Summer Company Program

The Summer Company program, funded by the government of Ontario and delivered by the Small Business Centre of Barrie, Simcoe County and Orillia, is designed to empower young entrepreneurs aged 15 to 29 by providing them with the resources and support they need to start and run their own summer businesses. 

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Summer Company Spotlight: Mourning Dove Produce

Blog Post | August 13, 2026
The Summer Company program is funded by the Government of Ontario and delivered by the Small Business Centre of Barrie, Simcoe County and Orillia. The program is designed to empower young entrepreneurs aged 15 to 29 by providing them with the resources and support they need to start and run their own summer businesses. The Small Business Centre team is excited to share our youth founders that are bringing their business ideas to life. Meet Kate Schillebeeckx and Mourning Dove Produce!

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Summer Company Spotlight: Marchmont Window Cleaning

Blog Post | August 13, 2026
The Summer Company program is funded by the Government of Ontario and delivered by the Small Business Centre of Barrie, Simcoe County and Orillia. The program is designed to empower young entrepreneurs aged 15 to 29 by providing them with the resources and support they need to start and run their own summer businesses. The Small Business Centre team is excited to share our youth founders that are bringing their business ideas to life. Meet Hudson Lightfoot and Marchmont Window Cleaning!

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Summer Company Spotlight: Outdoors Unbound

Blog Post | August 13, 2026
The Summer Company program is funded by the Government of Ontario and delivered by the Small Business Centre of Barrie, Simcoe County and Orillia. The program is designed to empower young entrepreneurs aged 15 to 29 by providing them with the resources and support they need to start and run their own summer businesses. The Small Business Centre team is excited to share our youth founders that are bringing their business ideas to life. Meet Ethan Sullivan and Outdoors Unbound!

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Summer Company Spotlight: Bridge the Future

Blog Post | August 12, 2026
The Summer Company program is funded by the Government of Ontario and delivered by the Small Business Centre of Barrie, Simcoe County and Orillia. The program is designed to empower young entrepreneurs aged 15 to 29 by providing them with the resources and support they need to start and run their own summer businesses. The Small Business Centre team is excited to share our youth founders that are bringing their business ideas to life. Meet Casper Gu and Bridge the Future!

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Summer Company Spotlight: Midhurst Mini-Cart

Blog Post | August 12, 2026
The Summer Company program is funded by the Government of Ontario and delivered by the Small Business Centre of Barrie, Simcoe County and Orillia. The program is designed to empower young entrepreneurs aged 15 to 29 by providing them with the resources and support they need to start and run their own summer businesses. The Small Business Centre team is excited to share our youth founders that are bringing their business ideas to life. Meet Anson Reesor and Midhurst Mini-Cart!

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Summer Company Spotlight: Spotless Detailing

Blog Post | August 12, 2026
The Summer Company program is funded by the Government of Ontario and delivered by the Small Business Centre of Barrie, Simcoe County and Orillia. The program is designed to empower young entrepreneurs aged 15 to 29 by providing them with the resources and support they need to start and run their own summer businesses. The Small Business Centre team is excited to share our youth founders that are bringing their business ideas to life. Meet Aiden Seney and Spotless Detailing!

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Meet our Small Business Centre's 2026 Summer Companies

Blog Post | June 25, 2026
We’d like to introduce our 2026 Summer Company cohort of entrepreneurs, a group of motivated students bringing a wide range of business ideas to life this summer!

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Meet our Small Business Centre's 2025 Summer Companies!

Blog Post | July 24, 2025
Our Small Business Centre Team is excited to introduce this year’s students and their Summer Companies! Each year, the Summer Company program empowers young entrepreneurs age 15 to 29 by providing them with the resources and support they need to start and run their own summer businesses...

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Newsletter | April 4, 2025

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Summer Company Spotlight: A ONE Property Services

Blog Post | September 9, 2024
The Summer Company program, funded by the government of Ontario and delivered by the Small Business Centre of Barrie, Simcoe County and Orillia, is designed to empower young entrepreneurs aged 15 to 29 by providing them with the resources and support they need to start and run their own summer businesses. The Small Business Centre team is excited to share the companies they had the chance to work with this summer. Meet Alexandre from A ONE Property Service.