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!
The Small Business Enterprise Centre
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
Local High School Students Get a Glimpse into the Tech and Entrepreneurship Industry
On November 9th, business and entrepreneurship students from Collingwood Collegiate Institute (CCI) went on a field trip to Kitchener-Waterloo to receive a first-hand look at the tech and startup hub that is continually growing at Communitech, Velocity, and the...
Meet the SBEC Staff: Introducing Gayle Draper
At the SBEC, we’re lucky to have a great team of staff to support the events and programs that we run. Tim Newton, Don Bourne, Meghan Harwood, and Gayle Draper work hard to support our clients and their businesses. To celebrate her recent success, we will be profiling...
Congratulations To Our Summer Company Graduates!
Over the course of the summer, we watched eight hard-working students start and grow their own businesses through our Summer Company program. Now that the program has come to an end for this year, we’d like to congratulate the dedicated young entrepreneurs by looking...