CYBF Succession Financing:

Succession Loans must meet the same criteria as Start Up loans, with one exception:

For Succession Loans only, the youth has until the end of the fifth year of operation to attain 51% ownership in the Company financed by CYBF.

Under normal Start Up criteria, the youth must have 51% ownership at inception.

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The Canadian Youth Business Foundation (CYBF) is a national charity dedicated to growing our nation's economy one young entrepreneur at a time. We look at character not collateral, when providing youth, age 18-34, with pre-launch coaching, business resources, start-up financing and mentoring, to help them launch and sustain a successful entrepreneurial business.

Driving Canada's Business Success By Helping Youth Help Themselves