{"id":398,"date":"2025-02-12T13:55:47","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T18:55:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/career\/?page_id=398"},"modified":"2025-02-12T13:56:09","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T18:56:09","slug":"entrepreneurship","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/career\/job-search\/job-search-and-networking\/entrepreneurship\/","title":{"rendered":"Entrepreneurship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n Entrepreneurship\n <\/h1>\n \n \n <\/header>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

Starting and running your own business can be a profitable and extremely rewarding way to make a living. It also tends to involve a significant amount of risk and hard-work, and is not for everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is this really what I want?<\/strong>
Are you determined, self-reliant, resilient, motivated by achievement, and have a high tolerance for uncertainty? The Government of Canada provides resources to begin exploring if entrepreneurship is for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do I have a (good) business idea?<\/strong>
Does your idea fill a niche or solve a problem, or can you do something in a new or better way than it has been done before?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are my options?<\/strong>
Are you looking to start a business from the ground up, to buy an existing business or franchise, or to work free-lance?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are the next steps?<\/strong>
Do you have a business plan? Have you consulted with experts and others who have started their own business? How will you arrange financing?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where can I find help and learn more about entrepreneurship?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 becoming incorporated<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ontario Network of Entrepreneurs<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 expert advice on starting and funding your business<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CUSA Hatch<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 student-led entrepreneurship centre which aims to bring people together to transform, and innovate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Futurpreneur Canada<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 provides expertise, financing, mentoring and business resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Invest Ottawa<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 carries out economic and business development programs and initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Start-Up Ottawa<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 regularly holds networking & workshop events, and provides insights as to how best to get your business off the ground in Ottawa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Canada Business Government Service for Entrepreneur<\/strong>s \u2013 provides information on government programs, services, and regulations to help start a new business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Legacy Conference<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 an annual entrepreneurship conference held at the Shaw Convention Centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ontario Summer Company<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 you can get start-up money to kick-off a new summer business and\/or advice and mentorship from local business leaders to help get the business up and running.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YMCA Youth Entrepreneurship Project<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 helps youth to start a small business by developing a business plan, increasing business skills and personal skills in order for them to succeed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Starting and running your own business can be a profitable and extremely rewarding way to make a living. It also tends to involve a significant amount of risk and hard-work, and is not for everyone. Is this really what I want?Are you determined, self-reliant, resilient, motivated by achievement, and have a high tolerance for uncertainty? […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":108,"featured_media":0,"parent":169,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_cu_dining_location_slug":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"cu_page_type":[14],"class_list":["post-398","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","cu_page_type-general"],"acf":{"cu_post_thumbnail":false},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/398","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/108"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=398"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/398\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":400,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/398\/revisions\/400"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/169"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=398"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"cu_page_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_page_type?post=398"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}