| Self-Employment
Benefits (SEB) Program at Job Skills
From
artists to wine-makers, personal shoppers to custom woodworkers,
e-business to high-tech hardware support, entrepreneurs have
received a helping hand from Job Skills to get their new businesses
off the ground.
Several
years ago, Job Skills looked at offering self-employment programs
and services as a way to assist clients who wanted to use
their entrepreneurial skills to create their own employment.
Today, the Agency offers a range of business development programs
and services to hundreds of entrepreneurs a year. In 1997,
the Agency started a Self-Employment Assistance (SEA) program
in Newmarket. Over the years,clients have represented all
business sectors — from manufacturing to retail, information
technology to health care. In March 2001, SEA evolved into
the Self-Employment Benefits (SEB) Program.
Eligibility/Suitability
To be eligible to apply for Job Skills' SEB Program
individuals must be:
- currently
unemployed;
-
legally entitled to work in Canada;
- have
established an Employment Insurance (EI) claim, or have
a claim that has ended within the last three years, or have
received maternity or parental benefits within the past
five years after which they have remained out of the labour
market to care for the child and are now seeking to re-enter
the labour force; and
- be
a resident of York Region / Bradford West Gwillimbury and
starting a business there or a resident of Dufferin / Halton
/ Peel and starting a business there.
Other criteria apply and Persons with Disabilities are eligible
under different criteria and should visit Job Skills' Opportunities
Fund SEB Program page.
If
you are interested in finding out how the SEB Program can
assist with your business idea or for complete Eligibility
Criteria, York Region / Bradford West Gwillimbury residents
can contact Job Skills' Newmarket
site (nmkt@jobskills.org
/ 905-898-5138). Mississauga residents can contact
our Mississauga
site (dhp-seb@jobskills.org
/ 905-306-7104 / 1-866-592-6278). Toronto residents can contact
our North
York site (seb-tn@jobskills.org
/ 416-221-1648). Brampton/Halton/Dufferin
residents can contact our new Brampton
site (seb-brampton@jobskills.org
/ 905-460-8585 / 1-877-760-8585.
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