Small Business Internship Program
The Small Business Internship Program provides small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) financial support to hire a post secondary student or recent graduate to assist them in their adoption of e-business strategies. The project hopes to achieve the outcomes of increasing SMEs competitiveness and productivity through the enhancement of e-commerce practices, technological improvements, improved customer service and/or improved marketing.
There are certain criteria that the business owner must meet to be considered as an applicant, by the NSACBDC:
(a) be a for profit organization under Canadian law; and
(b) be an established small and medium-sized enterprise with less than 500 employees
(c) be willing to hire a student for 420 hours
(d) have the desire to become more productive and competitive in today’s global economy using information and communication technologies
(e) wanting to adopt e-commerce practices
(f) and wanting to provide a youth with experience and capabilities related to the application of information and communication technologies
To qualify as an intern, the student/recent graduate must meet the following criteria;
- be between the ages of 15-30 years old at the project date(inclusive)
- be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada or person who has been granted refugee status in Canada
- be enrolled in a post-secondary education program and intending to return to school or be recently graduated within last three years; and
- be pursuing education in an E-business and/or ICT-related field, which may include any field where ICT knowledge and skills are important e.g. computer sciences, media design, business , engineering, arts, social science, etc.
The NSACBDC will reimburse SMEs up to 75% of the total cost of student intern wages and mandatory employment benefits to a maximum 420 hours (offered between 12 and 14 weeks).
The application form and guidelines are available at www.ic.gc.ca/sbip
For more information please contact Erinn:
139 Park Road, Unit 1
Elmsdale, Nova Scotia
B2S 2L3
Tel: 902-883-4798
Fax: 902-883-3024
E-mail: erinn.smith@cbdc.ca
www.cbdc.ca
