Overview
Are you an Ontario student with a business idea? The Summer Company program supports eligible young student entrepreneurs, aged 15 to 29, looking to launch and operate a small business during the summer.
The Summer Company program provides:
- Business fundamentals training
- Group and one-to-one mentorship sessions with a trained business professional
- An opportunity for a grant of up to $3,000 to help launch your small business
Funding Available
The program offers grants 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 the student successfully completes the program
Eligibility Requirements
The Summer Company grant and training program is available to students that have a desire to be entrepreneurs during the summer. To apply, applicants must meet the following criteria:
- Be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident
- Be 15 to 29 years old
- Returning to school, university, college, trade school or an eligible academic institution in the fall
- Starting a new business (i.e. not growing an existing business)
- Planning to operate this new business on Ontario
- Available to work full-time on developing and launching this new business (i.e. no part-time work or school exceeding 12 hours per week during the summer)
- Not been a recipient of the Summer Company program in the past
