Become a Founder
Thanks for your interest. We’d welcome your joining us as a Founder. We believe we’re on to a good thing here and we want to grow our Circle.
You’ll find among us a diversity of business backgrounds and perspectives, but there’s one characteristic that unites us: We believe givers gain.
More specifically, we Founders put our collective business success and experience to work in helping to make a positive impact on the Muskoka community. We do that by investing in our local entrepreneurs who are working hard to create jobs and grow our economy. To date we Founders have invested and awarded $75,000 to individuals or businesses that we believe are the most likely to succeed.
We’ve seen what our recognition and support means to an entrepreneur. For many of us, we were there at one point in our own career, and feel this is an effective way to pay it forward.
We can see that our contributions have made a difference. Many of the over 100 entrepreneurs that have participated in our annual contest have told us how valuable their Founders Circle experience has been to them. Our funding, our mentoring, the recognition their businesses receive through our promotion, and the injection of confidence they get in themselves by being recognized by the Founders.
What will you do as a Founder? Once you’ve made your financial contribution, you have the opportunity to help determine which entrepreneurs are the most deserving of our support by screening applicants and interviewing finalists. In addition, you can also attend our quarterly meetings and sit on committees. All decisions are made by majority vote of the Founders. Or, if you’d rather be a silent Founder, and simply enjoy being part of the group, that’s fine too. You choose the level of participation in our operations that works for you.
Along the way, you’ll be helping to shape the future of our community. You’ll meet others who are passionate about entrepreneurship, and you’ll be supporting some of the most deserving future business leaders in Muskoka.
If you’d like to join us, or find out more about Founders Circle, please contact us at info@muskokafounderscircle.com. Hope to welcome you to the Circle!
Would you like to help us - and the Muskoka economy - grow? Contact our Membership Committee Chair – Geralyn Ochab at gerochab@gmail.com, or fill out the “Membership Enquiry” form here.
