How to Access Capital for you Business in Canada

After being laid off from his job, Ryan Knight started his entrepreneurship journey and opened his business, Detailing Knights. After realizing there were limited resources for Black-owned businesses to access capital to scale their business, he founded his non-profit organization, Afro-Caribbean Business Network. 

 In this episode we cover: 

1. How Ryan gained capital to start his business 

2. How he received mentorship that helped him scale his business 

3. Entrepreneurship programs available in Canada 

4. How ACBN helps Black entrepreneurs start, scale and access microloans for their business

Resources

Connect with Ryan Knight 

Website:https://acbncanada.com/

LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/ryan-oneil-knight-6534b134

Resources mentioned in this episode 

The Small Business Enterprise Centre- https://www.ontario.ca/page/small-business-enterprise-centre-locations

Summer Company- https://www.ontario.ca/page/start-summer-company-students

Second Career- https://www.secondcareerontario.com/web/second_career/

Digital Main Street-  https://digitalmainstreet.ca/ 

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