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Non-profit incubator building an ecosystem for Filipino-Canadian founders and professionals 🌐✨🇵🇭🇨🇦
09/12/2026
09/12/2026
This past Thursday we co-hosted Community Trade Talks at Limberlost Place. We’re creating spaces where government, business, and community can be in the same room to unpack how Canada-Philippine Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA) is must open pathways for businesses, people and communities to advance across both countries. 🇨🇦🫱🏽🫲🏻🇵🇭
What questions do you have about the CPFTA, and how will this change the lives of everyday Filipino-Canadians?
Drop it in the comments below. 👀
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This event is brought to you by:
Philippine Consulate General in Toronto
Philcongen Toronto
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Philippine Chamber of Commerce - Toronto
Philippine Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Philippines Business Council of Canada-PBCCI
Thanks to George Brown Polytechnic for providing the venue
And Kain Tayo Filipino Food Village SIR FRED CUISINE Graze Oasis Mang Jose Fried Chicken for catering 😊
📸 Gerald Lenon Lising
09/09/2026
To the 60+ businesses that applied we thank you for trusting us and sharing our vision of unlocking the potential of every Filipino-Canadian entrepreneur! 🙌🏽
We are so grateful to see this community grow!
If you’re not selected, you stay on the list for Cohort 2
And our other programs, like Test the Spark and Meryenda Mixer are open to you anytime. More soon. 🙏🏽
09/07/2026
Here’s what we’ll be focusing on every week during the FIRE Incubator Program. From positioning, to GTM strategy, to finalizing a solid pitch for investors, our goal is to set you up for success. Applications close at 11:59 tonight, Monday, September 7th 🔥
🔗link in bio to apply!
09/06/2026
Week 7 is about the people side of the business. 🥊 Hiring, culture, standards, feedback. All the parts that don’t show up on a P&L but determine whether it holds together.
Mikey Prez has done that in two demanding contexts with Southside Muay Thai Academy and co-founding the live sports promotion company Destiny Fight Productions where the standard is visible every single day.
Join FIRE Cohort 1 to get an in-depth view of his approach. Applications close September 7. Link in bio to apply. 🔥
Every week I talk to founders who are running on stress and second-guessing every move.
If that’s you right now, I want to say something first.
It’s okay to feel unsure.
Most of what you’re building is new. You haven’t done this exact thing before, so of course some of it feels heavy.
And it gets heavier when it feels like there’s nobody to turn to.
That’s the gap I keep thinking about.
Not just funding or resources, but a place where founders in our community can actually learn from each other and be honest about the hard parts.
That’s what FIRE is.
A room full of other founders who get exactly what you’re going through. Mentors who’ve sat where you’re sitting and can actually guide you through it. A space where no question is too small to ask.
You don’t have to figure this out by yourself anymore.
Applications for the first cohort are open. Link in bio.
09/06/2026
Meet Renjie. He’s leading Week 4, focusing on revenue streams and pricing strategy.
renjie Renjie Bulatid is VP of Business Development at Merrimack, leading partnerships with global banks, asset managers and regulators. Before that, he led the expansion of McGill’s Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship, raising $8M+ and taking it to a Top 10 global ranking.
He’s spent his career on both sides of the table, building businesses and selling into some of the toughest institutional buyers there are.
Founders in Cohort 1 get someone who’s negotiated at that level, looking directly at what their business is worth.
Applications close September 7th. Application link in bio!
09/05/2026
Week 3 is where positioning gets tested. 🔍
Joycelyn David CEO of AVC and Tulong Tech Ai has spent her career figuring out how brands present themselves and sharing the right messages people actually want to hear. That’s the work of competitive analysis: knowing your market well enough to know where you fit in it.
She joins FIRE Cohort 1 to help our founders find that answer for themselves.
Applications close September 7. Link in bio to apply. 🔥
This is the first business incubator built specifically for our community — designed around our needs and amplifying our strengths as a culture. 🔥
We believe building confidence in our community unlocks our untapped potential. That’s what FIRE is here to do.
Applications are open now. Whether your business is already running or ready to launch, we want to see it. Come ready to talk about your business, and learn with others ready to grow.
Applications close on Sep 7.
🔗 Link in bio to apply.
09/04/2026
Partnerships and collaborations make these initiatives possible. We’re proud to partner with the Philippine Chamber of Commerce - Toronto on delivering the FIRE Program. PCCT has been a foundational part of the Filipino-Canadian business community for over 35 years.
Through the FIRE Program and on-going initiatives, we carry forward what PCCT has built over 35 years. Maraming Salamat!
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