Summer Company

Summer Company 2010 is now closed for new applications. Applications already received are being reviewed and applicants selected will be contacted by their program provider. Please visit one of the links shown at right for information on other youth entrepreneurship programs. If you already have a Summer Company login, click here

Welcome to Summer Company, an exciting opportunity for enterprising students, 15 to 29 years old, to start and run their own summer businesses.

As a Summer Company entrepreneur, you’ll receive hands-on business coaching and mentoring from local community business leaders who will help make your Summer Company a success. Who knows, it could be the start of something big.

If your application is accepted, you will be eligible to receive up to $1,500 to put toward start-up costs and up to $1,500 upon successful completion of the program. View Summer Company guidelines for more detailed information.

Steps to apply

• Check your eligibility and then choose a nearby program provider to assist you.
• Prepare your Summer Company Business Plan.
• View a sample Cash Flow Forecast.
• Submit your application online.
• Once you have started the application process, click here to access your Summer Company login

Learn more

• Have a question?  Call: 1-877-553-5507.
• Read Summer Company success stories from last year.
• Look at the Yearbooks from previous summers.
• View the interactive yearbooks. (needs Micromedia Flash player version 8 or above.)
• Visit Employment Ontario for more information on youth employment opportunities
• If you are having technical difficulties with this site, please complete the Summer Company technical support form.

Check out this video and hear Summer Company entrepreneurs talk about their experiences during the summer of 2009 as they began and operated their own companies.

Summer Company’s popularity gains strength each year as Ontario’s innovative and entrepreneurial youth bring their business ideas to life. The program attracted more than 550 students in 2009.

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