Live online training supported by one-on-one guidance in your community.
Program cost: Free for eligible participants
Program length: 26 weeks
10 Weeks of Live Online Training: Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
16 Weeks of Guided Business Development: You work on building your business 30+ hours a week and meet with your mentor once a week.
ACTI’s Lethbridge Business Training Program gives you the practical training, mentorship, and local support needed to turn your business idea into a full-time business that is registerd in Alberta.
This is not a self-directed online course. You will attend live classes, interact with instructors and classmates, and work on your businesses in real time.
A local Community Program Lead also provides you with one-on-one support, local market insight, and connections to business resources, relationships, and events throughout Lethbridge and Southern Alberta.
Attend an ACTI information session to learn more about the online program, local support, eligibility, and application process.
10 Weeks of Live Online Training
Monday to Friday 9:00 a.m to 3:00 p.m.
Workshops include:
Business planning and goal setting
Market research and business viability
Marketing, promotion and sales
Accounting, banking and financial forecasting
Licensing, insurance and business operations
Customer development and launch preparation
You work on your own business throughout the training, making meaningful progress while you learn.
16 Weeks of Guided Business Development
After completing the training phase, you continue building your business with:
Weekly small-group mentorship
Personalized coaching and guidance
Local market insight
Networking events
Is This Right for You?
The program supports a diverse range of business ideas that reflect the Lethbridge and Southern Alberta economy.
This could be the right fit if you want to:
Want to start your own trades business
Want to start your own skilled labour business
Want to provide services
Want to provide new services or products
Want to purchase a business
Want to own a home-based business
Want to become self-employed
Want to become an entrepreneur
You must have relevant skills, experience, education, or industry knowledge connected to your proposed businesses.