Markham Starter Company Plus Program 2025 Cohort Showcase
Markham’s Starter Company Plus program seeks to help entrepreneurs start, expand or grow a small business in Markham by providing training, education and advisory services and an opportunity to be selected for grant funding of up to $5,000.00 including access to mentorship from local business leaders. We are delight to congratulate and showcase our 2024 cohort companies who successfully completed the program.
Learn more about the Starter Company Plus Program 2026 here.
Benlan Art Studio delicates to the children's art education, specializing in visual arts and creative crafts for ages 4–15.
Canada Huafeng Health Care Inc., specializes in natural health products and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) services, including acupuncture and herbal therapy.
Carrotbox provides healthy, high-quality meal kits tailored to fitness-conscious individuals who seek convenient, nutritious meal solutions.
Cuddles Learning Inc. provides after-school programs for kids 5–13, blending live instruction with an interactive online platform. Services including: coding, digital art, scratch, python, also developing a self learning platform.
Fashion Haus is a first premium fashion house with a cafe on Main Street Markham. As the first fashion house in the country, we curate a remarkable collection of both well-established and talented brands to satisfy every fashionista’s desires.
Hei Pottery Studio provides services with guidance from professional ceramic instructors from Jingdezhen, they offer classes for beginners and advanced learners alike.
Inteli-Edge Consulting Inc. is a technology-driven consulting and service provider specializing in Infrastructure Solutions, Network Configuration, Office Environment Setups, and Security Automation Systems.
Kim Wong Family Law, a law practice offering services in English, Cantonese, and Mandarin.
Kinetic Potential Orthotics Inc. is a provider of custom orthopaedic bracing and orthotics specializing in (but not limited to) disability and paediatric patients.
PoincareQED Ltd. is a tutoring and enrichment centre dedicated to helping K–12 students achieve academic success and personal growth.
REM Therapy Services offers an online and in-person Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy.
Rooted in Resilience Psychotherapy & Wellness is a Black-owned psychotherapy practice that provides culturally responsive, trauma-informed mental health care to individuals.
TastyKitchen is manufacturing and selling delicious Chinese food to local Markham customers.
Topaz art academy is a premier fine arts institution located in Markham, dedicated to nurturing creativity and empowering artists to reach their full potential.
Markham Starter Company Plus Program 2024 Mentors
Igor Klibanov is the author of 16 books on exercise and nutrition, including 6 Amazon bestsellers. As well, he is the CEO and founder of a Markham-based personal training company, Fitness Solutions Plus. Together with his team of personal trainers, they specialize in using targeted fitness and nutrition programs to improve chronic conditions, like high blood pressure, PCOS, type 2 diabetes, osteoporosis and arthritis.
Drawing on over 25 years real-world experience, Stephan has a deep understanding of the challenges facing Business today. Prior to founding BizMetrics, a Marketing & Business Development Consultancy, he has held senior marketing and business development roles with Sony, Wolters Kluwer, FujiFilm as well as Professional Firms in both B2B and B2C spaces. Stephan holds a specialist BA in Economics, Commerce and Political Science from University of Toronto.
Radhika Kapoor
Radhika Kapoor is the Founder & Creative Director at Moon Rabbit Strategy, a branding-first creative agency that helps organizations impactfully tell their stories and scale up. With over 15 years of experience, Radhika is an expert in creating robust brands and marketing campaigns. She loves working with individuals and organizations innately driven to create a positive impact in the community. Radhika works with businesses across sectors including, but not limited to retail, food, IT, healthcare, education, non-profit, finance & tourism. Radhika is a trusted mentor, subject matter expert and fractional executive with several organizations and non-profits including business accelerators and community centres.