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The Self-Employment Benefit Program provides various types of support to eligible unemployed Atlantic Canadians during the initial phase of their business, including financial assistance, counselling and technical advice.

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Eligible Applicants

Eligible unemployed Atlantic Canadians receiving or have received Employment Insurance (EI) benefits within a certain timeframe

Eligible Activities

Creating a business plan, meeting with the Self-Employment Benefit Coordinator, completing application form, demonstrating potential for success

Deadline to Apply

2024-03-31

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Approval rating across all Canadian funding programs

93%

Average time savings to our clients, compared to
businesses that apply for funding in-house

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CanExport SMEs

Amount of Funding

Up to 50% funding to a maximum $50,000 grant per project;
Applicants may receive up to 50% of eligible costs for up to $10,000 to $50,000 in grant funding per project;
The applicant is responsible for the remaining 50% of costs;
The annual CanExport contribution maximum is $99,999 (in the event of multiple projects approved in the same government fiscal year);
A group of related companies cannot receive >$200,000 in funding in a single fiscal year. Projects budgets should be between $20,000-100,000; and
Applicants can apply for funding multiple times as long as their prior CanExport application has been completed all reporting is finished.

CanExport SMEs

Eligible Applicants

To be eligible for the CanExport program, Canadian businesses must:

Maintain 1 to <500 full-time employees;
Earn annual revenues ranging from $100,000 to $100,000,000;
Be federally incorporated federally or classified as a limited liability partnership (LLP);
Create eligible project expenses of $20,000 or more; and
Be financially stable and able to pay all project expenses not covered by the program.

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The Self-Employment Benefit Program offers financial assistance and support to eligible unemployed Atlantic Canadians during the initial phase of their business.