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
Access to webinar on Local SEO & Google My Business
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) does not need to be an overwhelming topic. There are so many little things that you can do today, for free, to improve your google search ranking. In this workshop we will focus on those small action items that will get you the biggest...
Local Start Up to creatively recognize heroism
Artebula’s #rainbowsforheroes initiative recognizes warriors on the frontlines Submit your children’s artwork to lift the spirits of essential service workers COLLINGWOOD, April 6, 2020 – With the incredible contributions we’ve seen from frontline workers through...
Access to webinar on Business Photography: Create Better Images for Social Media
During this webinar, we gave tips and tricks for taking amazing photos with the camera you already have. We also shared some free tools and tutorials on how to edit those photos to have the best impact on social media. Plus we also shared some strategies for posting ,...