In May 2008, the GCSBEC launched Summer Company, a program designed to help enterprising youth start and run their own summer business. We are now entering into our third year of administering this successful program. Students accepted into the program receive:
• Hands-on business training
• Up to $3,000 in awards!
• Business Mentoring to aid in their current and future endeavors
• The pride and experience of being their own boss
Meet the 2010 Summer Company Students
Christopher Nuttley, Evan Brown, Shannon Gerow, Tiia Pajos, Curtis Lush
Six students from the Collingwood/South Georgian Bay Region are taking part in the SummerCompany program this year. Managed by the Small Business Enterprise Centre and funded by the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade, the Summer Company Program helps students set up and operate their own business. Each student receives $1,500 in start-up funding, and an additional $1,500 upon successful program completion in August.
Christopher Nuttley of Creemore is operating Nuttley's Outdoor Labourand Painting. Evan Brown from Collingwood is operating EZ Lawn Care. Shannon Gerow from Stayner is operating Put Your Best Paw Forward Dog Walkers. Tiia Pajos from Collingwood is operating ReVamp, a company that prints silk-screen on t-shirts for businesses. Curtis Lush of Clarksburg has a company called Juggles. He entertains at various events. Amanada Winters from Singhampton is running a company she created called Beaver River Stone Landscaping.
For more information about Summer Company, contact Cindy Griffiths, Small Business Assistant, at the Greater Collingwood Small Business Enterprise Centre.
Telephone 705-446-3355.
Email: adminsbec@collingwood.ca
