An online or in-person comprehensive review and assessment of your business plan by senior business and technology experts of The Big Push
Matching your business with a dedicated experienced growth professional in one of 6 areas of business (Marketing, PR, Business, Product, HR and Finance)
in front of hundreds of experts and investors
with the right expert to help you grow!
with leading business and technology professionals
and receive up to $30K in funding
and grow your business to the next level
The Big Push is a business accelerator that bridges the funding gap for women led-companies.
The Big Push is led by serial tech entrepreneur, Sharon Zohar and a founding team of 8 senior level women executives with expertise across various industries and skill sets. There are currently over 500 experts and mentors within the network who offer their time and resources to support women-led/founded companies.
The Lift-Off Program is an innovative funding and expert resource program designed to provide early stage women-led technology companies with access to free consultation and assessment of their business plans along with a clear roadmap that connects them to a network of highly vetted business and technology professionals. The program is focused on the development and execution of business growth plans in 6 key areas: finance, marketing, sales, PR, product and recruitment along with an investment of up to $30K towards the activation of their growth plan.
Those eligible for the Lift-Off Program are pre-seed to Series A companies who must meet the following criteria:
1. Women-led/founded;
2. Team of 2 or more;
3. Pre-seed to seed stage;
4. Product in market;
5. Tech-enabled
The Lift-Off Program will launch in conjunction with TD and The Big Push's official partner/sponsorship announcement at a Pitch and Pair event on January 16, 2020 in Kitchener/Waterloo.
Participants receive startup toolkits, 1:1 mentorship, and a business growth plan in one of six key business growth areas, including finance, public relations, marketing, sales/business development, product, and recruitment. Participants may also be eligible to receive an investment of up to $30K towards the activation of their growth plan(s).
The application process requires the online application form to be completed,. This form can be found on the The Big Push website. Those businesses that meet the identified criteria will be notified via phone and email within 5 business days to schedule a consultaiton review of their business plan. Those busineses plans which are not accepted will be provided feedback via email as to why they did not qualify
There is no program fee to participate.
A representative from The Big Push will review the online application and follow -up with an in-person or online, one hour comprehensive assessment with the founder to determine eligibility.
After the initial consultation, those applicants that are determined to be eligible for the program are matched with the appropriate expert who will provide five (5) hours of strategic advisory support, including introductions as appropriate, objective input and advice, and a written, actionable growth plan for the participant to take away.
No. The founder/leader can choose whether or not to activate the growth plan.
Founders have the option to put the growth plan into action and opt to implement the strategies outlined within it. Activating the growth plan requires the participant to match 50% of the value of the growth plan; the remaining 50% of the value is provided through The Big Push and corporate sponsors participating in the Lift-Off Program.
Average cost to activate one growth plan is $10K
Individual growth plans range approximately three months and includes specific deliverables, milestones, pricing, and timelines.
Introductions to venture and angel funding partners of TBP, including Disruption Ventures, Real Ventures, Panache, Female Funders, and other VC and angel funds across Canada. Additionally, founders/leaders are given access to a community of like- minded women founders, Big Push event tickets and/ networking programs (Pitch and Pair, TBP Mentor Series, etc.), corporate offerings/credits through TBP partners and access to TBP mentors