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Looking for grant funding? Here are 11 things you need to know
Read More: Looking for grant funding? Here are 11 things you need to knowFinding grants can feel like a daunting process. Grants can be difficult to find, hard to qualify for, and highly competitive. Your application and proposal must rise to the top of thousands of applicants. We’re here to help with 11 tips from team Yukonstruct +I&E who work with local entrepreneurs everyday to find funding and…
Meet the Maker: Cole Parsons
Read More: Meet the Maker: Cole ParsonsYukonstruct member and instructor, Cole Parsons is currently a third-year carpenter working for a small company in Whitehorse. He graduated from a 2-year carpentry program in Nova Scotia in 2017. Carpentry is his passion and he spends the majority of his time in the shop when not at work. His goal is to make every…
Crêpes are now on the menu at NorthLight!
Read More: Crêpes are now on the menu at NorthLight!We are excited to introduce La Petite Maison, a new business that is testing their concept in the kitchen space at NorthLight. This is part of a new initiative to offer a launching space and testing kitchen for food-based businesses, thanks to support from the Yukon government. Entrepreneurs can have up to a one year…
Introducing the Yukonstruct Board 2021
Read More: Introducing the Yukonstruct Board 2021We had a fantastic AGM last night, that saw a NEW executive come into place along with an some exciting new directors, and we are happy to have some familiar faces stay with us for another term!
Meet the Makers: Cat Kelly
Read More: Meet the Makers: Cat KellyMeet the Makers is a series of interviews to help you get to know the people who are building our community. Cat Kelly is our new Director of Entrepreneurship Programming.
Member Spotlight
Read More: Member SpotlightSpotlight on Esther Bordet We had the pleasure of learning more about longtime Yukonstruct member, Esther Bordet, and her new business. Esther has been a member of Yukonstruct since the early days, first joining the old makerspace where she constructed elements of her cabin (which she built herself!), transitioning to the current Makespace, and then…
Grandma Treesaw’s Yukon Bannock is getting prepared for the U.S. North West market!
Read More: Grandma Treesaw’s Yukon Bannock is getting prepared for the U.S. North West market!Teresa Ward, owner of Grandma Treesaw’s Yukon Bannock and recent graduate of Yukonstruct Startup Bootcamp, has been invited by the Trade Commissioner Service’s British Columbia-Yukon office and Seattle office to participate in a pilot project.
Checking In On Firebean Coffee Roasters
Read More: Checking In On Firebean Coffee RoastersLocal entrepreneurs and business owners are having a unique experience during this unprecedented time of COVID 19. Many of them have responded in fascinating and inspiring ways; applying the grit, creativity and courage inherent in starting your own business. We believe there is great value in seeing this through their lens.
10 Ways a Pre Accelerator Will Put Your Business on the Right Path
Read More: 10 Ways a Pre Accelerator Will Put Your Business on the Right PathYou have an idea for a startup and you want to know if it is going to set you on the path to successful entrepreneurship. You believe in the idea and you know there’s work to be done to prove its validity. But you want to be sure the work you are doing is right.