​​​​​​​Consultations are a 30-minute, private and confidential meeting with a business advisor to discuss your specific questions and issues regarding business start-up and growth. Our business advisors will help you ​understand your current business stage and recommend a course of action to make your business vision a reality.

Please fully complete the request form. Questions left unanswered will make you ineligible for this free service.

If you are booking a startup consultation, please review the Guide to Starting a Business in Brampton before your meeting so you are prepared.

The Business Advisors' role is to evaluate, consult and coach, not to act as an agency for your business or be assigned administrative responsibilities that would otherwise be given to a staff member or outside firm.​

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Cancellation and Missed Appointment Policy

Your appointment is for your exclusive use, and when it is cancelled with short notice or missed altogether, it is often too late or impossible to offer this time to someone else, and the appointment time goes unfilled.

The following cancellation / missed appointment policy is in effect:

  • A full 24 hours notice is required for cancelling appointments.​
  • If you cancel within less than 24 hours, the Entrepreneur Centre reserves the right to refuse to rebook for clients with previous no-shows or late cancellations and will be subject to a $50 cancellation fee.

To maintain the efficiency of our services and uphold a fair booking system, we strictly prohibit late arrivals. We understand that unforeseen circumstances may arise, but showing up late not only disrupts the flow of our schedule but also inconveniences others who have appointments following yours.

Therefore, we reserve the right to cancel appointments for clients who arrive late without prior notice. This ensures that we can effectively manage our time and provide quality service to all our clients.​

  • If you arrive less than 10 minutes late for an appointment:
    • You will be seen by the advisor; however, the meeting will be cut short
  • If you arrive more than 10 minutes late for an appointment:
    • ​Your appointment will be rescheduled
    • A $50 cancellation fee may apply.

Please see the Consultation Procedural Statement at the end of the request form for full details.

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Privacy Stateme​​nt

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Feedback provided by the Brampton Entrepreneur Centre and its employees is not to be taken as legal advice. The Brampton Entrepreneur Centre assumes no liability due to actions taken by client as a result of feedback and / commentaries.

This Procedural Statement sets forth certain expectations for both clients and the BEC staff. Its intention is to ensure that the business consultation service continues to be provided in a mutually productive and efficient manner.​​

  • Consultations are free of charge.
  • Clients are permitted no more than two (2) consultations at each of the following business lifecycle stages: exploration; research and planning; launch and early growth; expansion.
  • Method of service delivery may include: face-to-face meetings, conference calls, e-mail feedback
  • The duration of each client meeting is 30min
  • Non-Disclosure Agreements are not signed. However, all confidentiality is assured.
  • The Brampton Entrepreneur Centre has the right to refuse the provision of this service.
  • The Brampton Entrepreneur Centre will follow up with clients at 3 months and 12 months post consultation. The client is expected to report whether the business has opened/expanded and jobs created as a result, within three days of the request.
Your appointment is for your exclusive use, and when it is cancelled with short notice or missed altogether, it is often too late or impossible to offer this time to someone else, and the appointment time goes unfilled.

The following cancellation / missed / late appointment policy is in effect:
  • A full 24 hours notice is required for cancelling appointments.
  • If you cancel within less than 24 hours, the Entrepreneur Centre reserves the right to refuse rebooking for clients with previous no-shows or late cancellations and will be subject to a $50 cancellation fee.
  • If you arrive less than 10 minutes late for an appointment:
    • You will be seen by the advisor; however, the meeting will be cut short
  • If you arrive more than 10 minutes late for an appointment:
    • ​Your appointment will be rescheduled
    • A $50 cancellation fee may apply​

The personal information on this form is collected under the authority of the Municipal Act SO 2001, c. 25. Questions about the collection of personal information should be directed to our Call Centre by dialing 3-1-1 (within Brampton city limits) or 905.874.2000 (outside city limits). Please review the City’s Privacy Statement for more information.