Starter Company Plus Eligibility Checklist

  • Introduction
  • Personal Information
  • Business Information
  • Commitments
  • Complete

Thank you for your interest. Eligible applicants are invited to submit a request for a Small Business consultation meeting through this eligibility checklist. 

Fill out this form to move on to the next step in the application process.

What you need to know before you apply

To be eligible to apply your company must meet the following requirements:

  • Resident of Ontario aged 18 and over
  • Be proposing to start a new business, expand an existing business (between one to five years old) or purchasing a business
  • Business operating in Aurora, East Gwillimbury, Georgina, King, Newmarket or Whitchurch-Stouffville
  • Not attending school or working full-time
  • Not be a franchise business, not-for-profit or charitable business organization
  • Be able to contribute at least 25% (in cash or in-kind) of the grant amount
  • Prepared to commit to monthly mentorship requirements and bi-weekly training for a minimum of six months
  • Prepared to commit to a minimum average of 35 hours a week running your business
  • Not enrolled in other provincial employment or self-employment related programs that include or do not include financial assistance
  • Have not received a Starter Company Plus grant in the past

Notice of Collection

The personal information you provide as part of your application for the Starter Company Plus Program is collected under the authority of sections 8(1) and 11(1) of the Municipal Act, 2001, and is collected, used, disclosed and retained in accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. 

Your personal information is collected, used, disclosed and retained to enable you to apply for the Starter Company Plus Program and for The Regional Municipality of York and the York Small Business Enterprise Centre (together, “York Region”) to process your application and communicate with you with respect to the Starter Company Plus Program. 

If you have any questions about how York Region collects, uses, discloses and retains your personal information, please contact the York Small Business Enterprise Centre by email at [email protected] by telephone at 1-877-464-9675 ext. 71572 or by mail at: York Small Business Enterprise Centre, 17150 Yonge Street, Newmarket, Ontario L3Y 8V3