Société d'aide au développement des collectivités (SADC) Shawinigan

Published purpose

This 38-month project aims to ensure full participation in economic life for women who are part-time entrepreneurs (flexipreneurs), and to help them improve their economic security and prosperity, by trialling a new approach to financing and support that is tailored to their needs in order to assist them in starting up, sustaining, and growing their businesses. To achieve this, SADC Shawinigan plans to engage partners and establish an implementation committee; develop a plan on assessment measures and data collection; establish and execute a trial project in several Quebec regions for a flexi-loan tailored to women flexipreneurs needs, with flexible conditions and a streamlined assessment process; introduce support services and specialized workshops for women flexipreneurs; and share results and lessons learned. A three-month extension will allow for continued support and training for flexipreneurs, as well as the promotion of flexiprêt services. It will also serve to mobilize potential partners to sustain and scale up the project.