Submit Your Business Plan

Thank you for your interest in the Women’s Enterprise Centre of Manitoba’s business advising and financing services. Please complete and submit the form below, ensuring you attach a copy of your business plan. Be sure to include a 12-month cash flow. Upon receipt of your completed form and business plan, one of our Business Advisors will contact you within ten business days to discuss next steps. We will print a copy of this form for you to sign prior to your meeting with a Business Advisor.

Be sure to retain a copy of your business plan for your records as the version you provide to the Women’s Enterprise Centre of Manitoba will not be returned to you. If you have any questions, please contact us by telephone: 204-988-1860 (in Winnipeg) or 1-800-203-2343 (in Manitoba); or email: wecinfo@wecm.ca

(You may use the tab key to move to the next input field on the form below.)

    Your Personal Contact Info

    Self-Identification (optional)

    AboriginalDisabledFrancophoneImmigrantSocial EnterpriseVisible MinorityYouth (under 35)

    How did you learn about us?

    InternetWEC Website/EmailWord of Mouth/Friend or FamilyBusiness InfoCentre/World Trade CentreAboriginal PartnersAdvertising/TV/Radio/NewspaperChamber of CommerceFinancial InstitutionGovernment Referral Phone BookTrade Show/PresentationWEC Business AnalystWomen Business Owners of ManitobaSocial MediaOther

    Business Partner Contact Info (if applicable)

    Self-Identification (optional)

    AboriginalDisabledFrancophoneImmigrantSocial EnterpriseVisible MinorityYouth (under 35)

    Your Business Overview

    Business Status

    Not StartedOpen Full TimeOpen Part TimeOpen Seasonal

    Organization Type

    Sole ProprietorshipPartnershipCorporation

    Business Name

    Percentage Female Owned

    Sector (choose one)

    Retail TradeOther Services (including Service to Oil and Gas Extraction)Accommodation and Food ServicesManufacturingArts, Entertainment and RecreationAgriculture, Forestry, Fishing and HuntingConstructionWholesale TradeTransportation and WarehousingInformation and Cultural IndustriesReal Estate and Rental and LeasingProfessional, Scientific and Technical ServicesManagement of Companies and EnterprisesAdministrative and Support, Waste Management and Remediation ServicesMining

    Market Area

    WinnipegManitobaCanadaUnited StatesInternational

    Time Commitment

    Full-TimePart-TimeSeasonalOne-Time Project

    Is your business home-based?

    yesno

    If you are not currently a business owner, have you have ever owned a business?

    yesno

    Please rate your knowledge and experience of the following on a scale of 1-5, where 1 is very little, and 5 is extensive.

    Business Operation

    12345

    Marketing

    12345

    Human Resource Management

    12345

    Information Technology

    12345

    Financial Statements/Analysis

    12345

    Will you be seeking a loan from the Women's Enterprise Centre of Manitoba?

    yesno

    Are you applying for financing elsewhere?

    yesno

    Have you had any personal or business problems with credit?

    yesno

    Is there anything else that you would like to share?

    Please upload your business and financial plans.

    Acknowledgement and Release

    I / we acknowledge the Women’s Enterprise Centre of Manitoba (WECM) is NOT providing me with professional financial or legal advice, but rather offers itself as a source of information, counsel, support and direction to further resources.

    I / we acknowledge that the WECM has advised me to seek professional financial and legal advice and to conduct my own investigations into all matters pertaining to my business plan. The WECM has advised me not to rely solely on the information and advice given to me by or on behalf of the WECM.

    I / we hereby release the WECM, its directors, representatives and employees from responsibility should I choose to act solely on the information and advice provided to me by or on behalf of the WECM.

    I / we acknowledge as well that the WECM, its directors, representatives and employees have not held themselves to be expert in any particular field, but rather to be a source of information, support and encouragement for women in business.

    On behalf of myself, the company, partnership, or organization that I represent, I acknowledge that I have read and understood the above.

    Privacy Notice and Consent

    The Women's Enterprise Centre of Manitoba (WECM) values our relationship with you and respects your privacy. We do not sell or barter your information to third parties. There may be times when the information you have provided may be used for statistical or research purposes. Your information will be used in a manner that will ensure its confidentiality.

    I understand and acknowledge that WECM collects, uses and discloses my personal information on the basis outlined in WECM’s Privacy Code.

    By requesting and using WECM’s services, I hereby consent to the collection, use and disclosure of my personal information by WECM only as indicated above.

    Applicant Declaration

    On behalf of myself, the company, partnership, or organization that I represent, I acknowledge that I have read and understood the above.

    I declare that all information provided herein is true, complete and correct, to the best of my knowledge. I further consent to the Women's Enterprise Centre of Manitoba retaining copies of any and all information and documents received from the undersigned, including any business plan and supporting documents.

    I acknowledge that I have read and consent to the above Applicant Declaration.

    Yes, I would like to receive electronic communications from the Women's Enterprise Centre of Manitoba related to entrepreneurship and small business.

    If you currently receive WEC E-News, by checking 'yes' you will continue to receive just one copy of each edition.