TELUS launches November smartphone campaign, donates $25 from the sale of every business smartphone to CYBF<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n TORONTO, ON (October 30, 2012) \u2013 The Canadian Youth Business Foundation (CYBF) is pleased to recognize eight young entrepreneurs and their businesses supported by TELUS’ $171,000 donation to CYBF.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Back in April, CYBF and TELUS announced a joint partnership to help young entrepreneurs soar to new heights with their businesses. As part of the commitment, TELUS made a donation of $100* to CYBF for every person who attended a TELUS Challenge event, a year-long event series that supported small businesses with speakers and information to help them successfully tackle their business challenges such as how to increase their reach using social media and how to attract and retain Gen Y employees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In addition, during the month of November, in support of Global Entrepreneurship Week (November 12-18), TELUS will be committing $25** from the sale of every business smartphone to CYBF to support young entrepreneurs as part of the donation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The funds raised from the event series and smartphone campaign will go towards supporting eight businesses through CYBF\u2019s program of pre-launch coaching, business resources, start-up financing and mentoring. The entrepreneurs recognized today will also be provided mentoring sessions with senior TELUS staff, promotional support through speaking and networking opportunities and a free Samsung Galaxy Note.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cCYBF is delighted to partner with TELUS to help young entrepreneurs succeed while also driving a culture of youth entrepreneurship in Canada,\u201d said Katrina White, Chief Strategy Officer, CYBF. \u201cThis partnership is instrumental in helping us provide the vital tools and support needed to prepare new generations of Canadian entrepreneurs to embrace the challenge involved in realizing their dreams of owning their own business.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n To date, CYBF has invested in more than 5,260 young entrepreneurs, whose businesses have created more than 20,800 new jobs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAt TELUS, we have a philosophy to \u201cgive where we live\u201d and in this case, that means supporting the growth of entrepreneurial business in Canada,\u201d said Jim Senko, vice-president of Small and Medium Business Marketing at TELUS. \u201cCYBF is a very dynamic and effective organization, and TELUS is very pleased to be working with them to empower the next generation of business owners.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The CYBF entrepreneurs and businesses that will benefit from TELUS\u2019 support are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n -30-<\/p>\n\n\n\n *Challenge event series raised $64,000 for CYBF<\/em> About CYBF – Canada\u2019s Entrepreneur Gateway<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Canadian Youth Business Foundation (CYBF) is the \u2018go to\u2019 place for youth entrepreneurship. As a national organization, we are dedicated to growing Canada\u2019s economy one young entrepreneur at a time. We look at character not collateral, when providing youth, age 18-39, with pre-launch coaching, business resources, start-up financing and mentoring, to help them launch and sustain a successful entrepreneurial business. CYBF is the founder of G20 Young Entrepreneur Summit (G20 YES) and founding member of the G20 Young Entrepreneurs\u2019 Alliance (G20 YEA). www.cybf.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n About TELUS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n TELUS (TSX: T, T.A; NYSE: TU) is a leading national telecommunications company in Canada, with $10.6 billion of annual revenue and 12.8 million customer connections including 7.4 million wireless subscribers, 3.5 million wireline network access lines, 1.3 million Internet subscribers and 595,000 TELUS TV customers. Led since 2000 by President and CEO, Darren Entwistle, TELUS provides a wide range of communications products and services including wireless, data, Internet protocol (IP), voice, television, entertainment and video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In support of our philosophy to give where we live, TELUS, our team members and retirees have contributed more than $260 million to charitable and not-for-profit organizations and volunteered 4.2 million hours of service to local communities since 2000. Fourteen TELUS Community Boards lead TELUS\u2019 local philanthropic initiatives. TELUS was honoured to be named the most outstanding philanthropic corporation globally for 2010 by the Association of Fundraising Professionals, becoming the first Canadian company to receive this prestigious international recognition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For more information about TELUS, please visit telus.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For media inquiries, please contact:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Lesley Wilmot\n
\n **Campaign runs from November 1 – 30, 2012. TELUS will contribute a maximum of $107,000. Eligible for new business activations and renewals of smartphones. Total donation to CYBF including Challenge event series is $171,000.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nDirector, Marketing and Communications, CYBF
\n1-866-646-2923 Ext. 2203, cell: 647-680-8165
\nlwilmot@cybf.ca<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n