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STATE WIDE ONLINE: Entrepreneur Self Employment Assistance Program (SEAP) Orientation Session

Workshop Language: English

Approved Unemployment Insurance (UI) Job Search Activity: Yes

Thinking about self-employment or starting a business? Interested in creating and launching your own business to give you the flexibility and income opportunity unavailable through conventional employment? In the Self Employment Assistance Program (SEAP), as one of your benefits, you can create a job in your business which interests you and can provide employment income for you. SEAP offers a valuable option to people who want to run their own business.

The SEAP program can help you with starting your business while continuing to receive your weekly unemployment benefits including:

• Self-employment business training
• Business coaching/counseling
• Business plan development
• Resources available to help your business
• Available financing options

SEAP is a unique opportunity for you to enter into self-employment entrepreneurial training and receive business counseling while you collect unemployment benefits. If you qualify and enroll in an approved training program, you do not have to look for other jobs while in the SEAP program. Register for the Entrepreneur SEAP Orientation Session to learn more.