ACCESS - Business Training Program for Emerging Entrepreneurs

About the organization and the programs we offer:
ACCESS Community Capital Fund is a registered charity based in Toronto that empowers aspiring entrepreneurs to reach their potential by removing barriers to entrepreneurship through business training, coaching, and financing. The session will be presented by Ruqia Karimi, who has been working with ACCESS since March 2018. Ruqia is the Program Coordinator for the Women’s Business Accelerator at ACCESS.

#### Programs that will be discussed:

Small Business Accelerator: This is a free workshop series that will equip you with the tools you need to develop your business idea and plan.
In the SBA program, you will:

• Develop your idea and craft a business plan
• Receive coaching support to enhance your learning
• Network with other entrepreneurs and industry professionals

Women’s Business Accelerator (WBA) program which is a free, online workshop series
that will equip you with the tools you need to launch a profitable business in Canada.
In the WBA program, you’ll:

• Develop your idea and craft a business plan
• Receive coaching support to enhance your learning
• Network with other entrepreneurs and industry professionals
• Practice and refine your pitching skills

The Women’s Business Launch program:
This program offers you a combination of interactive workshops and coaching sessions
providing practical tools to help you solidify your business plan and get you ready to launch or grow your business with confidence, leveraging small business loans through ACCESS and other programs. We know that women entrepreneurs face systemic barriers at all stages of their entrepreneurial journey, this program is designed to alleviate those barriers at the early stages.

> Register here: https://shorturl.at/zeJgv

#### Speaker:

Ruqia Karimi
Program Coordinator - ACCESS Community Capital Fund