Futurpreneur Canada provides financial support and business advice for aspiring youth entrepreneurs aged 18-39. Initial financing up to $45,000 in partnership with BDC, combined with mentoring and support for young entrepreneurs in Perth County, Stratford and St. Marys. To find out more about the program, visit www.futurpreneur.ca or contact us!

The Technical Training Group provides youth and adult education in technical and skilled trades. Its primary focus is to provide market driven training, support the community’s technical training needs, and to promote employment within the skilled trades for youth and adults. For more information, please visit www.technicaltraininggroup.org or contact Virginia Lambton at info@technicaltraininggroup.org.

Over 4 million Ontarians in 600 small, remote and rural across the province can participate in online and distance programs and courses from Ontario’s 24 public colleges, 22 public universities and 250 literacy and basic skills and training providers without having to leave their community by accessing the services available from Contact North | Contact Nord.

Staff at 112 local online learning centres across the province provides students and prospective students with information on online and distance programs and courses from Ontario’s public colleges, universities and literacy and basic skills and training providers and assistance with registering in the program or course. Students can also participate in their classes by using the web conferencing, video-conferencing and audio-conferencing platforms available at each centre. Full technical support and assistance are available from the local staff in each centre. Visit sudyoline.ca for more information about their services!

The Opportunity Lives Here portal is your one-stop resource for entrepreneurship, employment and education available in the Perth County region. Visit www.OpportunityLivesHere.ca to explore all of the great opportunities this region has to offer!