Organizations Offering Services to Students Wishing to Start-up a Business

Resources in Montreal

• Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)

Mission: “Help create and develop Canadian businesses through financing, venture capital and consulting services, with a focus on small and medium-sized enterprises”

Forte: Online business tools and how-to articles for practical, tried-and-true strategies.

http://www.bdc.ca

• Canada Business Services for Entrepreneurs

Mission: To provide “reliable information on market research, business name and structure, preparing a business plan, financing, taxation, hiring employees, doing business on the Internet and much more!”

Forte: Complete, step-by-step guidelines with useful legal information

http://sade.entreprisescanada.ca/gol/bsa/site.nsf/en/index.html

• Carrefour Jeunesse-Emploi

Mission: To help evaluate and develop business ideas

Forte: Specialized services for students and extensive knowledge on the business environment in downtown Montreal

http://www.cjemontreal.org

• Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurial Studies

Mission: “The Dobson Centre is a hub for entrepreneurial activity at McGill and in the greater Montreal community. The aim of the Dobson Centre is to offer entrepreneurial education and provide resources that support and develop entrepreneurs.”

Forte: The drop-in services offered within the McGill Desautels faculty, its entrepreneur’s toolkit for starting a business and the mini-biz lecture series

http://dobson.mcgill.ca

• Info Entrepreneurs

Mission: “To provide businesses in all regions of Canada, promptly and free of charge, with accurate business information on provincial and federal government programs, services and regulations.”

Forte: Documentation centre catalogue, email/telephone/in-person quality services, and detailed guides for those wishing to start a non-profit or a cooperative

http://www.infoentrepreneurs.org/

• Service d’Aide aux Jeunes Entrepreneurs (SAJE)

Mission: “Contributing to the success of new entrepreneurs by offering consulting services, coaching and training.”

Forte: Financial support offered as well as guidance for young entrepreneurs

http://www.sajemontrealmetro.com/english/index.php

• Services Québec – Enterprises (some information available only in French)

Mission: “To provide you with information that is essential to your business projects”

Forte: Online interviews to provide specific knowledge about business formalities you personally need to know

http://www2.gouv.qc.ca/entreprises/portail/quebec?lang=fr

• Youth Employment Services (YES)

Mission: “As a not-for-profit organization, YES Montreal enriches the community by providing English-language support services to help Quebecers find employment and start businesses.”

Forte: One-on-one business coaching, grants and loans, and its entrepreneurship workshops and seminars

http://www.yesmontreal.ca/yes.php