Business Programs In The St. Paul - Smoky Lake Region

It’s our goal to give everyone in our region and equal opportunity to gain the skills and knowledge they need to be a small business owner, by providing a number of programs for both adults and youth.

Entrepreneurs with Disabilities program (EDP)

The Entrepreneurs with Disabilities program (EDP) was created to provide enhanced small business development support to people with disabilities in rural Alberta. Self-employment can be a great way for persons with a disability or an ongoing medical condition to get back into the workforce.

This specialized program includes:

• Business training

• Assistance with drawing up a business plan

• Mentoring

• Affordable, flexible business loans to establish a new business, purchase an existing business, or expand or upgrade an existing business

To be eligible for the Entrepreneurs with Disabilities Program, you must:

• Have a self-declared disability or ongoing medical condition

• Live in rural Alberta

• Have a viable business idea

• Be able to contribute in some way to your business

To learn more about this program, please contact us.

Lemonade Day Northern Alberta

Lemonade Day is a free, fun, experiential learning program that teaches youth how to start, own and operate their own business – a lemonade stand.

Each child that registers attend Lemonade University where they learn business skills like  creating budgets, setting profit-making goals, serving customers, repaying investors, and giving back to the community. Along the way, they acquire skills in goal-setting, problem solving, and gain self-esteem critical for future success.

Then on Lemonade Day, kids all across Northern Alberta set up lemonade Stands and try their hands at business ownership! 

Lemonade Day is open to kids in kindergarten to high school.

To learn more visit our Lemonade Day website: lemonadeday.org/northern-alberta

HEAD START IN BUSINESS

Community Futures St. Paul – Smoky Lake Region the proud providers of the Head Start in Business Programs.

It is our goal of to plant the seed of entrepreneurship and leadership into Alberta’s young people and to encourage students to be enthusiastic about their future.

Head Start in Business Alberta provides in-class programs, as well as public events which are designed to make entrepreneurship more accessible to students and realistic as a viable career option.

We offer FREE in-class programs, as well as public events which are facilitated by a trained coordinator and integrate classroom curriculum to draw the connections between entrepreneurship and educational outcomes.

To learn more about these programs for students kindergarten to high school, visit our website:  www.headstartinbusinessalberta.com

Incubator Rental

Community Futures St. Paul – Smoky Lake Region is proud to offer office space to small businesses or startups who need a place to meet with clients in town.

Contact us to learn more!