BAC member Camille Lauren-Gordon, pictured below, was one of Summer Company 2013's participants with her business Art of Ciel.
The Ontario
Ministry of Economic
Development, Trade and Employment, through its continuing Youth Entrepreneurship Strategy, has announced
the fourteenth year for Summer Company, a student entrepreneurship experience
that will provide hands-on business training, mentoring – and awards of up to
$3000 – to help enterprising young people start and run their own summer
businesses. It’s a great opportunity for students ages 15-29 to develop
entrepreneurial skills and build the experience that comes with running a small
business.
Over the
last thirteen years, SBEC and its team of volunteer mentors have worked with
more than 100 winners of the Summer Company program. These students
experienced the challenges and thrills of small business ownership. This
is year, SBEC is again looking forward to offering awards to creative and hard-working
young people. The program is open to secondary school, college and
university students who are returning to school in the fall of 2014.
Students
are encouraged to operate simple sole proprietorships, which focus on a service
offering or a single product. The application process includes writing a
business plan – a challenge even for the seasoned businessperson.
