Be your own boss

Useful links for young entrepreneurs or freelance workers.

Self-employed workers

Desjardins: Your partner in growth
Your needs are important to us; that's why our products and services are perfectly designed for you.

Desjardins Entrepreneur Prizes
Every year, Desjardins awards various prizes, one of which is for entrepreneurs age 18 to 35 who stand out for their creativity, achievements and contribution to job creation.

AgentSolo.com
Online marketplace for self-employed workers and small businesses. Members can bid on freelance work projects.

Entrepreneurs

Desjardins: Your partner in business
Canada's largest financial cooperative provides you with a range of flexible solutions customized to your situation and ambitions, whatever the size of your company and the scope of your projects.

Canada Business
This Canadian government site contains information for Canadian businesses as well as for entrepreneurs preparing to start a business.

Canada Revenue Agency
A guide for Canadian small businesses.

Info entrepreneurs
A Web site created by the Canadian government with information about government services and programs for businesspeople.

Industry Canada
The Canadian site for businesses and consumers.

Starting your own business
A Quebec Government site that presents, step by step, what you need to do in order to carry out your project successfully.

Société d'investissement jeunesse
If you are a young entrepreneur residing in Quebec and need financial assistance in the form of loan guarantees to start up or acquire a business, the SIJ could be the solution!

Canada Economic Development
Use this site to view the federal government agency's publications (market studies, economic publications and reports, etc.), find out about events of economic interest, visit the media room (if you are a journalist) and find out about the many programs and services offered to small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) in Quebec.

Canada-Ontario Business Service Centre
This site presents the points to consider when starting your own business.