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Small Business Spotlight
Student Entrepreneur Rakes in the Green
Many high schoolers spend their summers hanging out with friends or beginning their first jobs. But few students are ambitious enough to start their own business.
Young entrepreneur Carson Gaudry opted for a unique way to spend his summer vacation. He founded Carson’s Lawn Services to provide the Windsor area with quality maintenance and landscaping services. Gaudry is one of 20 Windsor-Essex students who participated and successfully completed the Summer Company entrepreneur program in 2018. The program is delivered locally by the WindsorEssex Small Business Centre.
Summer Company is an Ontario government-funded program which provides full-time students aged 15-29 with the resources and training to start a new summer business. Youth receive hands-on business training, advice and mentorship from local business leaders. They also get $1,500 in start-up money and up to an additional $1,500 when they successfully complete the program.
Each month, the WindsorEssex Small Business Centre highlights clients and entrepreneurs that have recently opened their business. Want to to be included? Email SBC for more information.
Leading a team is hard! Jesse Critchlow, owner of Light Up Work helps small business leaders become confident and skilled through consulting, training and team building. Get the best from your team,
Chance Coffee is a micro-roaster dedicated to sourcing and roasting the sweetest coffees. Beans can be purchased by the bag, or Chance Coffee can be brought into your cafe, restaurant or office.
KET Marketing isa group of marketing experts from Windsor, ON who have worked with companies all over the world in several different industries.
They specialize in website design and online auditing to make sure you are easy to find, easy to understand and easy to contact when customers come looking for information on your business.
Interested in launching or expanding your small business? Click here to see if you qualify for the Starter Company Plus grant program.
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Anna Millerman | WindsoriteDOT.ca
A unique experience is waiting to be found at the Windsor Circus School, which offers many fun and rewarding ways to not only get fit, but find a new hobby while you’re at it.
The circus school welcomes everyone and anyone who wants to come learn the arts being offered.
With inspired fare from the Middle East, North Africa, the Levant, Egypt and other exotic locations, a new delightful restaurant called Souq in Windsor makes the kind of ethnic food you dream about from overseas when you're in for a pleasant change at the dinner table.
Get the resources and knowledge needed to start and grow your own small business. The program includes one-on-one guidance from the Small Business Centre, mentoring with local professionals, funding of up to $5,000, and FREE small business training & workshops. Learn more.
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*NOTE: Completing the eligibility questionnaire is not considered admission into the program.
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