WELCOME TO MAKERS CONNECT
Empowering Canada’s Makers, Farmers, and Innovators
WE BELIEVE
IN SMALL BUSINESSES
Building a decentralized yet interconnected ecosystem—empowering independent businesses to operate autonomously while remaining part of a responsive, collaborative national network.
We believe that small businesses—when empowered to operate independently and connected to work collaboratively—can solve some of Canada's most pressing challenges including food security and manufacturing self-reliance.
WHY JOIN MAKERS CONNECT?
1. Stay Independent. Grow Together.
We support your right to run your business your way. But when opportunities arise or demand spikes, you’ll have a trusted network ready to collaborate, share resources, and work together.
2. Solve Real-World Problems—Together.
Food insecurity, manufacturing shortfalls, underused equipment—these are issues no single business can fix alone. Makers Connect empowers participants to band together when needed, without giving up their autonomy.
3. Adapt, Pivot, and Scale.
From local emergencies to national crises, we help small businesses stay agile. Join a network that can shift gears quickly, meet urgent needs, and scale when it matters most.
4. Reduce Waste, Maximize Capacity.
Share excess materials, unused kitchen hours, or idle equipment with others in the network. What you’re not using might be exactly what another Canadian business needs. Turn downtime into profit while helping others grow.
5. Be Part of Something Bigger.
Help create a more self-sufficient Canada. One where food and goods are produced locally, sustainably, and reliably—by people who care.
CONNECTING ENTREPRENEURS & SMALL BUSINESSES THROUGH INNOVATION.
Makers Connect is a national initiative bringing together Canadian fabricators, farmers, manufacturers, commercial kitchens, commissaries, and food preservation experts. Our mission is to stabilize and strengthen food production and manufacturing across Canada by fostering a network of independently strong but cooperatively connected small businesses.
WHO SHOULD JOIN?
Organic & Local Farmers
Food Processors & Freeze-Drying Facilities
Commercial Kitchens & Commissaries
Fabricators, Welders, and CNC Shops
Manufacturers, Builders, and Makers
Co-ops, Nonprofits, and Entrepreneurial Startups
Whether you’re a seasoned business or just starting out, if you believe in cooperation without dependence, this is your community.
Together, small Canadian manufacturers can build a strong, self-reliant economy—one product, one tool, one solution at a time.
— Makers Connect