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Programme d'éducation financière

Master Your Finances to Better Fund Your Business


Offered free of charge by Entreprendre ici, this program was made possible thanks to the Scotiabank Women Initiative,  in collaboration with the École des entrepreneurs du Québec.



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Femme entrepreneure issue de la diversité

Improve Your Financial Skills to Increase Your Chances of Securing Business Financing

A program designed to equip women entrepreneurs from ethnoculturally diverse backgrounds with knowledge and skills in personal and business finance, helping them gain better access to financing for their business projects.

This program provides information, training, and tools through workshops, coaching, and personality assessments to strengthen the financial skills of women entrepreneurs from ethnoculturally diverse backgrounds across Quebec.   


2025 Cohort

In 2025, the Entreprendre ICI Financial Education Program begins.......

Master the Fundamentals of Personal and Business Financial Literacy
Program Objectives

Level 1

For women entrepreneurs with start-up businesses

Level 2

For women entrepreneurs with growing businesses

Program Objectives

Understand and Organize Your Personal Finances
Understand Your Business’s Numbers
Master the Development and Role of Financial Forecasts
Master the Development and Role of Financial Forecasts
Prepare a Funding Application
Understand Taxation and Financial Optimization

Program Structure

Level 1

For entrepreneurs with start-up businesses

  • 8 workshops

    24 hours of traini    ng

    3-month program (February–April 2026) 

    3  hours per online workshop

    4 hours of group coaching

    1 hour of individual coaching on a topic of your choice

Level 2

For entrepreneurs with growing businesses

  • 8 workshops

    24 hours of training

    3-month program (February–April 2026)

    3  hours per online workshop

    4 hours of group coaching

    1 hour of individual coaching on a topic of your choice

    Psychometric assessment and interpretation by an expert

Upcoming Sessions

February to April 2026

February to April 2026 Sessions

Registration for the 2026 cohort is closed.
Eligibility Criterias.

Eligibility Criteria

1

Be a woman entrepreneur

2

Be from an ethnoculturally diverse background

3

Have a start-up or growing business

4

Be based in Quebec

5

Have a Quebec Enterprise Number (NEQ)

6

Be fluent-in and understand French


Selection Grid

Criteria

30 pts

Personal Motivation
5 pts
Financial Management and Analysis Skills
5 pts
Expected Impact of the Program
5 pts
Resilience and Determination
5 pts
Experience Applying for Funding
5 pts

Registration for the 2026 cohort is closed.