Canadian Youth Business Foundation Announces National Outstanding Community Partner Award Winners
Two CPs Tie for National Award
TORONTO, March 15, 2011 – The Canadian Youth Business Foundation (CYBF) announced today a winners tie for the CYBF National Outstanding Community Partner Award. Both Business Victoria, from Victoria, British Columbia and SAJE accompagnateur d’entrepreneurs in Montréal, Québec, were selected among the seven provincial finalists. The award is given in recognition of the impact that CYBF Community Partners have on the success of young Canadian entrepreneurs and their businesses.
CYBF delivers its program in partnership with other youth-serving organizations across Canada. Defined as CYBF Community Partners (CPs), this critical group represents the face and voice of CYBF in their respective communities. CPs assist in identifying entrepreneurs and recruiting leaders of the business community to serve on our volunteer-based Loan Review Committees (LRC).
“As the first point of contact with CYBF, our Community Partners play an integral role in the start-up process. Their knowledge of local economic conditions and their personal interaction with the young entrepreneurs provides relevant funding recommendations to CYBF,” says Vivian Prokop, chief executive officer, CYBF. “A hearty congratulations to this years’ provincial and national winners who are committed to providing the resources and support necessary to develop and support young entrepreneurs in their communities and in Canada.”
The two national winners were selected among the winners of the CYBF Outstanding Provincial Community Partner Awards, a category within the 2010 CYBF Chairman’s Awards program. Each of the national and provincial award winners will receive a professional photo shoot and national profiling through media, advertising and social media campaigns and will be celebrated at CYBF Chairman’s Awards Celebration taking place in May in Toronto.
Congratulations to the following 2010 CYBF Outstanding Provincial Community Partner Award winners:
2010 CYBF National & British Columbia Outstanding Community Partner Award
Business Victoria
Alpana Sharma, Business Services Coordinator
www.businessvictoria.net
2010 CYBF National & Quebec Outstanding Community Partner Award
SAJE accompagnateur d’entrepreneurs
Michel Fortin, General Manager
www.sajeenaffaires.org
2010 CYBF Alberta Outstanding Community Partner Award
Bow Valley College
Elza Bruk, Dean of Business
www.bowvalleycollege.ca
2010 CYBF Saskatchewan Outstanding Community Partner Award
Regina & District Chamber of Commerce
John Hopkins, CEO
www.reginachamber.com
2010 CYBF Manitoba Outstanding Community Partner Award
University of Winnipeg
Michael Benarroch, Dean of Business and Economics
www.uwinnipeg.ca
2010 CYBF Ontario Outstanding Community Partner Award
Toronto Business Development Centre
Sally Wilkie, Business Advisor
www.tbdc.com
2010 CYBF Atlantic Canada Outstanding Community Partner Award
Enterprise Greater Moncton
Nikos Athens, Senior Business Counsellor
www.greatermoncton.org
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About the Canadian Youth Business Foundation
Canada’s Entrepreneur Gateway
The Canadian Youth Business Foundation (CYBF) is the ‘go to’ place for youth entrepreneurship. As a national charity, we are dedicated to growing our nation’s economy one young entrepreneur at a time. We look at character not collateral, when providing youth, age 18-34, with pre-launch coaching, business resources, start-up financing and mentoring, to help them launch and sustain a successful entrepreneurial business. www.cybf.ca
CYBF Media Contact:
Rachel Azagury
Senior Manager, Marketing and Communications
Email: razagury@cybf.ca
Phone: 416-408-2923 x2111
Cell: 647-834-2923