Programs
Starter Company+
Starter Company+ offers business training, coaching, mentoring, and a $5,000 grant opportunity for participating clients who start, buy, or expand a business in Oxford County. Everyone is eligible for business training, coaching, and mentor-matching, but grants are limited and designed to help support and develop long-term, sustainable business models.
Summer Company
Every summer, the Small Business Centre fosters the entrepreneurial spirit of students aged 15 to 29 who are returning to school in the fall through its Summer Company program.
In place of a summer job, students have the opportunity to be their own boss. All that’s required is a good summer company idea, a detailed business plan, commitment and hard work. In addition to hands-on training and mentorship from local business owners, successful students receive financial support with awards up to $3,000.
Foodpreneur
Foodpreneur Advantage is a specialized program that supports food and beverage entrepreneurs in launching and growing successful consumer packaged goods businesses. It offers expert-led training, mentorship, and access to industry networks to help navigate regulations, branding, production, and distribution. Through both introductory workshops and advanced scale-up programming, it equips businesses with the tools and connections needed to compete and expand in the marketplace.
Contact Us
Woodstock Economic Development
City of Woodstock
500 Dundas Street, P.O. Box 1539
Woodstock, ON N4S 0A7
Phone: 519-539-2382 Ext. 2115
Fax: 519-539-3275