Welcome Young Entrepreneurs!
As a student or young entrepreneur in the Leeds and Grenville area you can receive free consulting and expert advice on all the aspects of starting your "Summer Company Program". The Leeds and Grenville Small Business Enterprise Centre (LGSBEC) is here to help and assist with getting you going!
Here is how our "one-stop" shop can help you, we provide free:
- Business start up consulting services
- Help writing your business plan
- Access to the Internet, a computer and printer
- A multitude of material that your are welcome to keep (booklets, pamphlets, brochures, etc) - all geared to your needs
- You can access our onsite library of resource materials (directories, trade indexes, books, etc)
- Workshops / seminars
- Assistance with licenses, permits, registrations, regulations and other forms and documents you may need to fill out for the "Summer Company Program
- Information on patents, copyright and trademarks
- Mentoring and networking opportunities
- Advice on management, marketing and financing for your "Summer Company"
Success Stories From 2004:
Almost 850 students have taken part in the Summer Company program. They are full-time students at schools, colleges and universities. They start summer camps, they open restaurants and stores, they give swimming lessons, wash windows, paint cottages, and design jewellery, clothing, skateboards and software.
Congratulations to the past participants of the "Summer Company Program", they have proven that they have what it takes to be the business leaders of the future. Read their stories.
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Do You Have Questions?
Please contact Wendy Onstein at the Leeds and Grenville Small Business Enterprise Centre, 613-342-8772 x470 or wonstein@brockville.com. You can also review some commonly asked questions.
Also, check out this Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship Guide for more information on Federal and Provincial government programs and services.
Ontario Secondary School Business Plan Competition
What Is It?
It's an opportunity for Ontario high school students to create a business plan and compete with their peers throughout the province for awards of up to $ 2,500!
How Does It Work?
Students must first compete at a local business plan competition organized by a Small Business Enterprise Centre in their area. For the Leeds and Grenville Area, contact Wendy Onstein at wonstein@brockville.com and inquire when the next competition schedule / deadline.
The winner of each local competition becomes a Finalist in Northern Ontario, Eastern Ontario, South-western Ontario or Central Ontario, depending on their location. The winner from each region will then compete for a placement at the Provincial level.
Regional winners are presented with bursaries of up to $1000 and Provincial winners with bursaries of up to $1500. All finalists are honored at an annual awards banquet where the Regional and Provincial winners are announced.
What Will I Learn?
This is a great opportunity for high school students to show their creativity and entrepreneurial spirit. Even if the plan doesn't win, students get invaluable feedback from business professionals on the viability of their business plan.
Need Some Business Ideas?
- Pet sitting / Dog walking services
- Residential cleaning services:
- Blind cleaning
- Garage/basement de-cluttering or cleaning
- Vehicle cleaning and detailing (inside & out of cars, trucks, boats, RV's, tent-trailers, etc.)
- Delivery/moving services
- Grass cutting/snow removal services:
- Spring yard raking
- Flower and garden weeding
- Landscaping
- Scrap booking/picture album sorting and organizing
- Creation of memorial books for loved ones or pets
- E-Bay selling
- Child Care/assistance for the elderly:
- Assistance with meal preparation
- Running errands/shopping
- Painting (fencing, outside trim, sheds, indoor rooms, etc)
"Don't limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, remember, you can achieve." - Mary Kay Ash
