Women's Enterprise Centre of Manitoba

Eligibility Criteria

Applicants can be sole proprietors, partnerships or corporations, but businesses have to be 50% or more woman-owned and controlled.

Eligible Area

The head office of the business must be located in Manitoba.

Eligible Activities

Eligible activities are the establishment, the purchase or the expansion of a business in Manitoba.

Summary

Business Advice

Business advice is provided on subjects such as new business feasibility, business plan development, start-up procedures, marketing strategies, and expansion planning.

Business Loans

The Loan Program offers many benefits including:

• no application or monthly fees;
• competitive interest rates;
• no minimum loan amount;
• no cost or penalties for early repayment;
• flexible equity and collateral security requirements;
• business planning assistance;
• maximum loan of $100,000; and
• terms of up to five years.

What it does not cover?

The WECM does not provide financing for multi-level marketing ventures, independent agents and/or direct sellers, purchase of goodwill, owner's salary, refinancing of existing debt, or purchase of buildings.

FOR GENERAL INFORMATION

For more information, please visit the WECM's Web site.

Manitoba Contact(s):
Ms. Mary Jane Loustel
CEO
Women's Enterprise Centre of Manitoba
100 - 207 Donald Street
Winnipeg, Manitoba  R3C 1M5
Telephone: (204) 988-1860
Fax: (204) 988-1871
Toll-free (information): 1-800-203-2343
TTY (hearing impaired): (204) 988-1870
E-mail: wecinfo@wecm.ca
Web site: http://www.wecm.ca
Hours of operation: Monday, Tuesday & Friday: 8:30 am to 5 pm Wednesday: 11 am to 5 pm Thursday 8:30 am to 9 pm Summer hours from June 1 to August 31: Monday to Friday: 8:30 am to 4:30 pm