Bruce County Helping New Businesses Succeed

Seven Bruce County entrepreneurs have received business training and a collective financial boost of $35,000 thanks to the Starter Company Plus program offered by Bruce County Economic Development.
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Seven Bruce County entrepreneurs have received business training and a collective financial boost of $35,000 thanks to the Starter Company Plus program offered by Bruce County Economic Development.

Funded by the Government of Ontario and administered by Bruce County Economic Development, Starter Company Plus provides aspiring or experienced entrepreneurs in Bruce County with 8 weeks of business training to help them launch a new business or expand an existing one.

The Starter Company Plus Program provides business training, mentoring and grant opportunities up to $5,000 for eligible participants to launch a new business or expand an existing business in Bruce County.

To participate in the Starter Company Plus program, each entrepreneur needs to successfully:

  • Complete an 8 week training program, including mentorship and workshops.
  • Complete a business plan.
  • Perform a cash flow analysis.
  • And present a business pitch to the Grant Review Committee.


“The Starter Company Plus Program presents a remarkable opportunity for both new and established business owners, enhancing our community’s economic growth,” states Jeffrey Loney, Bruce County’s manager of economic development. “This program nurtures collaboration among budding entrepreneurs and provides invaluable access to funding, local business experts, resources and services.”

Congratulations to the seven grant recipients of the 2024 Starter Company Plus program!


Since its launch in 2017, the Starter Company Plus program, delivered through Bruce County’s Business to Bruce program, has provided grant funding to sixty-two entrepreneurs.

The Starter Company Plus program is designed to provide business training for entrepreneurs from aspiring to experienced, aged eighteen and over in Bruce County, who are launching a business or expanding an existing business (operating for five years or less). To stay up to date on programs and workshops offered by Business to Bruce, sign up for emails at www.businesstobruce.com.