This
program is offered to area youth aged 18 to 30 with entrepreneurial ambition,
funded by the government of Canada, in partnership with the
Alternative Education Centre. The YEP provides twenty weeks of in-class
training with workshops focusing on The characteristics, qualities and
attitudes of the entrepreneur, marketing, financial and business planning
and other important topics.
Participants also take part in a two-week Co-op session, and are networked
with a variety of local business owners and professionals. The program
now also offers an additional twenty weeks of aftercare during the crucial
start-up phase of the business to assist the young entrepreneur. 
The Youth Entrepreneurship Program offers information, direction and mentoring to area youth interested in becoming future entrepreneurs.
If your project is viable and approved, you may also have access to the Investment Fund provided by North Claybelt CFDC.
Weeks 1 through 4 |
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What is an Entrepreneur? |
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Entrepreneurship: A Way of Life |
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Self-Exploration | |
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Personal Development | |
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Anatomy of an Entrepreneur: Identify the qualities, characteristics and attitudes | |
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Entrepreneurs in our community | |
Introduction to Self-Employment |
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Business Plan Outline |
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Enterprise Planning and Organization | |
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Goal Setting | |
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Business For A Day Activity | |
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Mentor Selection | |
The Entrepreneur’s Toolbox |
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Effective Communication |
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Presentation | |
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Negotiation | |
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Human Resources: Business is People | |
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Networking | |
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Crisis and Time Management: Personal Responsibility | |
Weeks 5 through 7 |
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Searching for and Selecting the right business Opportunity |
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Building Opportunities from Ideas: Idea Assessment |
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Inventions | |
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Innovation | |
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Trends | |
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Developing Creativity | |
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Mini Venture Introduction | |
Weeks 8 through 10 |
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MARKETING - Is the Foundation Solid |
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Market Research: Market Segmentation, Profiling Competition, Finding a Market Niche |
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Reaching and satisfying the customer | |
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Marketing Plan | |
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Personal Selling | |
Phase 2 |
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Weeks 11 through 14 |
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FINANCIAL PLANNING- The Bridge from Opportunity to Venture |
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Sales Forecasting |
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Pricing for Profit | |
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Cash Flow and Financial Statements | |
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Arranging Financing | |
LEGAL forms of business structure |
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Legal forms of ownership |
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Franchising | |
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Home Based Business | |
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Insurance | |
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Credit, Billing and Collection: Procedures to adopt before pitfalls arise | |
Weeks 15 through 18 |
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BUSINESS PLAN |
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The Entrepreneurial Plan |
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Complete all sections and defend the plan before a panel of experts | |
| Weeks 19 through 20 | ||
Co-op Session |
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Final Evaluation |
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For
more information please contact the
North Claybelt CFDC at 705-337-1407
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