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Alterna Savings A financial services alternative, Alterna administers our loans, while ACCESS guarantees them.

Enterprise Toronto ET offers free seminars which you can register for online. See "1st Time User" on the website to become a member (free) and register for "Upcoming Seminars & Events". If you have written a business plan, you can book a free consultation with one of ET's business advisors to review and evaluate your business idea.

Toronto Business Development Centre TBDC is a non-profit organization whose mandate is to nurture the growth of new and emerging businesses. As a business incubator, TBDC assists entrepreneurs in starting and developing a new business. It offers entrepreneurial training programs, business seminars and business networking opportunities.

Social and Enterprise Development Innovations (SEDI) This website is geared towards helping you start your own business. Follow the links to discover lots of information that can help you grow your business.

Canada Business Services for Entrepreneurs Click on your language preference. On the left side of the next page, click on Starting a Business under the Topics heading. Here you will find lots of useful information from making a business plan, registering your business name, to financing.

Youth Employment Services (YES) This website provides information about the programs at YES that can help you start your business. Click on the various links or get in touch with them to find out more.

Service Canada Under the heading Services by Subject on the left hand side of this webpage, click on Starting a Business. On this page, click on For Youth and Students where you will be provided with more information.

Service Ontario ServiceOntario provides fast, friendly and easy access to Ontario government information and services - online, in person, at kiosks and by phone. Check out the web site for resources that will help you when starting a new business, including general start-up information, online tools and "How to" guides about starting a specific type of business.

Human Resources and Skills Development Canada Creating a business and working can be stressful. Visit this link to learn strategies you can introduce to your workplace that can help balance your work and life.

YEI & Business Incubation Kit The Youth Entrepreneurial sub-committee has prepared a Youth Entrepreneurial Initiative and Business Incubation Resource Kit that includes information on business incubation and successful business practices. The committee is looking to partner with local Malls and businesses in order to engage the corporate sector in dedicating time and resources for community action. We hope to provide discounted space and business supports to local youth 18 to 24 years that will help to improve their economic opportunities.

SmallbizXpress Toronto Public Library's SmallbizXpress provides access to a wide variety of materials and resources essential to starting a new business. Easily locate information about what to do, where, how and when in order to start your new venture.

LP EARN LP EARN is a not-for-profit corporation formed to provide legal education and assistance to low-resource immigrants engaged in launching and growing independent businesses. LP EARN provides educational services to hard working immigrant entrepreneurs by way of seminars and the dissemination of legal knowledge. LP EARN also matches low-resource immigrant entrepreneurs with volunteer commercial lawyers who provide pro bono (free) commercial law services. (LP EARN does not provide assistance with non-commercial, litigation or insolvency matters.)