Winners of "Summer Company" Government program
make their business case at Staples locations across Ontario
TORONTO, June 25, 2015 /CNW/ - Students with a winning
entrepreneurial drive set up shop at 20 Staples locations to share
the vision behind their business plans as part of the "Summer
Company" initiative.
The program, in its first year, showcases the winners of Summer
Company, a program conducted by the Ministry of Economic
Development. The program gives students between the ages of 15 and
29 the opportunity to win $3,000 to
get their summer ventures off the ground.
The program also provides advice and mentorship from local
business leaders to guide winning entries.
"We're very proud to give student entrepreneurs a platform to
promote their new ideas and receive feedback from our customers,
on-site and in real time," says Steve
Matyas, president of Staples
Canada. "Helping to develop the talent and business acumen
of our Canadian youth is a good investment for our company."
The youth entrepreneurship and employment initiative allows
students returning to school in the fall the chance to receive an
initial $1,500 and an additional
$1,500 upon completion of the
program. Students commit to an average of 35 hours per week,
comparable to real-world work hours.
The Summer Company event took place at Staples locations in Toronto, Ottawa, Markham, Richmond
Hill, Oshawa, Thunder Bay, Sault
Ste. Marie, Scarborough,
Cornwall, Pembroke, Barrie, Kingston, Sudbury and Peterborough.
For more information on the program's details, please visit
www.ontario.ca/summercompany.
About Staples
Canada
Staples makes
it easy to make more happen with more products and more ways to
shop. Through its world-class retail, online and delivery
capabilities, Staples lets
customers shop however and whenever they want, whether it's
in-store, online, on mobile devices, or through the company's
innovative buy online, pick-up in store option. Staples offers more products than ever, such
as technology, facilities and breakroom supplies, furniture, safety
supplies, medical supplies, and Copy and Print services.
Headquartered outside of Boston in
the United States with offices in
Toronto, Canada, Staples operates throughout North and
South America, Europe, Asia,
Australia and New
Zealand. More information about Staples (Nasdaq: SPLS) is available at
www.staples.com and www.staples.ca.
SOURCE Staples Canada Inc.