Photo Karen Graham.
Pictured is Tim Mills, another local Summer Company entrepreneurship program participant, operated by Peterborough and the Kawarthas’ Business Advisory Centre.
The Summer Company Program is the Government of Ontario’s flagship youth entrepreneurship program which helps youth aged 15-29 try their hand at business ownership by connecting them with up to $3000 in start-up funding, one-on-one guidance from BAC staff, advice and mentorship from local business leaders, access to business workshops, training and resources and business support.
A recent University of Guelph Mechanical Engineering grad who is returning to work on his Master of Applied Science this fall to focus on battery power. He is familiar to the congregation at St. John’s Ida Anglican Church where he and his siblings have been helping father, Rev. Peter Mills, deliver on-line services for church since the beginning of the pandemic.
Tim is not new to entrepreneurial life, having established a student painting business a few summers ago. This one has more long-term potential, and he was eager to apply his education to the creation of unique products for customers, and launched this manufacturing start-up called 3D Casting. It offers casting designs, prototypes and manufacturing of small plastic and aluminum parts through a combination of 3D printing and investment casting. For more information, visit his website at www.3dcasting.ca. Congratulations, Tim!
