Enterprise Centre

8:30 am - 4:30 pm

Monday to Thursday
Friday 8:30 am to 12:00 pm

705-351-3309

Starting or Growing a Business?

Are you looking to launch a small business, or grow your business to the next level? Contact the Small Business Enterprise Centre and get moving in the right direction!

Summer Company

Summer Company is a program designed to help enterprising youth start and run their own summer businesses. Find out more about the program and how you can start the application process!

Starter Company Plus

Starter Company Plus is a great opportunity for entrepreneurs 18 years of age or older who want to start or expand a business in their community.

Digital Service Squad

A FREE resource to help your business build digital presence, promote and sell successfully online. Book your free consultation today!

The Small Business Enterprise Centre

The South Georgian Bay Small Business Enterprise Centre gives entrepreneurs the assistance they need to start and grow their businesses, and to meet their entrepreneurial aspirations. The Centre is one of 57 offices located across Ontario that provides support to new and existing businesses with start-up, development, retention and operation.

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Free consultations with a qualified business consultant

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Assistance with business permits, licences, registration, regulations and other forms and documents required to start and build a business

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Review of business plans

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Up-to-date, leading-edge information geared to the needs of the entrepreneur

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Access to current resource materials including books, directories and trade indexes

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Informative workshops and seminars specifically designed to meet the needs of small business

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Copyrights, patents and trademark information

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Support for student entrepreneurs through the Summer Company program

SBEC

Starter Company Spotlight: Kelly Dolson

Starter Company Spotlight: Kelly Dolson

Meet Kelly, of HealWell Animal Care (Helping Every Animal Live Well) – a practice that offers holistic care and healing to dogs, horses and small farm animals. After spending years as an ER nurse, Kelly felt called to a career that centered on working with animals in need of compassionate, intuitive and spiritual care.

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Summer Company Spotlight: Nathan Jackson

Summer Company Spotlight: Nathan Jackson

Nathan of NJackson’s Detailing is a mobile detailing service that comes to YOU in the Collingwood, Blue Mountains, Stayner and Wasaga Beach regions. Whether you’re parked in a municipal lot, on a jobsite or working from home, Nathan’s truck has the necessary utilities and products to do a stellar job without needing access to your water or electricity.

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Starter Company Plus Spotlight: Bloem Botanicals

Starter Company Plus Spotlight: Bloem Botanicals

Bloem Botanicals crafts small batch botanical health and beauty products made with medicinal and organically grown herbs in their garden or sustainably foraged in the Beaver Valley region. All products are clean and simple, and free from added toxins or preservatives. Some would say they use earth’s magic to create beautiful products.

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