Youth
The Kawartha Lakes Small Business Enterprise Centre (KLSBEC) offers a variety of youth entrepreneurship programs throughout the City of Kawartha Lakes and Haliburton County, including Summer Company and the KLSBEC Secondary School Business Plan Competition.
In addition, the KLSBEC is a community partner for the Canadian Youth Business Foundation (CYBF), a national charity organization that provides funding to young entrepreneurs.
For more information or to apply for one of our youth programs Contact Us at the Small Business Enterprise Centre at info@klsbec.ca or (705) 324-9411 ext. 1383
Programs
KLSBEC Secondary School Business Plan Competition
Canadian Youth Business Foundation (CYBF)
Small Business Internship Program (SBIP)
KLSBEC Secondary School Business Plan Competition
The KLSBEC Secondary School Business Plan Competition provides high school students the opportunity to create a business plan and compete with their peers throughout the City of Kawartha Lakes for awards of up to $500!
The KLSBEC Secondary School Business Plan Competition is a great opportunity for high school students to show their creativity and entrepreneurial spirit, while competing to win great prizes.
For more information Contact Us at the Kawartha Lakes Small Business Enterprise Centre at: info@klsbec.ca or (705) 324-9411 ext. 1383
Summer Company
The Summer Company youth entrepreneurship program offers full and part-time students between 15-29 years of age, the opportunity to own and operate their own business for the summer. Participating youth are provided with hands-on business training and mentoring in addition to awards of up to $3000 to help start and run their business.
Students accepted into the program will receive up to $1,500 to put towards start-up costs, and up to another $1,500 upon successful completion of the program. Successful completion of the program requires that the applicant/recipient:
- Implement his/her project sustainably in accordance with their business plan
- Participate in coaching and training
- Meet with local business mentors as specified
- Provide documents related to the experience and business operations as required in the guidelines
- Meet all program requirements for establishing and operating the business
Summer Company is a great opportunity for local youth to have an entrepreneurial experience while running their own business and being their own boss for the summer.
Click to view our 2011 Summer Company Directory
For more information visit: http://www.ontario.ca/summercompany.
Or Contact Us at the Kawartha Lakes Small Business Enterprise Centre at: info@klsbec.ca or (705) 324-9411 ext. 1383
Summer Company Mentors Corner
“The knowledge and skills gained through Summer Company are important, but it is the unique perspective of owning your own business that is the most significant benefit of the program.
As a Summer Company participant 8 years ago, the program has helped me get my first few co-op jobs while in University and upon graduation. Now I have made the decision to be a full time Entrepreneur and return back to the City of Kawartha Lakes to run a business. The program is very important for this area because a large percentage of the jobs in the area are small businesses and self created. More importantly, from my perspective, these Entrepreneurial careers/jobs are the best because they provide the highest level of self fulfillment.
Entrepreneurship can be scary, because every want-to-be entrepreneur will need to make that hard decision to quit their job and go-it-alone. This program gives young people the opportunity to find out what it is like, during a time in their lives when they do not depend on the income and the risks are small. This is a phenomenal program that has helped shape who I am today, that is why I have decided to be a Summer Company Mentor.”
~ Mike Janke, Past Participant
Mike Janke
Principal
Onager Solutions Inc.
217 Francis Street East
Fenelon Falls, ON K0M 1N0
Phone: (705) 344-3995
Email: mike@onager.ca Website: www.onager.ca
Canadian Youth Business Foundation (CYBF)
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 and the Kawartha Lakes Small Business Enterprise Centre will help you with the rest!
The CYBF program includes:
• Flexible Start-up Financing – participants are provided with up to $45,000 in start-up financing, low interest rates, flexible 3-5 year repayment schedules and NO principal payments in the first year.
• World Class Mentoring – Each entrepreneur is hand-matched with a business professional for at least two years during the start-up phase to help businesses succeed.
New for 2011 - Business Plan Guide
Small Business Internship Program (SBIP)
The Small Business Internship Program provides small and medium-sized enterprises financial support to hire a post secondary student intern to assist them in their adoption of e-business strategies to increase their productivity and competitiveness.
Visit the Industry Canada website for more information or contact us at KLSBEC.
