{"id":4824,"date":"2011-09-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-09-17T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/?p=4824"},"modified":"2024-02-14T10:39:41","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T15:39:41","slug":"cybf-15-years-of-realizing-dreams-and-creating-change-for-canadian-youth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/en\/blog\/cybf-15-years-of-realizing-dreams-and-creating-change-for-canadian-youth\/","title":{"rendered":"CYBF: 15 years of realizing dreams and creating change for Canadian youth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fifteen years ago, the Canadian Youth Business Foundation was founded as a way of giving Canadian youth the opportunity to realize their amazing business ideas and become their own bosses. We encouraged Canadian youth to make a job, not take a job \u2013 and they did.<\/p>\n<p>Fast forward 15 years and we\u2019ve helped to start \u2013 through character-based financing and hand-matched mentoring \u2013 4,514 new businesses from coast to coast, businesses that have created nearly 18,000 new jobs and that have established some of Canada\u2019s most prominent independent brands, from PropertyGuys.com in Moncton, NB to Elastic Path Software in Vancouver, BC.<\/p>\n<p>Over the years we\u2019ve grown and we\u2019ve flourished. And like all entrepreneurs, we\u2019ve hit some bumps in the road \u2013 bumps that have taught us to adapt to change, be malleable in our pursuits, and ensure we always learn from every experience.<\/p>\n<p>Our organization has pursued a remarkable path over the last 15 incredible years. We have supported an increasing number of businesses each year \u2013 in fact, CYBF currently helps to start a new business in Canada every 14 hours around the clock, 365 days a year. By 2016, we anticipate we\u2019ll be supporting a new start-up every SIX hours.<\/p>\n<p>To make this happen, we\u2019re investing in the infrastructure of CYBF. Recognizing that growth means change, we\u2019re excited to announce some incredible projects that are going to help us achieve our lofty goals:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A brand new <a href=\"..\/\">cybf.ca<\/a>! The CYBF website has been redesigned with our audience of young, professional entrepreneurs in mind. Interactive, shareable and with rich content and resources, the site underscores our position as Canada\u2019s go-to place for youth entrepreneurship.<\/li>\n<li>We\u2019ve partnered with leading global consultants Accenture, who have helped us revamp our mentoring program, including the upcoming launch of the Ment2B orientation program.<\/li>\n<li>We\u2019ve implemented a series of brand new technologies (including a customer relationship management system) to help us more efficiently manage and communicate to our clients and stakeholders.<\/li>\n<li>We\u2019ve launched the Entrepeer program to help us stay connected with the businesses we start and to help business owners and mentors connect with their peers \u2013 now and well into the future.<\/li>\n<li>Considered as a global leader in youth entrepreneurship, we\u2019re providing Canadian entrepreneurs with the opportunity to connect with peers internationally through our alliances with the world-renowned Kauffman Foundation, The Prince\u2019s Youth Business International and the G20 Young Entrepreneur Alliance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Change is good. We need to hear from you \u2013 how can we do better? Drop us a line, comment on our blog or join the conversation on social media. We\u2019re listening.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fifteen years ago, the Canadian Youth Business Foundation was founded as a way of giving Canadian youth the opportunity to realize their amazing business ideas and become their own bosses. We encouraged Canadian youth to make a job, not take a job \u2013 and they did. 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