Turning my self-doubt into creative action: Swatee’s Story 

The journey of my business, Inner Outer Grooming (IOG) in Canada began when I came here with the dream to make my business available globally. Inner Outer Grooming (IOG) allows people to share unique solutions externally while maintaining their individual uniqueness.  

The idea got its first push in 2023. I approached MNLCT by chance to get help on another front. 

But then I became very inspired to learn how MNLCT enables entrepreneurs to turn their dreams into reality.” 

 By joining the Entrepreneurial Excellence and Leadership (EXL) program, I was able to understand all the necessary details that needed to be taken into account to understand the Canadian culture. 

We talked a lot about cultural emphasis, social media presence, content creation, elevator pitch, etc. to use the opportunities that MNLCT provided in their EXL program. I benefited greatly from communicating with EXL. MNLCT also helped me adapt to a new country as a newcomer. 

The EXL program allowed my IOG business to officially register in Canada as a sole proprietorship. I was then helped to tailor the program with Canadian cultural understanding – to motivate Canadian audiences to start their Self-Growth Journey with realistic direction and goals that bring satisfaction and expansion to our lifestyle. 

EXL program helped me understand how to create a website (under construction). It allowed a team of 15 to use their talents and uniqueness to express themselves with confidence. Clients showed tremendous growth in less than 100 hours of sessions, which greatly helped them in the mental, emotional, physical, career and social expansion and grounding. It was needed to have contentment and healthy life Inside-Out. 

In short, MNLCT and its EXL program gave me the opportunity to follow my dream and make it a reality by turning self-doubt into creative action. 

The grant will be an asset to set up a base and space for content creation and holistic service to the community. 

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“The people who work for MNLC are not only professionals, but also have a deep sense of empathy, which is very important when dealing with newcomers.”

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Thank you for your patience as we continue to respond to a cybersecurity incident affecting our communication systems.

We are happy to share an important update — we are now able to send outgoing emails. Going forward, you will receive our emails from our new domain, @mnlc.ca, in addition to our temporary Gmail addresses. Please watch for us in your inbox. 

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How we work on Canada Day Week

All our offices will be closed from Monday, June 29th, to Friday, July 3rd inclusive.

LINC, Mental Health, and Bridging programs are available virtually on Monday, June 29, and Tuesday, June 30.

Community Health Services is available virtually on Tuesday, June 30.

We will reopen on Monday, July 6th.

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We know it has been frustrating and difficult to reach us during this time, and we sincerely apologize for that. Please know that all our programs and services are running and staff are ready to support you. For getting in touch with us, please continue to use our temporary Gmail addresses:

Or drop in to our Keele location (2737 Keele St, units 9, 111, 112, North York) or Finch location (1122 Finch Ave West, Unit 1, North York) during office hours:

  • Settlement staff are available at our Keele office in Units 111 (Resource Centre) & 112 from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM Monday to Friday to answer questions and provide guidance. 
  • LINC in-person classes are running as usual at Keele office and online.
  • HAP is closed for the summer.
  • Community Health Services is able to support at our Finch office on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM.

We take your privacy seriously and kindly ask that you do not share sensitive personal information via email.

Thank you for your understanding. We appreciate the many kind words of empathy shared by our community, and we look forward to being fully operational again. We will continue to share updates as our systems are restored.