← Back to the funding database
IndigenousLoanOpen
Waubetek Business Development Corporation

Waubetek — Indigenous Womens Entrepreneur Micro-Loan

Amount
Varies
Deadline
Rolling
Odds
Not published
Effort
1–2 days
Can you get this?
✓For Indigenous (First Nations or Inuit) women
✓Applicant must be 18 years or older
✓Business located in North-Eastern Ontario service area
✓Must hold 51% majority ownership of business
✕Non-profits and government entities are not eligible
Your real odds
No public acceptance rate exists, but the regional scope limits your competition to North-Eastern Ontario applicants only.
Eligibility is document-heavy, requiring a business plan and cashflow statement, so the quality of your preparation almost certainly affects your outcome.
What it takes
Confirm eligibility and gather Indigenous identity documentation1–2 days
Prepare a business plan and a first-year monthly cashflow statement1–3 weeks
Submit application with all required forms via Waubetek's apply portal1–2 days
Worth knowing
$9,000 of the $20,000 is non-repayable, repayments can be deferred a full year, and the remaining balance clears within three to five years, so the structure is more favorable than the headline number suggests.
What else do you qualify for?
Filter nearly 3,000 opportunities by identity, stage, and region.
Select all three to see your result.

This is 1 of nearly 3,000 open opportunities.

This is 1 of nearly 3,000 open opportunities.

$50B+ in available capital across grants, VC funds, CDFIs, and accelerators. Filter by your industry, stage, and region, and see everything you qualify for.

Explore the funding database →

$19/month · cancel anytime