Youth Financial Literacy & Entrepreneurship at the Regent Park Community Centre of Excellence.

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Program Description

This program is specifically geared towards youth living in Toronto and helps young people build money skills and explore entrepreneurship. We run workshops, mentorship, and hands-on support to make financial literacy simple and accessible. This program is especially for youth who want to take control of their finances and future.

💡 What You’ll Learn

• Spend Smart Figure out the difference between needs and wants, and make a budget that actually works for you.

• Money in Real Life Try out fun activities like building a fake budget, breaking down a paycheck, and making big money decisions as a team.

• Make & Save Money Find new ways to earn cash and learn how to stash it in the best savings accounts so it grows.

• Credit Without the Stress Learn what a credit score is, how to build it safely, and how to borrow money without getting trapped in bad debt.

• Start Your Own Thing See what it really takes (and costs) to register a business and get your ideas off the ground.Start Your Own Thing See what it really takes (and costs) .

• How to Find grants that can help fund your projects.

Financial Literacy & Entrepreneurship Program for Creatives and Small Businesses

This program is designed for entrepreneurs, small businesses and creatives who identify as Black, Indigenous, Women, Persons of Colour or 2SLGBTQIA+.

2024 -25 program closed.

Program Description

12 week program aims to reduce the barriers associated with economic development, improvement, and advancement through financial literacy attainment, entrepreneurial and creative industries support that inspires greater resilience and stability.

• Financial Literacy Essentials / MiroFinance

• Business plan writing essentials

• Addressing financial lack and creating abundance

• Creating content for your business (in-person)