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the Self Employment Program
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This Program is primarily designed to take candidates through the process
of actually starting their own business. Although the Self Employment
Program is designed to provide customized business development training
followed by a period of professional support during the start-up and operation
of your your business, it is much more then that. You will be expected
to actually start your business and to start it BEFORE the program is
complete, not after. Once you are accepted, you will work with a
dedicated group of individuals experienced in helping others develop their
business from the idea stage right through to its opening, operating
and expansion. While the principal candidates for this Program are
those desiring to start a business, it is also extremely beneficial
for those that may have already started their business, but are interested
in receiving additional training, particularly in key areas.
For a more complete description, please refer to the description
page of this website.
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We work with you to research and design your business from the ground
up. During that process we cover such topics as;
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Entrepreneurship - what is it?
Are you one of them?
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Idea - Generation and Evaluation
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The Market - finding or developing the
right one for you
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The Message - are you giving the right
one?
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The Competition - analysing strengths
and/or weakness
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The People - managing staff, dealing
with costumers and suppliers
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The Operation - how to implement what
your plan calls for.
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The Tools and Equipment - what's needed
and when
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The Finances - planning, finding,
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The Challenges - what to expect, being
prepared when it happens
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The Network - support, customers, suppliers
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The Business Plan - writing yours, what's
needed, contingency planning
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At the end of the training process you will have a fully researched and
proven plan of action to start your venture.
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As opposed to an academic setting, this program is held in an entrepreneurial,
or business atmosphere. Every effort has been made to not only learn about,
but to mimic the business environment during your learning. We don't
simply teach about it, we do it. We have a strong commitment to
practice what we preach or "eat our own dog-food" so to speak.
While we do use a business model, the reality of business today is that
continued corporate training is standard practice. Much of that
is conducted either in workshop format, or self-directed study.
Our blended model uses both these methods with strong Distance Education
support methodology. Even this support though, utilizes typical
office communication technology to further reinforce standard business
practices.
Like any regular business, included in those resources is access to other
business professionals including practicing accountants, lawyers, graphics
and marketing specialists, bookkeepers, and other business advisors.
As stated before, these are NOT teachers in an academic program, but all
practicing professionals in their area.
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Not everyone is suited to the entrepreneurial lifestyle. This is
why we do assessments before recommending the program for you. In general,
some of the things we look for during assessment for the full-time Program
are;
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A good match between
the business idea and the personality of the candidate. One
of the tools we use to determine this is a "Comprehensive
Personality Profile" (CPP) Everyone who applies fills
one out and you will get your written results, and an explanation
of it during the interview.
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The ability to access
appropriate funding or credit for the business idea. It does
no one any good to go through the process of planning for a multimillion
dollar enterprise if you have absolutely no hope of finding start-up
capital to fund this enterprise.
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A strong commitment
to learning.
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A commitment to actually
start and operate the business. If you're a "casual"
learner or attending classes simply because you're bored or
have a mild interest in various aspects of business, we may suggest
another venue. Candidates in the full time program are expected
to develop an operable business.
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The appropriate level
of support from spouses, or other key family members. We have
experienced situations where candidates have gone through the program,
developed a very good idea into a proven business opportunity, then
have had to shelve it because a family member wasn't supportive
of the idea. Entrepreneurship is a lifestyle and as such affects
more than just the candidate attending the program.
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If applying for a sponsored
seat in the program, you must meet the criteria of your sponsoring
agency. If you are currently on EI or were in receipt of EI
in the last 3 years or 5 years if maternity benefits, you may qualify
for sponsorship by Alberta Human Resources and Employment.
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The Program requires significant time, energy and commitment both to
the learning process and to the establishment of a full time venture.
Starting a business is an extremely challenging process. BUT, it
is sometimes the only option for those who want to create a vision of
their own and are ready to commit the resources to do it.
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Contact Albert Human Resources and Employment
office and indicate that you are interested in the Self Employment
Program training:
Bonnyville:
(780) 826-4175
Cold Lake: (780)
594-1984
Lac La Biche: (780) 623-5215
Drumheller: (403) 823-1616
Stettler: (403) 742-7586
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You will meet with a consultant to assess
your needs for labour market programming. The consultant may refer
you to Self Employment training and they will contact the training
agency, Global Infobrokers Inc.
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On receipt of the referral, Global Infobrokers,
will contact you to review the program and the assessment requirements.
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Complete the Global Infobrokers’ Assessment
package which is available at your LMIC or download from the Application
page of this website. The complete package includes five (5) documents
PLUS your resume.
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Forward to Global Infobrokers Inc. the
completed Assessment Package together with a copy of your resume.
(The AHRE offices will fax them to us on your behave if you ask them)
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Global Infobrokers will contact you to
arrange an interview time to examine your business idea and review
your assessment package. This maybe be done in a face-to-face meeting,
or via telephone at a predetermined time.
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After the interview and assessment, we
will make a recommendation to you and your consultant regarding your
suitability for the program. We will then advise you using the
contact information provided regarding the status of your application.
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If after the interview we determine that
this program is not your best training option at this time, we will
recommend alternatives where appropriate.
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