“Good business ideas are transformed into actionable circular economy strategies with financing and support from our Harvest Impact team”
– Julia Grady, Executive Director, 10C & Harvest Impact
Harvest Impact is the social finance loan fund and relational lending platform hosted by 10C Shared Space – the ground-breaking community development hub based in Guelph, Canada.
- Our area of operation is Southern Ontario.
- Our loans range from $2500 – $50,000
In 2019 with seed capital from Federal granting agencies, Harvest Impact was born with a mandate to design and build a social impact lending program that would support the transition to a circular economy and receive applications from equity-deserving individuals and organizations with high priority.
Our first loans were made in 2021 and since then we’ve fi- nanced and built relationships with more than 30 food, farm and environment enterprises. We can see a difference being made in:
- Waste reduction & recapture
- Water & energy conservation
- Greenhouse gas reduction
- Regenerative farming practices – Shorter supply chains
- Nutritious product development – Decent work
We’ve learned that access to capital is an essential ingredient in the transition of a circular economy.