Embracing Impermanence With Sandro Petrillo of SSSOAPS Jul 28, 2023 Doing It His Way With Rae Mendoza of ICYT Jul 15, 2023 Slow & Steady with Josh Heares of Porter James Sports Jun 21, 2023 Putting In The Hours With Jess Sanchez of Santa Isla Mar 21, 2023 A New Chapter With Jason Faustino Of Saucony Mar 8, 2023 Chasing Your Curiosity With Carolyn Chen of Dandylion Feb 16, 2023 Keeping It Authentic With Katherine Johnsen Feb 8, 2023 Easy Going With Lorenzo Brunetti Of END. Clothing Jan 26, 2023 Shaking Up An Institution With Colin Li of Hong Shing Jan 17, 2023 Loving The Journey With Adam The Illustrator Nov 27, 2022 Doing It Yourself With Glory Allan Nov 15, 2022 Ball Talk With Albert Nguyen of Double Dribble Aug 30, 2022 Continuing The Legacy With Nick Vo May 10, 2022 Writing History With Sam Le Roy of Hartcopy May 2, 2022 Alpha/Beta: The Next Chapter With Raised by Wolves Apr 20, 2022 On The Map With Free Agent Wearhouse Apr 4, 2022 Showing Up With Liz Beecroft Mar 21, 2022 Earning Your Place With Titi Finlay Mar 7, 2022 Outworking The Competition With Eric Chong of R&D Feb 25, 2022 Staying Curious With Patrick Stangbye Feb 10, 2022 Putting In The Hours With Dan Climan Jan 26, 2022 Getting To Know Hotpot Variety Dec 17, 2021 Dancing Through The Yarn With Trish Andersen Dec 10, 2021 From The Streets To The Big Stage With Kizmet Dec 6, 2021 Behind The Curtain With Nicko Bruno Nov 24, 2021 A Conversation With Ostrya Equipment Nov 14, 2021 A Conversation With Estudio Niksen 1 2 3

2022 Fund Recipients In 2022, we partnered with Mastercard to launch the Mastercard x Pier Five Small Business fund to support Canadian women small business owners across the country. With over 1,100 applications submitted, five recipients were selected to receive $10,000 in funding and a Priceless Experience in Toronto - a unique opportunity to connect and network with the other Fund recipients, subject matter experts at Mastercard and other industry professionals. Learn about the last year's Fund recipients and the Priceless Experience below. (Click here for French) 2022 Fund Winners The two-day Priceless Experience for the 2022 fund winners took place in Toronto, kicking off with a Toronto Raptors basketball game in the Mastercard Suite, with each business owner sporting their very own custom jerseys that included their business name. Day two included roundtable discussions, guest lectures and mentorship sessions with Mastercard small business experts and other industry subject matter experts. We couldn't be more thrilled with the learnings and ideas that were shared during the first Mastercard x Pier Five Small Business Fund Priceless Experience and look forward to welcoming the 2023 recipients soon! Mastercard, Priceless, and the circles design are registered trademarks of Mastercard International Incorporated. ©2023 Mastercard. All rights reserved.

Privacy Policy (Click here for French) ​ Last modified: December 2022 ​ INTRODUCTION ​ Pier Five and our affiliates and subsidiaries (“Company” or “We”) respect your privacy and are committed to protecting it through our compliance with this policy. ​ This policy describes how we collect, use, disclose, and protect the personal information of our customers and website users (“you“), describes the types of information we may collect from you or that you may provide when you visit the website www.pier-five.com (our “Website“), and our practices for collecting, using, maintaining, protecting, and disclosing that information. ​ We will only use your personal information in accordance with this policy unless otherwise required by applicable law. We take steps to ensure that the personal information that we collect about you is adequate, relevant, not excessive, and used for limited purposes. Privacy laws in Canada generally define “personal information” as any information about an identifiable individual, which includes information that can be used on its own or with other information to identify, contact, or locate a single person. Personal information does not include business contact information, including your name, title, or business contact numbers. ​ This policy applies to information we collect, use, or disclose about our customers and Website users: On this Website. In email, text, and other electronic messages between you and this Website. When you interact with our advertising and applications on third-party websites and services if those applications or advertising include links to this policy. On our social media pages and profiles, including Facebook and Instagram. ​ The Website may include links to third-party websites, plug-ins, services, social networks, or applications. Clicking on those links or enabling those connections may allow the third party to collect or share data about you. If you follow a link to a third-party website or engage a third-party plugin, please note that these third parties have their own privacy policies and we do not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies. We do not control these third-party websites, and we encourage you to read the privacy policy of every website you visit. ​ This policy does not apply to information collected by any third party, through any application or content (including advertising) that may link to or be accessible from or on the Website. ​ Please read this policy carefully to understand our policies and practices for collecting, processing, and storing your information. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, your choice is not to use our Website. By accessing or using this Website, you indicate that you understand, accept, and consent to the practices described in this policy. This policy may change from time to time (see Changes to Our Privacy Policy). Your continued use of this Website after we make changes indicates that you accept and consent to those changes, so please check the policy periodically for updates. ​ INFORMATION WE COLLECT ABOUT YOU We collect and use several types of information from and about you, including: Personal information, that we can reasonably use to directly or indirectly identify you, such as your name, mailing address, e-mail address, telephone number, age, occupation, gender, income, interests, social media handles, Internet protocol (IP) address used to connect your computer to the Internet, user name or other similar identifier, billing and account information, and any other identifier we may use to contact you online or offline (“personal information“). ​ We provide an opportunity for any user to unsubscribe from our newsletter or opt-out of contact for marketing purposes, including event invitations and surveys, on an ongoing basis by accessing our Website or using the unsubscribe mechanism at the bottom of our e-mails. ​ Non-personal information, that does not directly or indirectly reveal your identity or directly relate to an identified individual, such as demographic information, or statistical or aggregated information. Statistical or aggregated data does not directly identify a specific person, but we may derive non-personal statistical or aggregated data from personal information. For example, we may aggregate personal information to calculate the percentage of users accessing a specific Website feature. Technical information, including your login information, browser type and version, time zone setting, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform, or information about your internet connection, the equipment you use to access our Website, and usage details. Non-personal details about your Website interactions, including the full Uniform Resource Locators (URLs), clickstream to, through and from our Website (including date and time), products you viewed or searched for, page response times, download errors, length of visits to certain pages, page interaction information (such as scrolling, clicks, and mouse-overs), methods used to browse away from the page, or any phone number used to call our customer service number. ​ Consent is required for the collection of personal information and the subsequent use or disclosure of this information. In order for us to receive personal information from you and allow us to provide you with a requested product or service, your consent to allow us to use that personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy will be obtained before the submission of such personal information. When you are entering any information on a form on our Website, you will be required to confirm by way of checking a box that you have read and agreed to the terms of this Privacy Policy. Only after such box is checked, will your personal information included in the form be provided to us. If you need to provide personal information about other individuals, you must first obtain