The 2SLGBTQI+ (Rainbow) Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub (“REKH”) aims to understand the systemic constraints and barriers to career pathways for 2SLGBTQI+ Canadians. We are committed to inclusivity nationwide while bolstering actionable community-led and community-engaged intervention programming to help 2SLGBTQIA+ businesses prosper and thrive. We will co-research and co-create resources, programming, and targeted supports based on community-identified and context-specific needs and opportunities. By conducting research and collecting data, our goal is to create a clearer picture of the entrepreneurship landscape for the 2SLGBTQI+ community and the challenges 2SLGBTQI+ entrepreneurs face.​

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Working with 2SLGBTQI+ entrepreneurs, service providers and lived-experience communities, as well as an interdisciplinary research network across Canada from September 2024 - March 2026, our deliverables in both official languages will include:

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1. Developing and maintaining a national, accessible, bilingual database and map of resources.

2. Identifying existing research and gaps through literature reviews;

3. Conducting research to improve data and enable social change; 

4. Publishing a minimum of 4 publications; and

5. Participating in knowledge mobilization using diverse tools, technologies, and formats.