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THE CHANGE MAKE-HER PROGRAM 

Free virtual entrepreneurship and leadership support for women, non-binary, Two-Spirit, and gender-diverse people across Canada.

Change Make-Her is created by and for communities often excluded from traditional entrepreneurship spaces. The program centres lived experience, recognizes systemic barriers, and supports participants through practical learning, mentorship, peer connection, accessibility, and community care.

THE CHANGE MAKE-HER ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAM

The Change Make-Her Program (CMH) is GOOD TO BE GOOD’s free, equity-driven entrepreneurship and leadership program for women, non-binary, Two-Spirit, and gender-diverse people across Canada.

CMH supports participants who are developing an early-stage business, freelance practice, creative project, gig-based service, or income-generating venture while navigating systemic barriers to traditional entrepreneurship spaces.

Through values-aligned workshops, mentorship, peer connection, and practical resources, participants build foundational business and leadership skills in a supportive, community-rooted learning space.

Whether you’re in the early planning stages, piloting a small offering, refining your work, or seeking support to take your next step, CMH offers tools, connection, and guidance to help you move forward with more confidence, clarity, and community.

We believe entrepreneurship can be a meaningful pathway toward economic and social justice, especially for those navigating systemic barriers to traditional entrepreneurship spaces. Whether you’re in the early planning stages, piloting a small offering, refining your work, or seeking support to take your next step, CMH offers tools, connection, and guidance to help you move forward with more confidence, clarity, and community.

Change Make-Her is a starting point for building a business, your way!

To learn more about our programs and who we serve, visit the General Helpful Information section. 

ALERT: Applications for the Change Make-Her Cohort 7 open on August 17, 2026, and close on September 21, 2026, at 12:00 PM ET. 

To learn more about our programs and who we serve, visit the General Helpful Information section. 

What the CMH Program Offers:

Participants will engage in:

  • 1 participant orientation session;
  • 6 live virtual workshops;
  • 1 celebration session;
  • mentorship-based learning with guest mentors and facilitators;
  • practical business tools connected to planning, financial foundations, branding, marketing, audience-building, operations, and next-step planning;
  • peer connection and community-rooted learning;
  • access to participant resources, session summaries, templates, and digital materials;
  • limited participant supports based on need, eligibility, budget, and program capacity;
  • a $250 participant support/honorarium for eligible participants who complete the full program requirements. 
Eligible participants who complete the full program may receive a participant honorarium in recognition of their commitment. This support is tied to completion requirements and is not guaranteed to all applicants or participants. 
 
The main purpose of Change Make-Her is learning, skill-building, mentorship, peer connection, and supporting participants’ next steps in a community-rooted environment.
 

Through CMH, Participants Will:

1. Build foundational entrepreneurship and leadership skills that reflect their values, lived experience, and goals.

2. Explore core business tools and concepts, including planning, financial foundations, branding, marketing, audience-building, and next-step planning.

3. Strengthen confidence, self-trust, and clarity around their business, freelance practice, creative project, or income-generating venture.

4. Connect with peers, mentors, and community-based supports in a learning space rooted in care, accessibility, and shared experience.

5.  Identify realistic next steps for continuing, refining, growing, or sustaining their venture beyond the program.
 

Who The Program is For:

Change Make-Her Cohort 7 is for women, non-binary, Two-Spirit, and gender-diverse people who are:

  • 18+ and living in Canada;
  • developing an early-stage business, freelance practice, creative project, gig-based service, or income-generating venture;
  • seeking foundational entrepreneurship support, mentorship, peer connection, and practical tools;
  • able to participate in a virtual group-based program delivered in English;
  • navigating systemic barriers to traditional entrepreneurship spaces.

Priority will be given to applicants navigating systemic barriers, including Black, Indigenous, racialized, 2SLGBTQIA+, low-income, newcomer, disabled, survivor, and other equity-deserving communities. Our programs are built with you in mind.

Access & Participation:

CMH is delivered online, in English. 

We aim to reduce barriers through clear communication, accessible resources, and limited participation supports based on need, eligibility, budget, and program capacity. 

Supports may include:

  • plain-language materials;
  • session summaries and digital resources;
  • Zoom accessibility features;
  • tech/data support where available;
  • referral support;
  • communication support;
  • other accommodations based on participant need and program capacity.

Participants are expected to attend orientation and the six core workshops, stay connected through email, and communicate early if access needs or participation barriers come up.

Ready To Join?
Applications for Change Make-Her Cohort 7 open on August 17, 2026 and close on September 21, 2026 at 12:00 PM ET.

To request the form in a different format or ask about accessibility needs, contact us. 

Program Contact:
Kayla Gumiran, Program Coordinator
[email protected]

To learn more about the impact of Change Make-Her, you can read our Cohort 6 Outcomes Report, which shares participant experiences, program outcomes, and key learnings from the previous cohort.

Read the Cohort 6 Outcomes Report: bit.ly/4q9Cpxq

Our Approach:

CMH is rooted in trauma-informed, anti-oppressive, intersectional, and equity-driven practices. Each session blends practical business tools with values-based learning grounded in lived experience, care, community, and self-determination.

We know traditional entrepreneurship spaces have not been made for everyone. That is why Change Make-Her centres lived experience, diverse ways of building, and the realities participants navigate while developing their ventures. Our goal is not only business growth — it is economic justice, confidence, connection, and access to community-rooted support.

As a nonprofit committed to equity and justice, GOOD TO BE GOOD recognizes how systemic discrimination continues to shape access to resources, mentorship, networks, funding, and opportunity. CMH is intentionally designed to support women, non-binary, Two-Spirit, and gender-diverse people navigating systemic barriers and building on their own terms.

 

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