The CQCC Youth Entrepreneurship Program empowers 2SLGBTQI+ entrepreneurs between the ages of 18 and 39 by providing them with support and tailored guidance to help them establish or grow their own businesses. The one-year program has four components:

• networking
• access to funding
• building business skills
• mentoring

Launched in 2017, the program helps a new group of young entrepreneurs each year. Each week, we will be spotlighting a member of our 2021 OUT For Business Cohort.

Thank you to our program partners: TD Bank Group, Scotiabank, Higgins & Burke Naturals, City of Toronto and Shopify.

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Interested in learning more? Click here for more information about our OUT For Business Youth Entrepreneurship Program.