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Support for unemployed Atlantic Canadians to launch a business
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Browse Open ProgramsHelps unemployed individuals in the Atlantic region get support while starting their own businesses. Provides financial help, advice, and guidance during the early stages of business development.
Financial assistance, including continued EI benefits or a weekly allowance at a provincially established rate, for unemployed Atlantic Canadians starting a business. The program also provides comprehensive support such as counselling, technical advice, entrepreneurial support, and training. CBDCs, as program deliverers, also offer financial assistance in the form of loans, loan guarantees, and equity financing to entrepreneurs.
Business Size: small, startup
Industries: various
Region: Atlantic Canada, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador
Demographics: unemployed individuals
Other Criteria: must be receiving or have received Employment Insurance (EI) benefits within a certain timeframe (main stream), individuals who are unemployed but do not wish to look for employment (Stream 2), in the initial phase of their business, meet with local SE Coordinator to determine eligibility, self-employment must be determined a viable option
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Tools to develop an idea for a BC startup
Young Millionaires
Support for Atlantic youth to start a business
Government of British Columbia, Columbia Basin Trust
Due Jun 18
Business advisory services in the Columbia Basin region
University of British Columbia
Incubator for University of British Columbia (UBC) innovators
Futurpreneur Canada
Financing and mentorship for young professionals to develop a side business
Government of Canada, Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
Get referrals and market data for your SME
This program is available to small, startup businesses in various industries located in Atlantic Canada, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador.
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The application deadline is March 31, 2025.
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