their consent for these purposes prior to your disclosure to us. ​ Providing us with your personal information is always your choice. When you request services from us, we ask that you provide information that enables us to provide those services to the best of our abilities. You will be authorizing us to use and retain this personal information for as long as it may be required for the purposes described in this policy. ​ Your consent remains valid even after the termination of our relationship with you, unless you provide us with written notice that such consent is withdrawn in accordance with this policy. By withdrawing your consent, or not providing it in the first place, you may limit or even prevent us from being able to provide you or an authorized third party with the products or services desired. ​ HOW WE COLLECT INFORMATION ABOUT YOU ​ We use different methods to collect your information, including through: Direct interactions with you when you provide it to us, for example, by filling in forms or corresponding with us by phone, email, or otherwise. User contributions. You may also provide information for us to publish or display on public Website areas or transmit to other Website users or third parties. Automated technologies or interactions, as you navigate through our Website. Information collected automatically may include usage details, IP addresses, and information collected through cookies, web beacons, and other tracking technologies. ​ Information You Provide to Us The information we collect directly from you on or through our Website may include: Information that you provide by filling in forms on our Website. This includes information provided at the time of subscribing to our newsletter or magazine, posting material, or requesting further information about our services. We may also ask you for information when you enter a contest or promotion sponsored by us, and when you report a problem with our Website. Records and copies of your correspondence (including email addresses), if you contact us. Your responses to surveys that we might ask you to complete for research purposes. Details of transactions you carry out through our Website and of the fulfillment of your subscription. You may be required to provide financial information before placing an order for our magazine through our Website. Your search queries on the Website. ​ Information We Collect Through Cookies and Other Automatic Data Collection Technologies As you navigate through and interact with our Website, we may use cookies or other automatic data collection technologies to collect certain information about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns, including: Details of your visits to our Website, including traffic data, location data, logs, and other communication data and the resources that you access and use on the Website. Information about your computer and internet connection, including your IP address, operating system, and browser type. ​ We may also use these technologies to collect information about your online activities over time and across third-party websites or other online services (behavioral tracking). To learn more or to opt-out of tailored advertising please visit Digital Advertising Alliance of Canada Opt-Out Tool for information on how you can opt out of behavioral tracking on this Website and how we respond to web browser signals and other mechanisms that enable consumers to exercise choice about behavioral tracking. ​ The information we collect automatically is statistical information and may include personal information and we maintain it or associate it with personal information we collect in other ways, that you provide to us, or receive from third parties. It helps us to improve our Website and to deliver a better and more personalized service, including by enabling us to: Estimate our audience size and usage patterns. Store information about your preferences, allowing us to customize our Website according to your individual interests. Speed up your searches. Recognize you when you return to our Website. ​ The technologies we use for this automatic data collection may include: Cookies (or browser cookies). A cookie is a small file placed on the hard drive of your computer. You may refuse to accept browser cookies by activating the appropriate setting on your browser. However, if you select this setting you may be unable to access certain parts of our Website. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies when you direct your browser to our Website. Flash Cookies. Certain features of our Website may use local stored objects (or Flash cookies) to collect and store information about your preferences and navigation to, from, and on our Website. Flash cookies are not managed by the same browser settings that are used for browser cookies. For information about managing your privacy and security settings for Flash cookies, see Choices About How We Use and Disclose Your Information. Web Beacons. Pages of our Website and our e-mails may contain small electronic files known as web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs) that permit the Company, for example, to count users who have visited those pages or opened an email and for other related website statistics (for example, recording the popularity of certain website content and verifying system and server integrity). ​ HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION We use information that we collect about you or that you provide to us, including any personal information: To present our Website and its contents to you. To provide you with information, products, or services that you request from us. To fulfill the purposes for which you provided the information or that were described when it was collected, or any other purpose for which you provide it. To provide you with notices about your subscription, including expiration and renewal notices. To carry