YU Grow

YU Grow – We help empower the next generation of York entreprenuers

Intro

YU Grow is a student run incubator that accelerates the development of York University’s top student and alumni entrepreneurs through experiential education, mentorship and community. YU Grow takes founders from feasibility and development work, on to customers, a tested business model, getting distribution, building a team, bootstrapping and investment preparation. We also provide access to other supporting resources, such as financial assistance.

What we do:

Since there are diverse needs at York University, we believe that there is value in selective workshops, based not on a standard curriculum for the group, but instead based on participant needs. We believe that there is more value in continuity than one-off events. We bring in continuity in the form of office hours with each team and tracking what they learn. We also believe that challenging, encouraging and pushing have their place as we get the Incubator companies to do faster. Our general members are given opportunities to improve their communication skills, network with entrepreneurs and work to jumpstart student start-ups.

What we don’t do:

We take no fees or equity in Incubator businesses. However, on a case-by-case basis we do set teams up with grants, stipends, access to free resources and bring in investors. We also provide real dollars by marketing your business.