YES Montreal (Youth Employment Services) offers courses telling you how to set up your own business. They have really good resource people there too. I went to the small business classes and it's very much oriented to opening up a shop-type store, not so much focussed on freelancers, but I did learn a lot.
They also sell a guide to help you set up your business plan and have people who will work with you to make the plan solid.
There's a program you can get into but you have to be unemployed. It's called SAJE (Services Au Jeunes Entrepreneurs) and they'll guide you through making a business plan and then provide financial support (minimum wage for a year?) if it's approved by their commitee. At least that's the way it used to work.
It's an awesome program but you have to jump through a few hoops and I think you ahve to be on welfare or EI.
There are a thousand grants out there for women and gay people. I don't know where they are, but I know they exist. You've gotta find a way to tap into those.
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Date: 2005-09-07 10:52 pm (UTC)They also sell a guide to help you set up your business plan and have people who will work with you to make the plan solid.
http://www.yesmontreal.com/yes.php
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Date: 2005-09-08 12:00 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-09-08 12:58 am (UTC)The YES guide is great, and I came across a copy at the Bibliotheque National. Its called:
"Montreal Entrepreneurs Guidebook"
There are also a bunch of books at the Bibliotheque that deal with writing business plans and applying for grants and so on.
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Date: 2005-09-08 03:11 am (UTC)Check with them ASAP. They offer lots of seminars, especially in the Fall; but those tend to fill up quickly.
Note also that they often aren't free -- there may be a minimal ($10, say) charge.
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Date: 2005-09-07 11:57 pm (UTC)Re: Nice music!
Date: 2005-09-07 11:58 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-09-08 12:01 am (UTC)http://www.canada.gc.ca/
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Date: 2005-09-08 12:04 am (UTC)It's an awesome program but you have to jump through a few hoops and I think you ahve to be on welfare or EI.
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Date: 2005-09-08 04:09 am (UTC)