(Deputy Premier Donald Arseneault announces the province will give $75,000 to the mentorship program)
(Photo by Sherry Aske)
Immigrants in Saint John can now get help when looking to start a business.
The province is giving $75,000 to Enterprise Saint John to run a business mentorship program for immigrant entrepreneurs.
Project Coordinator Anita Punamiya tells CHSJ News the program will help keep people in the province.
Punamiya says local businesses will partner with an immigrant for half a year and meet with them for at least four hours every month.
Andy He came to Canada to attend UNBSJ and tells us he signed up for the program because he thinks he can learn a lot from his mentor.
He says his mentor can provide him with local business information and help him meet new people.
The Business Immigrant Mentorship Program began as a pilot project in Fredericton last year and is now available in Moncton as well.
