O.S.E.B. is an Employment Ontario Program and there is no charge for qualified applicants.
To qualify for the O.S.E.B. Program you must have a current employment insurance claim or have had an employment insurance benefit established in the past 3 years (or 5 years if on maternity benefits/parental leave at that time). As an applicant you are not currently working full-time and you reside in the Durham Region. Additionally, as the program is designed to help individuals launch new businesses, you must not have had started a business or be running your business before beginning the program. Details are provided at our Orientation sessions.
There is no charge for this service to eligible applicants. If you do not meet the criteria - all services listed above are available in one to one coaching sessions on a fee for service basis.
Contact: 905-668-4141 or essentialseb@bellnet.ca for more info.
Here is what some of our graduates have said:
"Thank you – for without OSEB this would not have been possible. We make the top 10!"
Doug Cornell, President, Advatum Services, Pickering, On.
www. www.advatum.com
referring to - Profit Magazine’s Top 50 Emerging Companies
"The in-class education, facilitators, and on-going encouragement of the OSEB program is directly responsible for the success of my business. The program is extremely informative and comprehensive, and provides all the necessary tools that any entrepreneur needs to start their own business. I highly recommend OSEB and Essential Communications to any person seeking self employment".
Kelly Weldrick
Makeup In Motion
info@makeupinmotion.com
"Because I was fortunate enough to receive entrance into the OSEB program I was able to realize my dream of publishing a local community magazine. The practical business knowledge I acquired in the various workshops has already proven useful in my new business, and I believe the encouragement and support I have received from everyone involved in this program continue to be a key factor in the success of my new business. Thank you OSEB".
Susan Benedet, Publisher
Life in Clarington Magazine
905.987.4424
905.987.4425
905.987.4426 timelesspublications@rogers.com
"I joined the OSEB Family in 2006 with a hope of venturing into the exciting world of entrepreneurship. I really believe that you can have a great business idea, but if you are not surrounded with the right people, you will surely sink, this is what you will find with the OSEB program, the right people!"
Cara McCarron
Managing Director
Balance Advertising Solutions
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