Winter is here, but it's never too early to start thinking about summer - and starting your own business. If you have a winning idea for starting a new business and are a student who is not afraid of hard work, then you should apply to Ontario's Summer Company Program.

The fourth annual IT'S A START Entrepreneur Competition at Digifest will be taking place onMay 7, 2015 at Corus Quay in Toronto. The search is on for this year's exceptional startups! Designers, creative professionals, students and entrepreneurs are invited to participate and to help ensure that IT'S A START showcases the best talent, innovation in digital excellence.

Enterprise Toronto will launch its Entrepreneur Mentoring Program in spring of 2015 and is looking to recruit skilled mentors. The new program will complement its other new initiatives for entrepreneurs, including an online training platform and the Business Plan Boot Camp and How to Start a Business Series.

Enterprise Toronto helped design collective Arc & Co. draft a proper business plan and learn how to market their services. An advisor also helped them reorganize their workflow and structure. The assistance allowed Arc & Co. to develop their business in a profitable way.