Self-Employment Programs - Capilano University

Contact

BOSS Self-Employment Entrepreneurship Program
Capilano University
Continuing Education
2055 Purcell Way
North Vancouver, BC
V7J 3H5

Tel: 604.984.4954
Fax: 604.983.7545

E-mail: boss@capilanou.ca
Website: www.capilanou.ca/ce/boss

Description of Program

Capilano University’s BOSS Self-Employment Entrepreneurship Program provides its entrepreneurs with practical and current skills, tools and thinking. BOSS entrepreneurs learn more than just book-skills such as accounting, sales, operations, marketing and management; they acquire tools to build and sustain their businesses. BOSS instills its entrepreneurs with knowledge to achieve the results they want.

BOSS invites into the program only those entrepreneurs we believe will succeed. Our mentors, advisors and instructors all work together for one outcome: the success of BOSS entrepreneurs.

program Structure

BOSS consists of 48 weeks of skills sharpening, knowledge building and ideas refining. In addition to our 10-week intensive training immersion, BOSS entrepreneurs receive on-going mentorship, support and advising; they attend BOSS Café every month, and receive further business knowledge through 12 annual Return to Training events.

In their first 10 weeks, BOSS entrepreneurs learn to design, adjust and use their Business and Action Plans; refine their target markets; position their unique product and/or service; and work for their businesses rather than in their businesses. The next 38 weeks consist of plan implementation, advising and mentoring. With the support of dedicated business advisors who are industry experts, BOSS entrepreneurs launch their businesses according to the plans they design.

MENTORING Structure

BOSS provides mentoring support from day one as a tool for business success. Mentoring includes questioning, suggesting options; and celebrating success. At BOSS, entrepreneurs meet with mentors for confidential conversations about possibilities, successes, failures, processes and goals. Entrepreneurs receive the advantage of objective independent thinking supporting their businesses. We match all our mentors and mentees based on their industry and business needs.

Next Intake Dates

May 17 – FULL\
September 13, 2010 – Application due August 3, 2010

Qualifications

To qualify for the program, you must:

Be currently receiving EI benefits, or have received EI benefits within the last three years, or have received maternity/parental benefits within the last five years
Be legally entitled to work in Canada
Have cash or in-kind assets equivalent to a minimum of 25 per cent of your EI benefits
Have a specific business concept

Application and Selection Process

If you meet the above qualifications, please attend an information session.

Information sessions are every Monday except holidays at 2:30 pm in the Capilano University library room LB119. At the information session you will receive detailed program and application information.

Call us at 604.984.4954 if you have any questions. We’re here to help you realize your Self-Employment ambitions.