out our obligations and enforce our rights arising from any contracts with you, including for billing and collection or to comply with legal requirements. To notify you about changes to our Website or any products or services we offer or provide though it. To improve our Website, products or services, marketing, or customer relationships and experiences. To allow you to participate in interactive features, social media, or similar features on our Website. To measure or understand the effectiveness of the advertising we serve to you and others, and to deliver relevant advertising to you. In any other way we may describe when you provide the information. For any other purpose with your consent. ​ We may also use your information to contact you about our own and third-parties’ goods and services that may be of interest to you, as permitted by law. If you do not want us to use your information in this way, please use the unsubscribe mechanism at the bottom of our e-mails. For more information, see Choices About How We Use and Disclose Your Information. ​ DISCLOSURE OF YOUR INFORMATION We may disclose aggregated information about our users, and information that does not identify any individual, without restriction. We may disclose personal information that we collect or you provide as described in this privacy policy: To our subsidiaries, affiliates and business partners To third parties to market their products or services to you if you have not opted out of these disclosures. For more information, see Choices About How We Use and Disclose Your Information. To contractors, service providers, and other third parties we use to support our business (such as analytics and search engine providers that assist us with Website improvement and optimization) and who are contractually obligated to keep personal information confidential, use it only for the purposes for which we disclose it to them, and to process the personal information with the same standards set out in this policy. For any other purpose disclosed by us when you provide the information. With your consent. ​ We may also disclose your personal information: To comply with any court order, law, or legal process, including to respond to any government or regulatory request, in accordance with applicable law. To enforce or apply our terms of use and other agreements, including for billing and collection purposes. If we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect the rights, property, or safety of the Company, our customers, or others. ​ TRANSFERRING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION We may transfer personal information that we collect or that you provide as described in this policy to contractors, service providers, and other third parties we use to support our business (such as analytics and search engine providers that assist us with Website improvement and optimization) and who are contractually obligated to keep personal information confidential, use it only for the purposes for which we disclose it to them, and to process the personal information with the same standards set out in this policy. ​ We currently process and store you personal information in Canada. In the future, however, we, or third parties to whom your personal information has been provided in accordance with this policy, may process, store, and transfer your personal information in and to a foreign country, with different privacy laws that may or may not be as comprehensive as Canadian law. In these circumstances, the governments, courts, law enforcement, or regulatory agencies of that country may be able to obtain access to your personal information through the laws of the foreign country. Whenever we engage a service provider, we require that its privacy and security standards adhere to this policy and applicable Canadian privacy legislation. ​ You are welcome to contact us to obtain further information about Company policies regarding service providers outside of Canada. See Contact Information and Challenging Compliance. ​ By submitting your personal information or engaging with the Website, you consent to this transfer, storage, or processing. ​ CHOICES ABOUT HOW WE USE AND DISCLOSE YOUR INFORMATION We strive to provide you with choices regarding the personal information you provide to us. We have created mechanisms to provide you with the following control over your information: Tracking Technologies and Advertising. You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. To learn how you can manage your Flash cookie settings, visit the Flash player settings page on Adobe’s website. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of this Website may not be accessible or may not function properly. For more information about tracking technologies, see Information We Collect Through Cookies and Other Automatic Data Collection Technologies. Third-Party Advertising. If you do not want us to share your personal information with unaffiliated or non-agent third parties for promotional purposes, you can opt-out by using the unsubscribe mechanism in our emails or at the bottom of this page. Promotional Offers from the Company. If you have opted in to receive certain emails from us but no longer wish to have your email address used by the Company to promote our own or third parties’ products or services, you can opt-out by using the unsubscribe mechanism in our emails or at the bottom of this page. If we have sent you a promotional email, you may unsubscribe by clicking the unsubscribe link we have included in the email. This opt-out does not apply to information provided to the Company as part of a product purchase, warranty registration, product service experience, or other transactions. Targeted Advertising. If you do not want us to use information that we collect or that you provide to us to deliver advertisements according to our advertisers’ target-audience preferences, you can opt out by using the unsubscribe mechanism in our emails or at the bottom of this page. ​ DATA SECURITY The security of your personal information is very important to us. We use physical, electronic, and administrative measures designed to secure your personal information from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure. ​ We make the effort to train our employees and make them aware of the importance of maintaining the confidentiality of personal information. Our employees are required to maintain confidentiality and may not use the information for any unauthorized purpose. Only our employees with a business need to know, or whose duties reasonably so require, are granted access to your personal information. ​ The safety and security of your information also depends on you. Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a password for access to certain parts of our Website, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We ask you not to share your password with anyone. ​ Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the Internet is not completely secure. Although we do our best to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee the security of your personal information transmitted to our Website. Any transmission of personal information is at your own risk. We are not responsible for circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures contained on the Website. ​ DATA RETENTION Except as otherwise permitted or required by applicable law or regulation, we will retain your personal information indefinitely, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. Under some circumstances we may anonymize your personal information so that it can no longer be associated with you. We reserve the right to use such anonymous and de-identified data for any legitimate business purpose without further notice to you or your consent. ​ ACCESSING AND CORRECTING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION It is important that the personal information we hold about you is accurate and current. Please keep us informed if your personal information changes. By law you have the right to request access to and to correct the personal information that we hold about you. ​ If you want to review, verify, correct, or withdraw consent to the use of your personal information you may also send us an email at community@pier-five.com to request access to, correct, or delete any personal information that you have provided to us. We may not accommodate a request to change information if we believe the change would violate any law or legal requirement or cause the information to be incorrect. ​ We may request specific information from you to help us confirm your identity and your right to access, and to provide you with the personal information that we hold about you or make your requested changes. Applicable law may allow or require us to refuse to provide you with access to some or all of the personal information that we hold about you, or we may have destroyed, erased, or made your personal information anonymous in accordance with our record retention obligations and practices. If we cannot provide you with access to your personal information, we will inform you of the reasons why, subject to any legal or regulatory restrictions. ​ We will provide access to your personal information, subject to exceptions set out in applicable privacy legislation. Examples of such exceptions include: Information protected by solicitor-client privilege. Information that is part of a formal dispute resolution process. Information that is about another individual that would reveal their personal information or confidential commercial information. Information that is prohibitively expensive to provide. ​ If you are concerned about our response or would like to correct the information provided, you may contact our team at community@pier-five.com . ​ WITHDRAWING YOUR CONSENT Where you have provided your consent to the collection, use, and transfer of your personal information, you may have the legal right to withdraw your consent under certain circumstances. To withdraw your consent, if applicable, contact us at community@pier-five.com . Please note that if you withdraw your consent we may not be able to provide you with a particular product or service. 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Please contact us at: community@pier-five.com Attention: Pier Five Team ​ We have procedures in place to receive and respond to complaints or inquiries about our handling of personal information, our compliance with this policy, and with applicable privacy laws. To discuss our compliance with this policy please contact community@pier-five.com using the contact information listed above. ​

Joni Who: Linda Biggs Where: Victoria, BC Instagram / Website Joni is building an ecosystem of accessible period care. While reusable products are incredible, not everyone can use them or wants to use them. Therefore, disposable options will always be needed. Knowing this, Joni set out to make the most sustainable disposable option on the market and launched bamboo pads that are plastic-free packaged in a certified compostable wrapper. Furthermore, the brand has developed one of the most innovative period care dispensers on the market disrupting a billion-dollar monopolized industry. Outdated, broken, and empty dispensers found in public washrooms across Canada are a problem when 87% of people who menstruate are caught off guard and 37% of them end up leaving school or work to find a solution. Through its product offerings, Joni has created a fully turn-key commercial period care solution for hundreds of organizations across the country. ​ ​ To-date, Joni has also donated over 120,000 period care products and supported over 80,000 people who menstruate with access to a product they might otherwise go without. How will you use the $10,000 CAD for your business? We’re currently developing a new version of our commercial dispenser and are working with organizations, facilities, and universities to create a modern and innovative option. This dispenser will have incredible new features and we would use $10,000 to help us finish our research and development, in the hopes of bringing the product to market in 1H 2024. What is your big goal for the future of the business? My goal is to expand Femtech innovation in Canada. Femtech is a USD 30-billion-dollar industry worldwide, yet there has been very little investment and innovation in Canada. We want to change that for 30% of the population that menstruates. The largest check ever written in support of FemTech innovation in Canada was $1.5MM - we want to break that record by investing in R&D to create more innovative solutions for Canadians in the next three to five years. Essentially, we want to make Joni period care just as accessible as toilet paper. See All Recipients

Cubed Style Inc. Qui: Christine, Candace & Camille Oliver Emplacement: Toronto, ON Instagram / Website Cubed Style Inc. a été fondée en 2020 pour répondre à une réelle nécessité. Les trois sœurs à l’origine de Cubed Style Inc. ont voulu trouver une solution à l’eczéma, mais les pommades et les crèmes prescrites par les médecins ne donnaient pas les résultats escomptés. Elles ont donc pris les choses en main et formulé des beurres naturels pour le corps et les cheveux, adaptés à tous les types de peau et de cheveux. Stimulées par les liens qu’elles ont noués avec des parents à la recherche de solutions et avec des adultes et des enfants souffrant d’eczéma, les créatrices de Cubed Style en ont créé une marque primée reconnue par sa communauté comme l’une des principales entreprises noires de Toronto. À quoi servira la subvention de Mastercard et Pier Five pour petite entreprise de 10 000 $? La majeure partie des 10 000 $ sera consacrée à l’achat de nouveaux emballages 100 % écologiques. À l’heure actuelle, nous utilisons des bocaux en verre recyclable ainsi que des boîtes en carton recyclé et des billes d’emballage biodégradables de styromousse pour l’expédition. Nous aimerions devenir totalement écologiques en achetant des sachets 100 % biodégradables. Nous aimerions également acheter de nouveaux ingrédients afin d’élargir notre offre et de collaborer avec certains grands détaillants de produits de beauté. Enfin, étant donné qu’une grande partie de notre stratégie de marketing englobe des marchés et des boutiques éphémères à travers le pays, nous espérons améliorer l’installation de nos vendeurs grâce à une signalisation, des bannières, des tables et des décors rehaussés et améliorés. Quel est votre grand objectif pour l’avenir de l’entreprise? L’un de nos principaux objectifs est d’élargir notre gamme de produits avec un shampooing et un revitalisant naturels, tout en respectant notre engagement de créer des produits ne contenant pas plus de cinq ingrédients. En tant que femme noire aux cheveux bouclés 4C, Christine utilisait beaucoup de shampooings et revitalisants, tous affirmant être naturels ou biologiques, et qui laissaient ses cheveux très secs et déshydratés. Nous voulons créer une collection complète que nos clients pourront utiliser de la tête aux pieds et qui leur permettra d’hydrater quotidiennement leur peau et leurs cheveux. See All Recipients

Rise Arts Co. Qui: Shivani Sen Où: Vancouver, BC Instagram / Site Web (Anglais Seulement) Fondée en 2021 à Vancouver en Colombie-Britannique, Rise Arts Company s’efforce d’offrir un environnement d’apprentissage amusant, vivant et professionnel. Shivani s’engage à proposer des formations de renommée internationale données par des professeurs passionnés et expérimentés qui aideront les élèves de Rise Arts Co non seulement à développer continuellement leurs compétences et leur amour des arts, mais aussi à acquérir des connaissances générales et spécialisées qui leur serviront au quotidien. L’un des principaux objectifs de Rise est de fournir un espace sécuritaire, accueillant et tolérant où tous les artistes en herbe peuvent sortir de leur zone de confort et être eux-mêmes! Même si Rise se définit comme une compagnie artistique qui offre des programmes dans les arts visuels et de la scène, Shivani adore regarder tous les élèves de Rise poursuivre l’excellence en tant qu’artistes et, surtout, en tant que personnes au sein de sa communauté. Elle souhaite offrir un lieu où les artistes de tous les niveaux peuvent trouver un exutoire créatif en vue de poursuivre leurs passions artistiques. Comment avez-vous utilisé les 10 000 $ de la subvention? La subvention de 10 000 $ m’a permis de recruter des personnes exceptionnelles qui ont constitué la toute première équipe et le premier corps professoral de Rise Arts Co. Comme ces professeurs dirigent nos programmes, j’ai pu étendre mes activités à d’autres secteurs dans la vallée du Bas-Fraser. Le financement m’a également aidée à louer mon premier local, qui est devenu le premier studio Rise Arts. « L’avenir des petites entreprises au Canada est prometteur et en pleine croissance! » Voir toutes les gagnantes

