From Tyler Kula, Sarnia
Observer.
In a bid
to spur local entrepreneurship, the Sarnia Lambton Business Development
Corporation is offering to cover the cost of two storefront leases for a year.
Monday
marked the start of the not-for-profit’s Win this Space contest, which taps
cash from a number of sponsors to fund the lease costs for start-ups, or
existing but storefront-lacking businesses, in Sarnia-Lambton.
Good
business ideas are never in short supply, said Tracy Ranick, community economic
development officer with the business development corporation (SLBDC) that
daily counsels people on getting their ideas off the ground.
“It’s
just the cost is sometimes prohibitive for people to get their business
launched and make their idea happen,” she said.
Getting a
free space for a year could be a 'game changer,' she said.
It’s the
second stint for the contest, inspired by similar initiatives in other
communities, she said.
A
counseling business for couples won last fall, she said, and is doing well in
space off Christina Street.
“It was a
little different than what we maybe anticipated, but that’s part of the
excitement of this type of a program is you don’t know what ideas you’ll get,”
Ranick said.
“We certainly
encourage people with all different types of ideas to apply.”
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