SELF-EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
OBJECTIVES AND PARTNERS
The
objective of the Self-Employment Assistance Program offered by SAJE
Montréal Centre is to promote self-employment by encouraging the
unemployed to find a new vocation in working for themselves.
Our
partners :
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The
Ministère des Affaires municipales, du Sport et du Loisir |
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The
Corporation de Développement Économique et Communautaire
Côte-des-Neiges
/ Notre- Dame-de-Grâce |
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The
CLD 3 Monts |
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The
CLD de l'Ouest-de-l'île |
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The
Service de Développement économique de St Laurent
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The
CLD de Lachine |
CRITERIA
FOR PROGRAM ADMISSIONS
To
participate in the Self-Employment Support Program, you must :
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Be receiving employment insurance |
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Have received employment insurance during the last
3 years |
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Be
receiving employment assistance |
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Have
a low or no income |
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Be living or intending to start a business in one of the areas
covered by the SAJE Montréal Centre
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CRITERIA
FOR PROJECT ADMISSIBILITY
To
benefit from the Self-Employment Support Program offered
by SAJE Montréal Centre, the participant must
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Start
a new business or acquire an existing business in which they
have never owned a stake
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Create a new business in one of the following designated
area : |
SAJE
Montréal Centre
Central Regions: |
| Côte-des-Neiges |
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Notre-Dame-de-Grâce |
| Côte-Saint-Luc |
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Outremont |
| Hampstead |
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Saint-Laurent |
| Montreal
West |
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Westmount |
Mont-Royal
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| West
Island Regions : |
| Baie
d'Urfé |
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Lachine |
| Beaconsfield
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Pierrefonds |
| Dollard-des-Ormeaux |
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Pointe-Claire |
| Dorval |
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Roxboro
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Île Bizard |
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Senneville
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| Kirkland |
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Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue |
| Ste-Geneviève |
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Ville
St-Pierre |
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Invest 25% of the benefits offered by the program in the
business |
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Be
dedicated to working full-time in the business venture |
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Demonstrate the technical and financial viability of
the project through a business plan |
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Hold
at least fifty one percent (51%) of the shares of the business
should the other associates not be eligible for the program
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SERVICES
OFFERED
The
Self-Employment Assistance Program offered by the SAJE Montréal
Centre provides participants with technical and financial support
comprised of: :
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A
evaluation of the project by a consultant |
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Coaching the participant from the pre-start-up phase, to
the actual start-up through individual counselling |
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Financial
support in the form of a subsidised bi-weekly salary of
292$ for a period of 52 weeks provided by Emploi-Québec |
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Group
training to draft a business plan |
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A monthly follow-up of your business activities for a
period of two years |
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Free
membership for a year to 'Group SYNAXIS', an information
network for entrepreneurs |
APPLICATION TO THE SELF-EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
For more information or to apply to the Self-Employment Assistance
Program, visit our offices or call 514-485-3311 to make an appointment
to attend our twice-monthly information sessions at SAJE Montréal
Centre.
If
you wish to start-up your business in one of the central regions
of Montreal, our offices are situated at:
SAJE
MONTRÉAL CENTRE
Head Office |
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5160
Décarie Boulevard, Suite 820 |
P.O.Box
22
Montréal (Québec)
H3X 2H9
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(514)
485-SAJE(7253) |
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(514)
485-4933
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info@sajemontrealcentre.com |
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Metro
station: Snowdon |
SAJE
MONTRÉAL CENTRE
West Island Office |
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207,
Place Frontenac, |
Pointe-Claire
(Québec)
H9R 4Z7
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(514)
429-SAJE(7253) |
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(514)
694-6389
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info@sajemontrealcentre.com |
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