Deadline: 9 May 2025
Business Centre Guelph-Wellington is inviting applications for the Summer Company Program.
Summer Company is a program of the government of Ontario that helps young people between 15 and 29 years old start and run their own summer business by providing funding, advice and services.
Learning how to run your own student business is one of the best summer jobs you can have. You get to be your own boss while learning what it takes to manage a business. Sales, marketing, bookkeeping, customer relationship management and networking are just a few of the highly useful skills you’ll develop.
Funding Information
- An award of up to $3,000
- A first payment of up to $1,500 for start-up costs
- A second payment of up to $1,500 once you’ve successfully completed the program
- Hands-on coaching
- Mentoring from business leaders in your community and from your program provider
Eligibility Criteria
- In order to apply participants must:
- Go to high school, college or university
- Live in Ontario
- Are a Canadian citizen or permanent resident
- Are between 15-29 years old (if under 18: a parent or guardian must sign the agreement for the applicant)
- Are not already running a business
- Are not working at another job or going to school for more than 12 hours a week during the program
- Are returning to school after the program ends
For more information, visit Business Centre Guelph-Wellington.
