December 12, 2016 – Windsor, ON

Calling all startup entrepreneurs in Windsor-Essex and Chatham-Kent.

Applications are now open for the Libro StartUP program that provides financial and mentoring support to startup entrepreneurs in the region.

Libro StartUP will provide five (5) entrepreneurs a $5,000 grant, intensive mentoring through WEtech Alliance, subsidized office space in a regional accelerator, as well as access to a global network of support.

Applications – and program information – can be found at: wetech-alliance.com/librostartup

The deadline to apply is at 11:59pm on January 15, 2017

Libro StartUP is a partnership between WEtech Alliance and Libro Credit Union, made possible with a generous $50,000 grant through the Libro Prosperity Fund.

“What’s special about the Prosperity Fund is that it is our members who determine where they would like Libro to plant seeds of prosperity in our community,” says Jane Smith, President of Libro Credit Union. “They identified a tremendous opportunity and a tremendous need for supporting innovative startup entrepreneurs in Windsor-Essex and Chatham-Kent.”

“This innovative partnership is born out of a passion for community and a commitment to supporting the growing community of startup entrepreneurs in our region,” says Yvonne Pilon, President and CEO of WEtech Alliance.

Libro StartUP is open to entrepreneurs of all ages.

For more information on Libro StartUP please contact:

Irek Kusmierczyk, PhD
Director of Partnerships
WEtech Alliance
519.997.2848
ikusmierczyk@wetech-alliance.com

For information on Libro or the Libro Prosperity Fund, please contact:
Christine Lajoie
Grant Coordinator
Libro Credit Union
519.776.4373 x4107
christine.lajoie@libro.ca