Starter Company Plus 2025
Welcome Starter Company Plus Participants!
This page will hold all the information for Starter Company Plus up until business plan submission. Please make sure you bookmark this page and keep it handy!
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Contacts:
If you have any questions, concerns, or complications throughout the program, please contact us, the St. Catharines Enterprise Centre (SCEC) team, as soon as possible. The key to a successful program is communication! On our end, we will be sending reminders and updates as needed via email and Slack throughout the program. On your end, let us know if anything comes up during the course of the program.
Main SCEC contact (reach the entire SCEC team): enterprisecentre@stcatharines.ca
Program coordinator Dylan Tamlin: (289) 213-3744 or dtamlin@stcatharines.ca
Slack channel (for networking and announcements): scp2025-scec.slack.com
Important Documents:
Starter Company Plus Business Plan Template
Starter Company Plus Cash Flow Forecast Template
Training Sessions and Registration:
A few reminders:
- Participants of the program must attend orientation and training sessions. In the case of a partnership or incorporation, others involved in the ownership of the business may attend in addition to the program participant but not instead of the program participant. All attendees must register for sessions.
- Participants who currently have a brick-and-mortar location for their business and participants who plan to open a brick-and-mortar location will be required to attend the session "Choosing a Location for Your Business". The session is open to, but optional, for all other participants.
- If you have any questions or concerns during the training phase, please let Enterprise Centre staff know. Any questions or concerns about a session (date, time, location, etc.) must be asked before the session.
- Sessions will be a mix of in person and virtual locations. Please note session location carefully. Reminders regarding sessions will come from Eventbrite after registration.
- When joining virtual sessions, please have your screen name set as your full name. If someone joins and we do not know the name displayed, we will not allow them to enter the session, and the session may count as missed.
- Training must be complete to continue in the program and submit a business plan. Missed sessions without prior communication and/or arrangements will result in training not completed.
- Registration for sessions will close one (1) hour before the session begins.
Date: August 7, 2025 Time: 1:30 - 3:30 pm
St. Catharines Museum & Welland Canals Centre, Lockview Lounge
Date: August 14, 2025 Time: 9:00 am - Noon
Meeting Link Provided Upon Registration
Date: August 20, 2025 Time: 10:00 - 11:30 am
Meeting Link Provided Upon Registration
Date: August 21, 2025 Time: 9:00 am - Noon
Meeting Link Provided Upon Registration
Date: August 28, 2025 Time: 9:00 am - Noon
Meeting Link Provided Upon Registration
Date: September 4, 2025 Time: 1:00 - 4:00 pm
Meeting Link Provided Upon Registration
Date: September 8, 2025 Time: 10:00 am - Noon
Niagara College, Daniel J. Patterson Campus, Corporate Meeting Room
Business Plan Preparation and Submission:
A few reminders:
- Business plans and cash flow forecasts must be submitted by September 12, 2025 at 4:00pm. Late submissions will not be accepted.
- Provided templates must be used. Business plans and cash flows will be reviewed and judged according to the templates.
- Business plans should be no more than 15 pages (not including cover page, table of contents, and appendices).
- For submission, your business plan and cash flow forecast must be emailed to enterprisecentre@stcatharines.ca. Acceptable submission formats include Word, PDF, and Google Docs for business plans and Excel or Google Sheets for cash flow forecasts. City systems will not allow any Apple program files to open.
- Q&A sessions are optional but recommended. To ensure all participants are able to ask questions, Q&A groups will be kept small, and participants are limited to attending one (1) Q&A session.
- Come to Q&A with questions prepared. There will be no full reviews provided.
Multiple Dates to Choose From
St. Catharines City Hall, Burgoyne Woods Room, 3rd Floor
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