{"id":382,"date":"2020-09-28T14:42:53","date_gmt":"2020-09-28T14:42:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edpwinnipeg.com\/?p=382"},"modified":"2020-09-28T14:52:16","modified_gmt":"2020-09-28T14:52:16","slug":"federal-government-launches-black-entrepreneurship-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edpwinnipeg.com\/?p=382","title":{"rendered":"Federal Government launches Black Entrepreneurship Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>The Government of Canada announced a new program that will support Black Canadian entrepreneurs for the foreseeable future.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div>The <a href=\"https:\/\/pm.gc.ca\/en\/news\/news-releases\/2020\/09\/09\/prime-minister-announces-support-black-entrepreneurs-and-business\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Black Entrepreneur Program<\/a> will assist thousands of Black business owners across the country. Canada will invest $221 million in partnership with Canadian financial institutions, in addition to $93 million over the next four years, according to a release from <a href=\"https:\/\/wecm.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Women&#8217;s Enterprise Centre.<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The initiative includes:<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Up to $53 million to develop and implement a new\u00a0National Ecosystem Fund\u00a0to support Black-led business organizations across the country;<\/li>\n<li>Up to $33.3 million in support through the new\u00a0Black Entrepreneurship Loan Fund\u00a0that will provide loans between $25,000 and $250,000 for Black business owners and entrepreneurs; and<\/li>\n<li>Up to $6.5 million to create and sustain a new Black Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub\u00a0that will collect data on the state of Black entrepreneurship in Canada. 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