Get More Information About The Self-Employment Training Program

To be eligible for this government-funded free business training, you must:

• Be unemployed (not working or working only sporadically) 
• Be eligible to work in Canada
• Be 18 years of age or older
• Have a viable business concept for starting a new business or taking  over an existing business where you did not have prior ownership
• Own at least 51% of the business, which will be located in Alberta
• Have the capital or access to capital needed to start and operate the business
• Have the personal attributes to be a successful entrepreneur (self‐motivated, persistent, willing to leave the comfort zone, organization skills, communication skills, etc.)
• Have the skills & knowledge pertaining to the specific products & services of the business you'll be starting
• NOT be receiving business training from a franchise company - If receiving EI benefits, they must be Regular benefits (i.e., not Medical, Maternity or Paternity).

Funding is provided by the Government of Alberta with support from the Government of Canada.