Starter Company Plus (Business Enterprise Centre)
by Timmins Economic Development Corporation
Also known as: SCP Timmins
Starter Company Plus, delivered in Timmins by The Business Enterprise Centre, combines business training with a micro-grant of up to $5,000 for starting, expanding, or buying a business. You must be 18+, an Ontario resident, and not in school full-time. It runs in cohort intakes, Fall 2026 registration is open. Workshops are open to everyone, but only program applicants are grant-eligible. Contact: james.parisi@timmins.ca.
Key facts
- Amount
- Up to $5,000 Micro-grant of up to $5,000 to start, expand, or purchase a business, plus mandatory training (workshops, weekly one-on-one consulting, community mentor).
Against all tracked amounts, $1,000 to $500,000,000, logarithmic.
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may be eligible to apply for a micro-grant of up to $5,000
- Instrument
- Grant (non-repayable)
- Status
- Next intake not announced watch this page or subscribe to the calendar
- Who qualifies
- Individuals Businesses
- individual
- sole-proprietor
- corporation
- 18 years of age or older
- Ontario resident
- Not attending school full-time
- Starting, expanding, or purchasing a business in the Timmins region
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- Where
- Cochrane DistrictThis program is limited to one district.
1 of 11 Northern Ontario districts are eligible for this program. A filled dot is eligible, an outline is not.
How do you apply?
- Apply to the intake (online form)
- Complete workshop series: business profile, market analysis, marketing strategy, operations, financial projections
- Weekly one-on-one meetings with a Business Development Consultant plus community mentor pairing
- Pitch/grant application, grant awarded to eligible completers
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Common questions
Do I have to take the training to get the $5,000?
Yes, the grant is tied to completing the program: workshops (business profile, market analysis, marketing, operations, financials), weekly consultant meetings, and mentorship. Workshops alone are open to all, but only enrolled participants can apply for the grant.
Is there an age limit?
You must be 18 or older, there is no upper age limit. (Some directories list 18-29; the BEC's own page says 18+, Ontario resident, not attending school full-time.)
Can I use it to buy an existing business?
Yes, starting, expanding, or purchasing a business all qualify.
Where else could this money come from?
Chosen by what these programs have in common with this one, not by hand. The reason is shown for each, so you can judge whether it holds.
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Summer Company (Business Enterprise Centre)
Next intake not announced same funder (TEDC); both for startups & new entrepreneurs and students & individuals; entrepreneurship, timmins — Up to $3,000
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Starter Company Plus
Next intake not announced both for startups & new entrepreneurs; micro grant, training, sbec — Up to $5,000
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BOOST Program (Innovation Link)
Open, continuous intake same funder (TEDC); both for startups & new entrepreneurs; timmins — Up to $10,000
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Summer Company
Next intake not announced both for startups & new entrepreneurs and students & individuals; sbec — Up to $3,000
Guides that cover this program
Notes on this record
Provincially supported small business program delivered by the City of Timmins' Business Enterprise Centre (northeastbec.com). A 211 Ontario listing shows 18-29 age band, which conflicts with the BEC's own 18+ criteria, the official BEC page is treated as authoritative.
Apply
Apply on the funder’s site and confirm current terms there: