Nineteen young Francophones from the West Prince, Evangeline and Charlottetown areas have just formed 14 small businesses, thanks to the Jeunes millionnaires (Young Millionaires) program, to sell a wide variety of products this summer.
This program was conceived to promote entrepreneurship among youth aged eight to 16 years and to give them an opportunity to earn a bit of money. This summer, participants are selling treats and food, handcrafts, clothing, jewelry, laundry soap and skin-care products.
At the start of the summer, the youth had the opportunity to attend three workshops to learn the basics of entrepreneurship, including business plans, market studies, customer service, quality control, budgets and other related topics.
They then had to present their business plan to program leaders during an individual interview.
Each participant then received a grant (up to $100 for individuals and $150 for partnerships) to help establish his or her business and to purchase production materials.
In late June and early July, the youth started producing and selling their products, sometimes with the help of their parents.
This program is funded through ACOA and Innovation P.E.I.
Here’s a list of businesses from the Jeunes millionnaires (Young Millionaires) program along with their owners and products:
Charlottetown
- Claire Victor - Victory Slime.
- Ellen and Elliott Fraser - Simply Sno-cones, sale of flavoured snow cones and lemonade.
- Delphine Corney – Sale of craft-making kits with instructions and photos of herself making crafts.
- Blanche and Gabrielle Etkin-Blake – Light My Fire: Sale of seaglass jewelry, seaglass decorated frames and campfire starters.
- Harmony Needham – Harmony’s Magic Touch: Sale of skin cream and lip balm.
- Will MacLean – Cantine a Will: Sale of hot dogs and iced tea.
- Kayce Midgley – P.E.I. Beachbum: Sale of seaglass-decorated frames and dream catchers.
- Rémi Stevula – Les Petits trésors de la mer: Sale of keychains and magnets made with beach wood and lobster traps.
- Chloe Willis and Sarah-Jane Acet – Fashion Frenzy: Sale of tie-dyed clothing and hats as well as of bracelets.
West Prince region
- Kendra Martin and Abby Green – Pop With Us: Sale of slime, pop, bottles of water, chips and candies.
Evangeline region
- Taylor Hardy and Lydia Arsenault – Summer Girl: Sale of frames decorated with seaglass, shells and painted rocks as well as treat bags.
- Brady Arsenault – Candy’s R Us: Sale of various treats.
- Ella Jane Adams – Le vie plus facile: Sale of laundry soap (liquid and pod forms) and painted rocks.
- Colby Arsenault – Biox Bots: Sale of wooden, painted robots.
