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The goal is to build on the success of the social enterprise and equip newcomer women with the skills and knowledge needed to navigate the culinary industry and establish their own businesses. [...] Goal(s): The short-term goals of the program are to increase newcomer women's knowledge of the local food business environment and to provide them with a realistic understanding of the requirements for success in the food business. [...] The intermediate and long-term goals of the program are for women to engage in some form of revenue-generating food activities, develop a greater sense of belonging in Canada, and increase awareness of the available support services. [...] At the end of the program, individual client feedback forms are distributed to assess various aspects of the client experience, including learning outcomes, challenges throughout the program, suggestions for improvement, and whether they would recommend the program to a friend. [...] The program also employs proxy measures of success, such as evaluating the completion of program deliverables in online classes by clients, tracking the number of sales generated after each event, monitoring the number of return clients and referrals, and counting the number of new businesses started upon graduation.