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:

Eligible applicants must be receiving or have received Employment Insurance (EI) benefits within a certain timeframe and will continue to receive your Employment Insurance (EI) benefits until their claim ends. At this time, they will receive support at a provincially established rate for the duration of time remaining on the SEB Program; OR
If approved for the SEB Program, but are not currently receiving Employment Insurance benefits, they will receive a weekly allowance at a provincially established rate.

When It Ends:

Ongoing

Deadline:

Rolling deadline

Eligibility:

Applicants must:

be eligible unemployed Atlantic Canadians;
have the initial phase of their business.

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: