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Our Vision

It's Hard Out There

The challenges faced by immigrant entrepreneurs are very different than someone born in Canada/U.S.. We created PORCH is an exclusive community for immigrant entrepreneurs. Real community is about building relationships, learning, sharing, getting support, and having people you can call friends.

Community Support

The PORCH Community now has members from over 60 countries around the world, all coming together to support and help each other succeed in their journeys. The community support is invaluable, but there was more to be done.

Level The Playing Field

Everyone should have an equal opportunity to succeed. And our mission is to make sure that immigrant entrepreneurs have everything is takes to succeed!

Grants & Funding

The PORCH Foundation will provide grants and loans to immigrant entrepreneurs. Community, when done right is truly valuable, but sometimes we just need some financial support to progress.

Helping level the playing field for immigrant entrepreneurs.

PORCH FOUNDATION

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2 Needed Support Systems

Foundation

  • Not-For-Profit

  • Provides grants and loans to immigrant entrepreneurs and companies that support them 

    • Provided funds may be used for: marketing, sales assistance, product development, training/courses, resources.

    • Criteria must be met for eligibility.

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Community

  • Membership based community 

  • Ongoing/active engaged members

  • PORCH Hub and Slack

  • Digital and In-person Events

  • Content and resources

  • Strong and growing partnership network

  • PORCH members have front-of-line opportunity for future PORCH Foundation grants and loans

  • Leverages the PORCH Foundation to help with operational costs