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Youth Programs
High School Business Plan Competition
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MSBCS, in partnership with the network of Small Business Enterprise Centres, has celebrated the creativity and entrepreneurial spirit of Ontario's high school students with the Ontario Secondary School Business Plan Competition. The competition is open to all high school students in Ontario.
How Does It Work?
Students must first compete at a local business plan competition organized by a Small Business Enterprise Centre in their area.
The winner of each local competition becomes a Finalist in Northern Ontario, Eastern Ontario, Western Ontario or Central Ontario, depending on their location. The winner from each region will then compete for a placement at the Provincial level.
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What Type of Plan Can be Entered?
Business ideas can range from the highly technical to the creative arts and everything in between. All we ask is for an original idea. In the past, many of the plans have not only shown creativity, but were truly implementable.
A Business Plan Guide is available for use by both students and teachers.
The business plans are then judged by a local panel, made up of business leaders and local sponsors.
I’m interested, how do I find out more?
Contact the Woodstock & Area Small Business Enterprise Centre
Deadline May 2009
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Click here to see our latest winner!
Use this link to learn more: http://www.ontario-canada.com/ontcan/en/youth/youth/ye_school.jsp
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| Summer Company Program |
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The Summer Company program provides hands-on business training and mentoring – together with awards of up to $3,000 – to help enterprising young people start up and run their own summer business.
Summer Company is coordinated and delivered at the community level through the government's Small Business Enterprise Centres by way of business mentoring groups. Business mentoring groups consist of volunteer business advisors from the local community.
If successful, a student receives:
An award of up to $1,500 in May/June to help with business start-up costs, and a $1,500 award in September upon the successful completion of their Summer Company business and returning to school;
A minimum of 12 hours of business training;
An opportunity to regularly meet with a local business mentoring group for support and advice on operating their summer business.
Use the link below to learn more: www.ontario.ca/summercompany
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DEADLINE: Accepting Applications Now! In order to have your business start in early spring/summer you must have submitted a full, completed application including a cash flow forecast and a business plan by May 2009.
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Attention Teachers!
Invite us into your classroom, WASBEC will:
- Briefly discuss the components of a business plan
- Show your students how they can WIN cash and prizes by handing in their homework! High School Business Plan Competition
- Show your students how their plan can turn into a Summer Business.
Summer Company Program
Duration: 30 minutes, includes video presentation
Ask us how your classroom can visit our centre for an in house tour and program presentation.
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