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Are you a newcomer in Canada? Do you have an idea or skill that you could turn into a business?
This free intensive 10-week training program will help enhance your knowledge, abilities, and connections to become a successful business owner!
We offer in-depth and practical entrepreneurial training to support you in getting the confidence, knowledge, and skillset for breaking down barriers commonly encountered by the newcomer entrepreneurs, and to successfully plan, launch and manage your own small businesses in Canada.
2024 Schedule:
Cohort 1 (In-person) April 16 – June 20 | FULL – No longer accepting applications
Cohort 2 (In-person) July 16 – Sept 19 | FULL – No longer accepting applications
Cohort 3 (In-person) Oct 8 – Dec 12 | Tues, Wed and Thur
Cohort 4 (In-person) Jan 14 – March 20 (2025) | Tues, Wed and Thur
Make sure you meet the eligibility criteria (please see above)Â
Fill out the registration form below or contact program coordinator, Bibiana Cala for more information: Ph: 403.286.8030 | [email protected]
Attend the screening interview: the program coordinator will contact you after you submit your registration form to set up a time for an interview. Â
Registration Link: https://forms.office.com/r/7Xz2DFSPKP
Kindly Note: This program receives a high number of applications. Submitting the registration form does not guarantee a spot in the program or in your chosen cohort. After registration, all applicants must undergo an interview. Following the interview, a selection process will determine the final participants.
We acknowledge Calgary and area as Treaty 7 territory. We acknowledge the Treaty 7 nations; the Piikani, Siksika, Kainai, Iyarhe Nakoda and Tsuut’ina First Nations. We acknowledge the ancestral territory of Siksikaitsitapi, the Blackfoot Confederacy, and the home of the Métis Nation of Alberta—Region 3. We are all treaty people.
In partnership, we empower immigrants and refugees to successfully settle and integrate in our communities.
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