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RISE PRESS RELEASES

  • Rise Operating in Vancouver December 2019
  • A Journey in Community Innovation: Supporting Entrepreneurs with Mental Health or Addiction Challenges
  • Rise Operating in Edmonton October 2019
  • Rise and Citi Foundation Help Canadian Youth Explore Entrepreneurship
  • Rise to support entrepreneurs overcoming mental health and addiction challenges in Nova Scotia
  • New leadership to help one-of-a-kind organization continue to grow and help entrepreneurs with a history of mental health and addictions challenges
  • Measuring Social Impact: Rise’s 2018 Social Inclusion Survey Results
  • BDC finances $325,000 in loans through Rise
  • $1 million in small business loans provided by Rise to entrepreneurs overcoming mental health and addiction challenges
  • Rise Celebrates the Graduating Classes of its 2017 Peer Supported Startup Program in Mississauga

NEWS ARTICLES

The Globe and Mail, Klein: To drive social change, we must unshackle philanthropic capital

The Toronto Star, Goar: Microfinance Program Combats Stigma of Mental Illness

MacLeans, Senger: Loans for entrepreneurs – with mental health issues

Huffington Post, Dhami: Microfinance & Mental Health : A Rotman/CAMH Financial Initiative Supporting Entrepreneurs In Canada

The Globe and Mail, Grant: Microloans for Mental Health Patients Rolling out across Ontario

The Economist, J.L.H.D: Micro-lending to the more unlikely

The Toronto Star, Goar: Micro-loans Unlock Trap of Mental Illness

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