The Greater Collingwood Small Business Enterprise Centre has big plans including offers many Youth Programs to help our young people launch their entrepreneurial dreams and offering support every step of the way.

Secondary School Business Plan Competition

Here's an opportunity for Ontario high school students to create a business plan and compete with their peers throughout the province for cash awards. Students first compete at a local business plan competition in their area, and then the winner of each local competition becomes a finalist within their region. Winners for each region will then compete for a placement at the provincial level. Are you the next provincial champion?

Read about the 1st Annual Secondary School Business Plan Competition Awards, held on June 26th at Georgian Manor Resort.

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Summer Company

Still in school? Here's real help to get your own summer business off the ground. There's hands-on business coaching, mentoring and awards of up to $3,000. If you're between 15 and 29 years old and returning to school full time, then this is an opportunity you won't want to pass up. What's your business idea?

Application Deadline: May 6, 2010

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Learn more about Summer Company 2010

Canadian Youth Business Foundation

CYBF is a national charity that helps young Canadians, age 18-34, start and sustain their own successful business. All you need is a great idea, a viable business plan, knowledge about your market, an incredible work ethic, and a lot of passion and perseverance.

CYBF Helps Put Ideas Into Motion

Flexible Start-up Financing
CYBF provides up to $15,000 in start-up financing, low interest rates, flexible 3-5 year repayment schedules and NO principal payments in the first year.

World-Class Mentoring
CYBF hand-matches every entrepreneur with a business professional for at least two years during the start-up phase to help businesses succeed.

Online Business Resources
CYBF provides access to lots of resources from an interactive business planner to marketing tips to help a company get noticed.

www.cybf.ca