{"id":6087,"date":"2017-07-04T12:24:29","date_gmt":"2017-07-04T16:24:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/press_release\/300000-donation-from-the-sj-foundation-will-support-youth-entrepreneurship-education\/"},"modified":"2024-03-01T17:27:55","modified_gmt":"2024-03-01T22:27:55","slug":"300000-donation-from-the-sj-foundation-will-support-youth-entrepreneurship-education","status":"publish","type":"press_release","link":"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/en\/press_release\/300000-donation-from-the-sj-foundation-will-support-youth-entrepreneurship-education\/","title":{"rendered":"$300,000 Donation from the SJ Foundation Will Support Youth Entrepreneurship Education"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>For immediate release <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>TORONTO, ON (July 4, 2017) &#8211; <\/strong>David Stewart-Patterson, Chair of the Board of Directors of the <a href=\"http:\/\/foundationentrepreneurialcanada.ca\/\"><strong>Foundation for an Entrepreneurial Canada<\/strong><\/a> (\u201cFEC\u201d), today announced that The SJ Foundation has generously donated $300,000 to help more young entrepreneurs build their knowledge and skills in honour of Atlantic Canadian entrepreneur and long-serving <a href=\"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/\"><strong>Futurpreneur Canada<\/strong><\/a> Chair John Risley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>FEC is a national charity dedicated to understanding and advancing entrepreneurship in Canada through education and research. It was created in 2012 by Futurpreneur Canada, the only national non-profit organization that provides financing, mentoring and support tools that aspiring business owners aged 18-39 need to launch and grow successful Canadian businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>John Risley\u2019s commitment and investments in Futurpreneur Canada have helped 10,000 young people launch and grow businesses. \u201cThe SJ Foundation is proud to be honouring John Risley and strengthening education and opportunities for youth entrepreneurs across Canada with this donation,\u201d said The SJ Foundation Founder and Directors Jim Shaw of Alberta and his wife, Kathryn Shaw of Nova Scotia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMore than ever, young people are considering entrepreneurship as a career option,\u201d said Stewart-Patterson, \u201cThe SJ Foundation\u2019s donation will allow FEC to work with Futurpreneur Canada and other partners to better equip young people with the confidence and skills they need to launch and grow more successful businesses in Canada.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2013 30 \u2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For interview opportunities and media inquiries, please contact: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Megan te Boekhorst<br>\nCommunications and Public Relations Specialist<br>\nFuturpreneur Canada<br>\n416-408-2923 x 2120<br>\nmtboekhorst@futurpreneur.ca<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For immediate release TORONTO, ON (July 4, 2017) &#8211; David Stewart-Patterson, Chair of the Board of Directors of the Foundation for an Entrepreneurial Canada (\u201cFEC\u201d), today announced that The SJ Foundation has generously donated $300,000 to help more young entrepreneurs build their knowledge and skills in honour of Atlantic Canadian entrepreneur and long-serving Futurpreneur Canada [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","press_category":[],"class_list":["post-6087","press_release","type-press_release","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_release\/6087","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_release"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/press_release"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_release\/6087\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6087"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"press_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_category?post=6087"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}