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!
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.
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!
Digital Service Squad
A FREE resource to help your business build digital presence, promote and sell successfully online. Book your free consultation today!
Ontario Small Business Advisory Centres deliver provincially funded programs and services that help entrepreneurs and small businesses start, grow, and succeed. With more than 50 centres across Ontario, OSBACs foster local business growth and strengthen communities across the province.
OUR SERVICES INCLUDE
Free consultations with a qualified business consultant
Assistance with business permits, licences, registration, regulations and other forms and documents required to start and build a business
Review of business plans
Up-to-date, leading-edge information geared to the needs of the entrepreneur
Access to current resource materials including books, directories and trade indexes
Informative workshops and seminars specifically designed to meet the needs of small business
Copyrights, patents and trademark information
Support for student entrepreneurs through the Summer Company program
SBEC
Starter Company Plus Spotlight: Caralyn Hale
Meet Caralyn, Registered Holistic Nutrition Practitioner and founder of Skin Theory. Caralyn helps women achieve skin confidence by clearing acne with a root-cause approach and empowering them to thrive in their life. This begins with 1:1 coaching, personalized programming, bi-weekly calls and step by step support.
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.
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.