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
An Exc!te-ing Evening at the Pitch Prep Workshop
MaRs Pitch Prep Workshop helps local entrepreneurs perfect their business pitch ahead of Exc!te competition Over 40 local entrepreneurs attended the MaRs Pitch Prep Workshop this past Wednesday, led by venture specialist Chris Giantsopoulos of the MaRs Discovery...
EXC!TE PITCH COMPETITION COMING TO SOUTH GEORGIAN BAY – APPLY BY APRIL 20th, 2018
Budding entrepreneurs in South Georgian Bay who want expert feedback on their business ideas won’t want to miss the area’s second exC!te Business Pitch Competition. https://youtu.be/baFZ6VASJxk exC!te, spearheaded by Georgian College’s Henry Bernick Entrepreneurship...
Where Are They Now: Ross Burley, Aeon Kitchens & Design
Over the years at the SBEC, we’ve been fortunate to have many driven entrepreneurs walk through our doors. Between our Starter Company Plus program, Summer Company program, the workshops and events we offer, and free consultations, we guide many business owners...