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Launch League
Chatham-Kent company running a free Ontario-wide pitch competition and entrepreneurship program for young people, funded by the website and SEO work it does for local businesses. Also operates 100CK.
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Launch League is a Chatham-Kent company, launched in 2026, with two sides that pay for each other. It runs a free Ontario-wide pitch competition with 12 named awards — Tech, Green, Youth, Community, Creative, Health, Agriculture, Skilled Trades, Hospitality & Tourism, Manufacturing, Transportation & Logistics, and Energy & Utilities — open from age 12, with brackets running to 18+ and 18-25 depending on the award. Entry is free, no equity is taken, and a named award's prize is paid to the student who wins it. The current season closes March 31, 2027. Alongside the competition it offers a mentorship network, an AI-assisted Elite Business Plan Maker, and free student-delivered website and SEO help for Ontario non-profits and brand-new businesses. The other side is paid website, SEO and AI-search visibility work for local businesses, delivered by founder Nick Gonzalez — and that paid work is what funds the free program. For a business it means marketing money it was going to spend anyway stays in Chatham-Kent and puts local young people in front of real business experience. Launch League also operates 100CK, this directory.
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What is Launch League?
A Chatham-Kent company with two sides that pay for each other: a free Ontario-wide pitch competition and entrepreneurship program for young people, and paid website and SEO work for local businesses that funds it.
Who can enter the competition?
It is open from age 12. There are 12 named awards and the age bracket depends on the award — some are 12-17, others run to 18+ or 18-25. The current season closes March 31, 2027.
Is there a cost to take part?
No. Entry is free, Launch League takes no equity and charges no participation fee, and a named award's prize is paid to the student who wins it. There is one optional paid product, the AI-assisted Elite Business Plan Maker at $79 CAD one-time.
What can a business hire Launch League for?
Website design and build, SEO, AI-search visibility, and Google Business Profile management, delivered by founder Nick Gonzalez. Non-profits and brand-new businesses can also get free website and SEO help, which is student-delivered and supervised.
How does hiring Launch League help the program?
The paid work is what funds the free program and the competition. It is marketing money a business was going to spend anyway, except it stays in Chatham-Kent and puts local young people in front of real business experience.
Is Launch League connected to 100CK?
Yes. Launch League operates 100CK, this directory.
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