Entrepreneur in the Making Growth Grant

Sydney Daoust is the owner of Syd Delicious and is the 2025 recipient of the Scotiabank Entrepreneur in the Making (EITM) Growth Grant.

The Scotiabank Entrepreneur-in-the-Making (EITM) Growth Grant launched in the spring of 2023 to support NSCC students and alumni businesses from the EITM Program.

Thanks to the generous support of Scotiabank, this grant is available to past EITM program participants at least one year out of the program and continue to grow and operate their original business idea.

The 2025 Growth Grant recipient

Sydney Daoust, Start-Up Accelerator, '23, EITM recipient in 2023, owner of Syd Delicious, is the 2025 recipient of the Scotiabank EITM Growth Grant.

Grant details

From 2023-25, the Scotiabank EITM Grant has been awarded to one successful applicant each year.

Each recipient received:

One-time funding of $3,000
Access to all regular EITM program benefits, however, participation is not a mandatory requirement. These optional benefits include:
Three business advisory sessions with NSCC Entrepreneurship
Mentorship and networking opportunities**
Various programming such as webinars, workshops, and simulations**

**Thanks to the generous program development funding by Scotiabank, EITM Growth Grant recipients can benefit from these additional wraparound learning opportunities.

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