Sponsored by Unilever, this program will help more than 50 Black entrepreneurs. Waterloo, December 21, 2020 — Innovate Inclusion, a Waterloo-based, not-for-profit that has launched Equipment Assist with the support of Unilever Canada. Equipment Assist is a free, short-term lending program that gives historically excluded entrepreneurs access to up-to-date tools for meetings, presentations, testing, and conferences. “This support from Unilever will make a big difference for Black entrepreneurs,” says Sarah Juma, Chair at Innovate Inclusion. “Purchasing equipment comes at a high cost; having access......
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