She’s an entrepreneur at heart, and this summer, she’s learning the ropes with her goat’s milk soap business, Me My Soap and I. Mackenzie Oke joined the Summer Company program to test being an entrepreneur before she begins an Entrepreneurship Program at Fanshawe in September. It’s good...

She’s always been creative, but now she’s a creative mad scientist and her talents have manifested into beautiful, aromatic homemade soaps. She started with bath bombs and ventured into soap making in June. You’d never know she’s only been in the business for a few months; she’s a bit of...

The best skills are always those that you learn from your grandmother. Marissa Nonkes helped her grandmother grow and sell sunflowers at local markets as a kid, and enjoyed it so much that she’s headed to Ridgetown for horticulture this fall. What started as a fun family tradition has turned into...

Please join us in welcoming this year’s Summer Company students in Huron County! These up-and-coming entrepreneurs will receive financial assistance, training, and mentorship from the Summer Company Program, funded by the Province of Ontario. This year, Huron County was granted six spaces,...

A couple of local social enterprise businesses were recently featured by Huron County Economic Development Small Business Centre as part of a collaboration with Social Enterprise Southwest.  Enjoy!