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A program designed to encourage student entrepreneurs is returning this summer to the Sarnia area.
Applications for the Ontario Summer Company Program are being taken through the Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partnership for up to four student-run companies that will be eligible for grants of up to $3,000 each.
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An information session is planned for March 16 for the program, which is open to students ages 15 to 29 who are returning to school in the fall and haven’t received a Summer Company grant in the past.
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In fact, the Sarnia-based handyman and yard maintenance contractor said he’s never been busier.
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With the extra money he’s seeing, he’s decided to give back so is encouraging others like him to do the same.
“I’ve got a slew of contractors I work around as well and, I’ve got to say, not one of them I can tell you has been affected (negatively financially amid COVID-19) in terms of home renos and stuff like that,” the owner of Matt Reid Property Maintenance said. “Everybody’s just been swamped.”