Starting a Business - For All Canadians

• Self-Employment
  The Self-Employment program provides individuals who are eligible for Employment Insurance with income and entrepreneurial support while they develop and implement their business plan.
• Micro Loans for Small Businesses
  The Micro Loans for Small Businesses program provides loans, through financial institutions, to entrepreneurs for small business start-up or expansion in western Canada.
• Women's Enterprise Initiative Centres
  The Women’s Enterprise Initiative Centres provide services to women entrepreneurs who are seeking to start up or expand small and medium-sized businesses in Western Canada.
• Co-Vision: Start-up Financing Program
  The Co-Vision: Start-up Financing Program helps entrepreneurs start up new businesses by providing them with long-term loans as well as consulting services and advice.
• Seed Capital Initiative
  The Seed Capital Initiative provides repayable, unsecured loans to start, expand or improve a small business.
• Business Development Program
  The Business Development Program provides unsecured and interest-free loans to small and medium-sized businesses in Atlantic Canada to help them carry out start-up and expansion activities.
• Francophone Economic Development Organizations
  Francophone Economic Development Organizations provide services to francophone entrepreneurs who are seeking to start up or expand small and medium-sized businesses in western Canada.

See all Starting a Business programs and services.