Startup Sault: We’re knee-deep in new businesses – SooToday.com

April 20, 2015

The Youth Entrepreneurship Skills (YES) Project provided seven training sessions from Wawa to Manitoulin Island between September 2014 and February 2015. Participants took part in three week training sessions in order to build the skills, experiences, and knowledge necessary to develop viable, effective business plans which they could use to gain funding and implement their small business ventures.

The Project engaged nearly seventy aspiring entrepreneurs across Northern Ontario and approved nine $3,000 micro-grants as seed money for these new small business ventures to get up and running.

Youth Entrepreneurship Skills (YES) Project Graduating Businesses:

Swampwood Unlimited – Graphic design and branding for new, creative businesses using a collaborative approach. Also provides branded skateboards and apparel for Northern Ontario’s youth.

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