WOMEN’S ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINING
Support and financing for women entrepreneurs
Microcredit Montreal's female entrepreneurship training is intended for people who identify as a woman. Women wishing to create their own business and structure their activity as a self-employed worker can benefit from our training and get the opportunity to explore their entrepreneurial potential to start a business.
Details of our women’s entrepreneurship training:
- Online training by Zoom
- Course duration: 2 hours, twice a week for 14 weeks
- Registration fee: $40
- Group course and individual support
- Training offered in French and English
Start a business with courses adapted to your needs.
Starting a business and becoming self-employed
Goals during the training program for women entrepreneurs
Particularites of Microcredit Montreal’s training program:
- Explore your entrepreneurial potential
- Become aware of your strengths and potential
- Achieve financial autonomy
- Create your own business
- Become self-employed/entrepreneur
Particularites of Microcredit Montreal’s training program:
- Creation of an action plan to progress with confidence
- Ongoing collective and individual support
- Possibility to apply for a loan ($) to test your business idea
Aspects covered during the training
- Business project
- Market research
- Marketing and sales
- Resource planning
- Financial planning
- Personal growth: self-awareness, leadership skills, managing personal finances, time and priorities
Training and personalized support for women
To be eligible, you must:
- Have a business idea
- Reside in the greater Montreal area
- All legal statuses are welcome: Canadian citizen, permanent resident, temporary worker (open and closed), accepted refugee and asylum seeker
“I understood the core things of starting a business in Quebec. I learned about how I should improve and how I should approach clients. I developed an understanding of the market and learned to manage my finances well.”
Anju 
“The training helped me to solidify my business idea into a concept that other people can easily understand. I was struggling to explain my niche out of fear of stereotyping my target audience. Subcultures can be difficult to explain to a variety of people who either know nothing about them or may have a negative perception of them.”
Nancy 
“I have more knowledge now about business planning and the financial aspects related to my business. I really loved the energy and the collaboration within the team and the great information and support provided to help us.”
Hanadi 
ONGOING SUPPORT FOR TRAINED ENTREPRENEURS
Our commitment to you goes beyond your training with us. Support is offered throughout your entrepreneurial journey by assisting you with marketing opportunities, access to financing, as well as specialized workshops.
Access and funding section: Discover the loans available and discuss them with your trainer.
Help and support for women entrepreneurs
A loan for the creation of your business
You will also have the possibility of obtaining microcredit to test and market your products and services.
Exemples : Participation in a market or trade fair, design of a product prototype.