Guests On Earth Qui: Jackie Prince & Liz Drayton Emplacement: Toronto, ON Instagram / Website Guests on Earth, avec son superbe emballage, est un soin à domicile qui permet de prendre soin de soi et de la planète. La marque a lancé ses premiers produits en 2022, un nettoyant universel, un savon mousse pour les mains et des lingettes nettoyantes gaufrées. Son objectif est de créer une nouvelle catégorie de produits de bien-être bons pour la maison et la planète. En seulement un an et demi, Guests On Earth a remporté de nombreux prix et a ravi des milliers de nouveaux clients; les produits de la marque se retrouvent chez plus de 20 détaillants en Ontario. Guests On Earth a récemment reçu la certification B Corporation, ce qui signifie qu’elle répond aux normes les plus élevées en matière d’impact social et environnemental et qu’elle se consacre à la création d’un effet positif sur le monde au-delà du gain financier. À quoi servira la subvention de Mastercard et Pier Five pour petite entreprise de 10 000 $? Le financement servira à la production et à la commercialisation de notre nouveau produit qui sera lancé au premier trimestre 2024. Nous avons des idées vraiment géniales sur la manière de donner vie à notre nouveau lancement et les fonds nous permettraient d’améliorer nos capacités de production. Avec ce lancement, nous espérons répondre à davantage de besoins dans les foyers de nos clients pour leur permettre de vivre une vie encore plus propre. Quel est votre grand objectif pour l’avenir de l’entreprise? Notre objectif principal est de développer une solide stratégie d’accueil pour la marque. Nous voulons introduire nos produits dans les établissements de vacances, les studios de yoga et les restaurants. Il s’agit d’espaces où les clients peuvent se familiariser avec la marque tout en essayant notre produit. Il s’agirait d’un nouveau canal pour nous et il faudra du temps pour en connaître les rouages et le mettre en place. Nous testons actuellement le marché par échantillonnage, mais l’hôtellerie pourrait être un incroyable catalyseur pour une expansion importante et durable dans les années à venir. Voir tous les béneficiaires

Spice Girl Chai Who: Rebecca Pereira Where: Toronto, ON Instagram / Website After noticing that commercially available chai products lacked the depth of flavour and overall spice that she was looking for, Rebecca Pereira worked with her mother to create their own Chai concentrate in-house. With the recipe’s success, Rebecca launched Spice Girl Chai in 2021, and has landed her Chai concentrate into over a dozen restaurants and retailers in Toronto, numerous high-volume trade shows and in the hands of over 100,000 customers. The brand, rooted in Rebecca’s culture and Indian traditions, has seen major success through specialty collaborations and samplings. She makes enjoying authentic chai at home as easy as brewing a cup of coffee. How will you use the $10,000 CAD for your business? One of the biggest challenges is keeping up with demand from existing and new retail and restaurant partners interested in bulk orders. With all of our product created at a shared commercial kitchen, we are limited in the volume that we can produce. The $10,000 will help us work with a co-packer facility to produce ten times the volume that we can daily. This will allow us to quickly expand our distribution, exponentially increase revenue and give me time to focus on other parts of the business like marketing and sales that have taken a back seat. What is your big goal for the future of the business? My long-term dream is to establish our very own facility for producing our Chai Concentrate and upcoming canned Chai drinks. We have significant revenue projections to hit in the next five years that would allow us to open this facility and build a team of incredible women who love Chai as much as I do. One of those women who I would love to bring on full-time is my dedicated mother, who has been with me every step of this entrepreneurial journey. It's a bold goal, but my unwavering dedication makes it an achievable one. See All Recipients

Colour The Trails Qui: Judith Kasiama Emplacement: Vancouver, C.B. Instagram / Website Colour the Trails (CTT) a été créée en 2017 pour améliorer l’accès aux amateurs d’activités de plein air faisant partie de la communauté de personnes autochtones, noires et de couleur (PANDC), notamment ceux qui se situent à la croisée de la communauté PANDC et 2SLGBTQAI+, après avoir constaté un manque important de représentation dans le secteur des activités de plein air. Avec des chapitres dans tout le Canada, CTT touche plus de deux mille personnes grâce à diverses cliniques d’initiation et à des programmes de mentorat visant à doter les gens des connaissances et des compétences nécessaires pour qu’ils se sentent en confiance et en sécurité lors de leurs activités de plein air, tout en travaillant avec des organismes autochtones de plein air pour être solidaires et poursuivre la réconciliation en cours. À quoi servira la subvention de Mastercard et Pier Five pour petite entreprise de 10 000 $? Les 10 000 $ serviront à mettre sur pied le programme Wellness in Colour partout au Canada. Wellness in Colour est une initiative de Colour the Trails visant à favoriser et à promouvoir le bien-être de la population noire autochtone et des personnes racialisées. Notre bien-être englobe non seulement notre santé physique, mais aussi notre bien-être psychologique, émotionnel et social. La création d’un espace sécuritaire pour renforcer et soutenir les groupes de couleur est essentielle à la guérison et à la promotion du bien-être. Chaque événement sera lié à un mode de guérison spécifique telle que la méditation, le yoga, la thérapie, l’art-thérapie, les pratiques de pleine conscience ou les techniques de guérison culturelles traditionnelles. Quel est votre grand objectif pour l’avenir de l’entreprise? D’ici trois à cinq ans, nous espérons et croyons que la participation et l’intérêt augmenteront pour nous permettre de passer de la programmation d’un événement unique à un programme de mentorat dans le cadre du programme Wellness in Colour. Le mentorat soutient les membres de la communauté en leur proposant des ateliers ou des formations en fonction de leurs intérêts. Il est axé sur le développement personnel, les compétences professionnelles et la défense des intérêts de la communauté. Nous pourrions également jumeler des personnes de la communauté avec des mentors expérimentés qui pourraient les guider, les soutenir et les encourager de manière régulière. Au final, nous opérerions selon une approche « payez au suivant » en comptant sur le réinvestissement des participants dans la communauté grâce à leurs nouvelles compétences. See All Recipients