A summer of kids and entrepreneurship

Emily Deslippe has been running her Kids of Creemore day camp all summer with the help of Summer Company, a youth entrepreneurship program of the provincial Ministry of Economic Development and Innovation.

Administered locally through the South Georgian Bay Small Business Enterprise Centre in Collingwood, the Summer Company program provides young entrepreneurs with up to $3,000 in funding, as well as advice and mentoring from local business leaders. Students are given $1,500 in start-up funding at the outset of the summer and another $1,500 in the fall, should they meet all the objectives of their business plan.

As a student at teacher’s college, Deslippe has added elements of the school curriculum to her camp schedule, allowing kids to brush up on their studies while having summer fun.

If you have a child you’d like to send to Deslippe’s camp, there’s still a couple weeks left this summer. You can contact her at 705-888-1002 or kidsocsc@gmail.com.

Avening resident Zachary Whitley is also participating in the Summer Company program this year, selling hay under the business name “Zach’s Quality Hay.” Should you have a need for hay, he’d welcome an email at zach7540@hotmail.com.