Self-Employment Benefit (SEB)
Amount:
No Fixed Amount
Type of Program:
Grants, In-Kind Support
Description:
Self-Employment Benefit (SEB) is a program which provides various types of support to eligible unemployed Atlantic Canadians during the initial phase of their business, including financial assistance, counselling and technical advice.
Comments on Funding:
Funding takes the form of financial assistance:
When It Ends:
Ongoing
Deadline:
Rolling deadline
Eligibility:
Applicants must:
Application Steps:
Applicants must contact Nova Scotia Works to discuss if they qualify for the Self-Employment Benefit (SEB) Program. They will then refer the applicants to one of the Self-Employment Benefit Coordinators to start the application process;
Applicants must have an initial meeting with the SEB Coordinator;
Applicants must complete and submit an application form and they will also need to prepare a business plan.
The application and business plan will be presented by the Self-Employment Benefit Coordinator to a committee and evaluated according to provincially established program criteria.
Documentation Needed:
Applicants must submit:
- 1the completed application form; and
- 2the business plan.
Other Things to Note:
SEB is funded by the government of Canada through the Canada-Provincial Governments Labor Market Agreements.
Programs and services delivered by CBDCs may vary by region.
Program Contact:
