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High School BizPlan Competition
Summer Company Program
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High School BizPlan Competition
The London Small Business Centre, in
partnership with the Ontario Ministry of
Small Business and Consumer Services, has once
again challenged the spirit of innovation and
entrepreneurship in London's youth by hosting
the Fifth Annual London High School Business
Plan Competition. The competition was open
to all high school students in London and
surrounding area. Resources and assistance
were available from the Small Business Centre
to create and enhance students' business
planning skills.
The top 10 business plan writers were invited
to an awards ceremony held at the London
Convention Centre on June 28, 2007. Rebecca
Donati of Mother Teresa Secondary School, the
winner of the competition, received $1000 and
will compete for the regional prize of $1000.
The winner of the regional final will compete
for the provincial prize of $1500.
Rebecca's winning business plan was for a
truly authentic 50's diner located in London.
The Vintage Diner features an ice cream
bar and candy counter and it dazzles its
customers with the fifties' style charm and
elegant vintage décor. This allows customers
a great experience, where they can touch upon
past
great times in their lives and share their
memories with children and grandchildren.The top 10 finalists included:
Baby Boomers & Beyond, a home assistance and quality of life service helping seniors in the London area. (Harrison Marsh, Sir Frederick Banting) Forest City Ghost Walk, a service business offering walking tours through some key historical spots in downtown London. (Christina Hopcroft, South Secondary) - 2nd place winner. Immortal Adrenalin, an upscale sports performance centre offering specialty services to athletes. (Myles Atwood, St. Thomas Aquinas) Lick It! Ice Cream & More, an ice cream parlor offering quality ice cream products located in Lucan. (Brittney Jones, Medway) Partridge Yard Maintenance, a landscaping
company servicing homeowners in London and
area. (Brian Partridge, Sir Frederick Banting)
Smile Dental Inc., a dental clinic with unique features. (Faria Fahim, Clarke Road) The Bark Yard, a doggy daycare service located in London. (Ashli Doerkson, St. Thomas Aquinas) - 3rd place winner. The Dessert Emporium, a unique dining eatery with a characteristic theme of "oversized objects". (Andrea Sousa, Mother Teresa) The Freedom Shop, a perfume and body product store located in downtown London. (Jessica Stokes, H. B. Beal) Two students decided to go ahead and put their plans into action. Read more about their summer businesses below (Summer Company Program). 2007 High School BizPlan Competition was
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Summer Company Program
This grant program provides hands-on business
training and mentoring - together with awards
of up to $3,000 - to help enterprising young
people (full-time students aged 15-29) start
up and run their own summer business. It is
a competitive program with a limited number
of grants awarded each year.
This year 6 grants were awarded in London and
area. Two of the students were also finalists
at the 2007 High School BizPlan competition.
Here are their success stories:
On June 16, Brittney Jones, a grade 11
student at Medway Secondary school opened
Lick It! Ice Cream & More. The grand
opening featured a ribbon cutting ceremony by
Perth-Middlesex MPP John Wilkinson,
Lambton-Kent-Middlesex MP Bev Shipley and
Lucan Biddulph Mayor Tom McLaughlin.
Located on Main Street in the heart of Lucan,
the ice cream parlour features cones, shakes
and smoothies in a variety of mouth-watering
flavours. Brittney and her staff are there 7
days a week from noon to 9pm until the end of
August. If you're looking for a cool treat
this summer visit Lick It! Ice Cream & More
in Lucan.
 Perfect Touch Painting came to life in
May when Christopher Heron, a student
at UWO, decided to use his past experience
working for other painting companies as a
foundation for his own summer business. With
a solid history of quality workmanship and
award-winning customer service, Chris and his
crew provide interior and exterior painting
services to residential and commercial
customers in London. Call Chris at
519-495-9133 for all your painting needs.
Pink Lemonade Catering offers
full-service food preparation, set-up and
take down at special events and in-home
parties. Launched in May by Norah
Larsh, a student at the Richard Ivey
School of Business, the company prides itself
on offering custom and unique menus to suit
each client's vision of their event. Visit
www.pinklemonadecatering.com
to see how Norah and her team can help make
your summer party an event to remember.Partridge Yard Maintenance is a lawn
care and landscaping company servicing
homeowners in London and area. Brian
Partridge, a grade 11 student at Sir
Frederick Banting Secondary School, started
his business in June. By placing an ad on a
local bulletin board Brian generated several
lawn maintenance contracts. Services range
from lawn care and maintenance to landscaping
and garden care. Brian focuses on providing
quality service at fair and competitive
prices. Contact Brian at 519-639-2762 for
your summer lawn needs.
 Jeremy Kamp, a Fanshawe College
student, spent previous summers working for
another fence company before launching his
own summer business, JR Fence & Deck
in May. Jeremy and his team install, wood,
chain link and wrought iron fences, and
build custom decks, arbours and pergolas.
If you're looking for a quality fence with a
personal touch call Jeremy at 519-854-5267.
After completing the first year of Fashion
Design at Fanshawe College, Danny
Benson launched Benson Designs
You. Danny designs and manufactures
unique one of a kind jewelry, accessories and
clothing for London's youth. Can't find that
perfect accessory? Let Danny design it for
you. Watch for his creations at local summer
markets or check out his online store at
http://stores.ebay.ca/Benson-Designs-YOU
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Small Business Centre
email:
info@sbcentre.ca
phone:
519-659-2882
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