Eligibility Criteria
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.
Government Support
This program is presented by entrepreneurs in partnership with and fully funded by the Government of Alberta with support from the Government of Canada. There is no cost to those who attend the program.
View us on the Alberta Government directory of programs at https://www.alberta.ca/employment-training-services-directory.aspx (click on Edmonton).