Our government is committed to boosting economic growth and fostering the entrepreneurial spirit.
More entrepreneurs means more employment opportunities in our province.
The new Young Entrepreneurs Strategy was created to encourage entrepreneurship as a viable career choice and to promote awareness and access to programs and services to young entrepreneurs including start-up financing. This program is for youth 15 to 29 years of age returning to school full-time in September. The program, which is carried out in partnership with the Royal Bank, will be accepting applications May 28. A public outreach campaign to raise awareness among Ontario students, their parents and the public at large about the importance of entrepreneurship as a viable career option. This includes a new interactive Web site to be launched early next year that offers information and services to assist and support youth entrepreneurship.