About ACCESS CCF
Removing barriers & building pathways to entrepreneurshipOur Legacy
For more than 25 years, ACCESS Community Capital Fund has been helping aspiring underserved and early stage entrepreneurs turn ideas into thriving businesses.
Across Canada, thousands of people have the skills, ideas, and determination to start businesses — but many face barriers to accessing financing, training, mentorship and professional networks. ACCESS exists to change that.
We provide practical business training, mentorship, connect entrepreneurs to financing and community support to them from ideation to launch, and scaling their businesses.
By investing in entrepreneurs, we help strengthen local economies, create sustainable employment, and build stronger communities.
Who We Are
Our Mission
ACCESS Community Capital Fund empowers aspiring and underserved entrepreneurs facing barriers by providing access to training, mentorship, and facilitating financing so they can build sustainable businesses and contribute to their local economies.
What we Do
3 Core Areas of Support
Business Training
Our Business Lab program provides practical, real-world training that helps entrepreneurs move from idea to launch.
- Business ideation and market research
- Sales, marketing and customer segmentation
- Financial forecasting and cash flow management
- AI for business development and operations
- Business plan development and execution
Mentorship & Networks
Through the Business Lab, participants connect with fellow entrepreneurs and experienced volunteer mentors who guide them on their journey.
- Business advice and guidance
- Industry-related insights
- Accountability and encouragement
- Connections to relevant resources and support
Business Financing
We connect entrepreneurs to the funding they need to launch and grow — bridging the gap between ambition and capital.
- Access to lending programs and capital
- Support from financial institution partners
- Guidance through the financing process
- Connections to philanthropic and community funders
Why We Exist
The challenge we address
Entrepreneurship is one of the most accessible and dynamic pathways to addressing poverty and financial insecurity.
However, many capable individuals face barriers that prevent talented entrepreneurs from launching businesses that could benefit both their families and their communities.
ACCESS exists to remove these barriers and create new opportunities for sustainable impact.
Limited access to business training and mentorship
Lack of financial support to launch and grow
Systemic barriers that favour more established businesses
How We Work
Our approach
A structured pathway designed to move ideas into action — and entrepreneurs into success.
Business Training
Structured workshops that build essential entrepreneurial skills.
Business planning
Participants develop clear, practical business plans.
Business Financing
We help facilitate the funding needed to launch or grow.
Ongoing Support
Mentorship, networks and community for long-term success.
Our Track Record
Community impact
Over the years, ACCESS has supported hundreds of entrepreneurs in launching businesses that strengthen their households, communities and local economies.
Hundreds of small businesses launched and grown
New employment opportunities created
Local economies strengthened across Canada
Underserved and diverse entrepreneurs supported
Pathways to financial independence built
Every entrepreneur supported by ACCESS represents a household empowered, a community strengthened, and an economy made more resilient.
Join the Mission
Empowering entrepreneurs, strengthening communities.
Support ACCESS today.
Our Office:
401 Richmond St W Studio 374
Toronto, ON M5V 3A8
Office Hours:
Mon-Fri: 9am - 5pm
Sat-Sun: Closed
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