“The Youth of Today are the Leaders of Tomorrow!”

2025 intake CLOSED

About SSUP

Become a young entrepreneur during your summer holidays, and beyond.

The program will provide real business experiences and expose youth the ability to offset part-time work in the Wellington-Waterloo communities!

From learning how to write a simple business plan to promoting your businesses, this is an educational opportunity for the youth of the future!

What you will learn:

Week 1: Elements of a Business
You will determine your business product or service, define your target market, and start your business plan.

Week 2: Money Smarts
In this crash course, students will learn essential money skills every entrepreneur needs.

Week 3: Kickstart your Biz
In this session, you will identify your product or service’s unique brand, and create marketing to launch your business.

Week 4: Voice
Learn the importance of your voice for your business and create a radio ad produced by the team at The Grand 101.1.

Week 5: Understanding who YOU are can be your greatest business strength.
Attendees will learn how personal values, passions and unique traits can shape a brand.

Note: You MUST submit the Media Consent Form and the signed Acknowledgement Form by emailing to jane@wwcf.ca by June 12th, 2025. If we do not receive the forms by June 12th, this will indicate that you are not able to participate in the program and unfortunately your name will be removed from the program as a participant. You will receive a start-up cheque of $150 in the mail once both the Media Consent Form AND Acknowledgement Form have been received.

How it Works

Students apply to the program by June 12th.
Once accepted into the program, they will receive $150 start-up money for their business idea.
Throughout July and August, there will be 5 weeks of workshops for students to attend. If they attend all 5 workshops and hand in the workshop deliverables, they receive a bonus of up to $150. At the end of the program, students will earn another $150 when they submit their final report.

In total, students have the opportunity to earn up to $450 by completing the program.