Business and Entrepreneurship
New country, new challenges and with it comes a set of anxiousness to start your new business.
To ease your worries and fears, CIWA has designed Business & Entrepreneurship Program to help immigrant women in understanding contract work and starting their new business.
This Program includes, Immigrant Women Business Circles and Labour Market Bridging for Volunteers: Interpretation and Translation Program that can help you build confidence to navigate the gig economy as well as start, manage and grow a business.
Workforce Development for Immigrant Women
This project funded by the Government of Alberta developed an assessment tool to evaluate the competencies of low to mid-skilled refugee and immigrant women for sales and service jobs. This tool was developed with employer input and guidance to address workplace skills gaps and labour shortages.
Immigrant Women Business Circles
The project equips immigrant women with the necessary tools to start, manage, and grow a business. Participants will undergo business development training that includes but is not limited to creating business plans, learning to navigate systems, developing partnerships, and accessing financing.
Labour Market Bridging for Volunteers: Interpretation and Translation
Labour Market Bridging for Volunteers: Interpretation and Translation provides training is a full-time 20-week employment training program which supports bilingual professional women.
Employment Synergies for Immigrant Women
This project aims to address the challenges Calgary employers have in filling job vacancies. Employment Synergies will provide support for employers to enhance connections to immigrant women seeking employment.