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Becoming self-employed
Prior to starting up
a business
Do you have a job that does not satisfy you? Are you asking
yourself if your trade or profession still suits you? What to do?
Where to go? Are you thinking about becoming a self-employed worker?
Do you have an idea for a business? Come and meet us, we will help
you answer these questions!
Objective
The team wants to create a climate favourable to
entrepreneurship, make the participants aware of the realities of
the entrepreneur and inform them about the technical and financial
resources available to start-up a business.
Means
Identification of entrepreneurial characteristics
Creativity workshop (target clientele, promotion,
simulation)
Overview of the business plan and its components
Various financing possibilities
Technical support
Entrepreneurship
resource centre
We have a well organized office space and a computer available to
help you prepare your documents. Thanks to the Local Development
Centre’s collaboration, you can also have access to a variety of
literature on entrepreneurship that can provide information, to
increase your knowledge of starting a business. You also have access
to different tools such as: telephone, fax, photocopier and
Internet.
Information:
www.infoentrepreneurs.org/english
www.enterweb.or
Tools and business plans:
www.cbsc.org/en
www.comm-qc.gouv.qc.ca/en
You can visit several Web sites where you will find information
and tools that will help you set up and start your business. We
selected some for you in our
page of
links.
Partners
The Local Development Centre (CLD) and the Community Futures
Development Corporation (CFDC) are working in association with the
CREP and PYEM to better inform you, and to provide support in your
future projects.
"They offer different programs to entrepreneurs in
the Pontiac. Here is a brief description of some of them:
Information
regarding programs offered to
entrepreneurs in the Pontiac
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SADC 648-2186
(Rhonda Perry or Ellen Boucher)
Société d’aide au Développement des
Collectivités |
CLD 648-5217
(Nancy York and Sharalyn Kluke)
Centre Local de Développement |
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Youth Strategy Funds
·1 18-35 years old
·2 Maximum loan of 15 000$ for starting or expanding a business.
·3 No interests for the first 2 years.
Investment funds
·1 18 years +
·2 Maximum loan of 125 000$ for starting or expanding a
business.
·3 Interest rates are based on the preferential rate of the Bank
(p.s. interest rates are slightly higher because they are
investment funds with a higher risk).
ERO Program (Outaouais rural
Enterprise)
·1 18 years +
·2 Offered to more innovative projects in the Pontiac
·3 Maximum subsidy of 25 000$ or 75% (non-profit organizations)
to 90% (private businesses) of costs to pay a consultant for a
complete market research. |
STA Program (Self-employment program)
·1 18-35 years old
·2 Must be a recipient of social assistance … or
·3 Recipient of employment assistance (or have claimed in the
past 3 years or the last 5 years for those who have been on
maternity leave.)
·4 Demonstrate that the business will generate at least 10 000$
a year.
·5 A salary / allowance will be given to the entrepreneur :
a) 276$/week for 12 weeks
to elaborate the business plan.
b) If the project is accepted: 276$/week for 40 weeks to start
the business.
Young Developer Program
·1 18-35 years old.
·2 Must be a first time business.
·3 Subsidy of 3 000 $ to 5 000$ to start a business, or study
the market or to receive training.
·4 Business must create at least one full time position.
FLI (Local Investment funds)
·1 All ages.
·2 Minimum loan of 10 000$ to cover up to 50% of the start up
costs.
·3 The entrepreneur must invest at least 15% of the total cost. |
Conditions to all programs:
- Be 18 years old or older
- Be a Québec resident
To start a business in the Pontiac.
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1 |
Identification of the promoter (You) |
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2 |
What (Your idea, your business activities, what are your
products or services) |
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3 |
Where (Where will your business be and the reasons why
you chose that location) |
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4 |
Why (What is the advantage of your business, why will
customers choose your business) |
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5 |
Who (Who is going to buy your products or services, who
are the targeted customers) |
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6 |
How (How will you distribute your products or services,
How will you advertise your business, what is your logo) |
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When (What would be the starting date of your business) |
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8 |
How much (cost of your project, profit your will obtain,
your personal financial assessment, the annual budget plan of
your business) |
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