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entrepreneurs like you are a vital force in the growth of Atlantic
Canada’s economy. Increasingly, your ability, drive and
achievements are creating new opportunities and jobs in all
sectors, propelling our region’s performance even higher.
Being an entrepreneur has its
rewards and its challenges. To grow your business to its fullest
potential, you must master a number of elements - planning,
financing, training, marketing and networking are but a few.
The Atlantic Canada Opportunities
Agency’s Women in Business Initiative (WBI) provides
you with the business tools and resources you need to succeed.
Using a team-based approach, WBI enlists the talents and the
cooperation of qualified business counselling and community
outreach officers, flexible lenders, expert consultants and
other business support organizations throughout the region.
Together, we can help you reach your fullest potential as
an entrepreneur.
The Women in Business Initiative Program Can Help You To:
Access
business advice, information and support tailored to your specific
needs.
Members
of the WBI business counseling and community outreach team will
work with you to determine - and help you access - the business
programs, services and information you require. They can help
you identify and implement strategies for business growth. If
you need specialized support or expertise, the WBI’s Consultant
Advisory Service can match you with a consultant who will help
you address business opportunities or solve problems.
Improve
your business management skills.
The
WBI team works with qualified trainers and business experts
to develop workshops, conferences and networking events to
help improve your business management skills. In addition,
the business Management Training Allowance can help you access
business management training tailored to your needs.
Secure
the right financing for business start-up and expansion.
The WBI can help you find potential sources of business financing
and improve your ability to access them. The Women in Business
Opportunity Program in particular, helps lending partners
- including 41 CBDC’s throughout rural Atlantic Canada
and several urban-based lenders - to increase financing opportunities
that meet your business needs.
How
it works:
The
BMTA provides financial assistance to women business owners
who wish to undertake business management training in such
areas as:
- Strategic Planning
- Marketing
- Human Resources
- Business Operations
- Finance and Accounting
- Information Management
- Pursuing Broader Opportunities for Business Growth
What
does this mean to you?
The
Business Management Training Allowance will finance up to
75% (to a maximum of $2,000) of approved training costs.
Who
is eligible?
To
be eligible, the business must be owned by a woman or women
who:
- Own at least 50% of the business;
- Have at least 51% of its operating control;
- Are involved in the day-to-day running of the business.
All
industry sectors are eligible.
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