Feb 06 2023 19 mins
After being laid off from his job, Ryan Knight started his entrepreneurship journey and opened his business, Detailing Knights. After realizing there were limited resources for Black-owned businesses to access capital to scale their business, he founded his non-profit organization, Afro-Caribbean Business Network.
In this episode we cover:
1. How Ryan gained capital to start his business
2. How he received mentorship that helped him scale his business
3. Entrepreneurship programs available in Canada
4. How ACBN helps Black entrepreneurs start, scale and access microloans for their business
Resources
Connect with Ryan Knight
Website:https://acbncanada.com/
LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/ryan-oneil-knight-6534b134
Resources mentioned in this episode
The Small Business Enterprise Centre- https://www.ontario.ca/page/small-business-enterprise-centre-locations
Summer Company- https://www.ontario.ca/page/start-summer-company-students
Second Career- https://www.secondcareerontario.com/web/second_career/
Digital Main Street- https://digitalmainstreet.ca/
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