Cool Tool of the Week: Small Business Internship Program

Sunday November 1, 2009

Small Business Internship Program is intended "to improve the competitiveness of SMEs by supporting businesses to actively market on-line and improve their competitiveness with e-business practices and technologies" - which means that your business could get financial support towards the employment of post-secondary students who will work on e-business projects.

The Government of Canada will reimburse 75% of the eligible wages and related expenses such as statutory employee benefits, up to a total of $10,000.

Besides meeting the general objectives of the program, your business must provide the student intern meaningful work experience for 12 weeks and the internship must run between May 1, 2009 and March 31, 2010.

Follow the link to learn more details and apply; the deadline for applications is December 21, 2009.