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Summer Company Program for Young Entrepreneurs
Are you a Mississauga student 15 to 29 years and have a business idea you’re excited about? Have you always wanted to experience what it would be like to be your own boss? Now is your chance to become an Entrepreneur!
Summer Company can help you launch and operate your very own business this summer. The program provides:
- Free business training on a variety of business topics to help you get your business up and running. Topics include: bookkeeping, sales, marketing, and so much more…
- Free mentorship and guidance from local business leaders and professionals to help support your new business venture and goals.
- Opportunity to receive a grant up to $3,000 to help kickstart your new summer business.
Don’t miss out on the chance to apply to be a part of Summer Company if you are interested in starting a business in Mississauga this summer. Apply soon as space is limited!
Program Details
- Summer Company training begins early June and will run throughout until end of August
- Weekly group training and one-on-one mentorship meetings occur up to 3 hours per week
- Monthly mandatory in-person workshops are held at IDEA Square One
- Participants run their business full time over the summer months
- Post-secondary students launch their business by the beginning of June and must be prepared to commit a minimum of 420 hours.
- High school students launch their business by the beginning of July and must be prepared to commit a minimum of 280 hours.
The Summer Company program is delivered by the Mississauga Business Entrepreneur Centre for the Mississauga area and is funded by the Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade.
Services offered by the Mississauga Business Entrepreneur Centre are available in French upon request for programs funded by the Province of Ontario (Les services Le Centre d’encadrement des entrepreneurs de Mississauga sont disponible en Français sur demande pour les programmes financés par la province de l’Ontario. Démarrer une entreprise d’été : étudiants; L’information est disponible en français ICI).