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Now accepting applications:
The current intake period runs from July 8 to July 18, 2025.
Starter Company Plus is a Government of Ontario funded program and delivered by the Northwest Business Centre designed to create sustainable jobs for its residents through entrepreneurship. If you’re starting, expanding or buying a small business, apply for training, mentoring and a grant through Starter Company Plus program. The program provides: training and business skills development; advice and mentorship from local business leaders; assistance in writing a comprehensive business plan to better position participants in obtaining financing; and an opportunity for a $5,000 grant.
Individuals who are 18 years or older and a resident of the Kenora or Rainy River Districts may apply for the training portion of the program. Individuals applying for the grant must satisfy the following eligibility requirements:
Suitability
Ineligible Businesses
Training
Entrepreneurs interested in Starter Company Plus will participate in one-on-one and self-directed training with the Northwest Business Centre to create a comprehensive business plan complete with an operational plan, market research and financial statements. No funding will be provided to the participants during the training module.
Participants may move forward to apply for funding from the Grant Committee once they have:
Completed all training components of the program
Developed a viable business plan with three years of projected financial statements
Prepared a 3-minute pitch to present to the Grant Committee
Agreed to work with a business mentor, attending monthly meetings for three months after the program
Ensured the business will be operational within three months of applying
Demonstrated commitment to the program, to the satisfaction of their service provider
Application process:
Questions?
Contact us at smallbusiness@nwbiz.ca
Funding provided by the Government of Ontario
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Si vous démarrez, agrandissez ou achetez une petite entreprise, faites une demande de formation, de mentorat et de subvention par l’intermédiaire du programme Entreprise en démarrage Plus.
Grâce à Entreprise en démarrage Plus, vous pouvez :
Vous pouvez également présenter une demande de subvention d’une valeur maximale de 5 000 dollars.
Ces services de soutien sont disponibles si vous voulez démarrer, agrandir ou acheter une entreprise en Ontario.
Vous êtes admissible si :
Pour être admissible à une subvention, vous devez être en mesure de faire une contribution en espèces ou en nature. Cette contribution doit représenter au moins 25 % du montant de la subvention.
Applications for the Starter Company Plus: Indigenous Stream are now closed.
Starter Company Plus: Indigenous Stream is a Government of Ontario funded program and delivered by the Northwest Business Centre designed to create sustainable jobs for its residents through entrepreneurship. If you’re starting, expanding or buying a small business, apply for training, mentoring and a grant through Starter Company Plus program. You will get one-on-one guidance, training to complete a business plan and the opportunity to apply for a $5,000 grant. If you are a driven individual with a unique business idea, over the age of 18, a resident of Ontario, and are not attending school or working full time, the Starter Company Plus program could be your first step to a new adventure.
You can apply if you’re:
What type of business can I start? Almost any type of business is eligible, as long as it:
Businesses NOT eligible for Starter Company Plus include:
Application process:
Funding provided by the Government of Ontario
Si vous démarrez, agrandissez ou achetez une petite entreprise, faites une demande de formation, de mentorat et de subvention par l’intermédiaire du programme Entreprise en démarrage Plus.
Grâce à Entreprise en démarrage Plus, vous pouvez :
Vous pouvez également présenter une demande de subvention d’une valeur maximale de 5 000 dollars.
Ces services de soutien sont disponibles si vous voulez démarrer, agrandir ou acheter une entreprise en Ontario.
Vous êtes admissible si :
Pour être admissible à une subvention, vous devez être en mesure de faire une contribution en espèces ou en nature. Cette contribution doit représenter au moins 25 % du montant de la subvention.
Are you between the ages of 15-29? If you’ve got a winning idea for starting a new business and are a student who is not afraid of hard work, you should consider applying to our Summer Company program. Summer Company is a great opportunity for enterprising young people who want to start and run their own summer businesses. The program provides hands-on business coaching and mentoring from local community business leaders who will work with you to make your Summer Company a reality. All applicants must have a business plan completed and a feasible business in order to apply.
Through a program called Summer Company, you can get two things:
You could be eligible, if you:
Maximum grant:
Over the summer program period, you must be prepared to commit:
What kind of business you can choose to start almost any type of business, as long as it:
How you’re approved:
For more information email smallbusiness@nwbiz.ca.
Summer Company Application:
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Grâce au programme Entreprise d’été, vous pouvez obtenir :
Apprendre à diriger votre propre entreprise est l’un des meilleurs emplois d’été que vous pouvez avoir. Vous avez la chance d’être votre propre patron tout en apprenant les compétences requises pour gérer une entreprise. Ventes, commercialisation, facturation, tenue des comptes, relations avec la clientèle, réseautage ne sont que quelques-unes des compétences très utiles que vous acquerrez.
Montant maximal de la bourse : 3 000 $
Les candidats retenus Entreprise d’été reçoivent :
Applications for the Digital Transformation Grant are Now Closed!
Attention brick and mortar businesses, located in downtowns and commercially zoned areas in the Kenora and Rainy River Districts!
The Digital Main Street’s Digital Transformation Grant could provide you with $2,500 for training, advisory support and software to increase your capacity through digital transformation.
How to apply:
Eligible costs include the following:
Learn more and sign up now at the following link: digitalmainstreet.ca/digital-transformation-grant-4-0
Futurpreneur Canada has been fueling the entrepreneurial passions of Canada’s young enterprise for two decades. They are the only national, non-profit organization that provides financing, mentoring and support tools to aspiring business owners aged 18-39.
Click here to visit their website.
The Northwest Business Centre is the Community Partner for the Kenora and Rainy River District. For more information please contact us by email at smallbusiness@nwbiz.ca