Olibert\u00e9 Limited<\/strong> named Best Socially-Minded Business in the 2012 Canadian Youth Business Foundation Chairman\u2019s Awards for Best Business TORONTO, ON (October 18, 2012) <\/strong>\u2013 During Small Business Week\u00ae<\/sup>, the Canadian Youth Business Foundation (CYBF) is pleased to announce that Olibert\u00e9 Limited has been selected as the Best Socially-Minded Business for the 2012 CYBF Chairman\u2019s Awards for Best Business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Award recognizes an organization that uses their business operations as an avenue to create and organize social change. As the category winner, Olibert\u00e9 Limited will receive a $1,000 cash prize and will vie against four other category winners for the National Best Business award, a $25,000 cash prize for business expansion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Award winners are among thousands who have received coaching, business resources, start-up financing and mentoring through CYBF to help them launch their businesses. The Award will be presented at a ceremony in Toronto on November 14, 2012, as part of Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) Canada celebrations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cEntrepreneurs are the driving force behind Canada\u2019s continued economic recovery and future growth,\u201d says John Risley, Chairman, CYBF Board of Directors. \u201cThrough these Awards, we celebrate the advancement that young entrepreneurs have made in the past year and we are proud to recognize the positive impact that these businesses will have on Canada\u2019s future. CYBF is pleased to honour Olibert\u00e9 Limited with the 2012 CYBF Best Socially-Minded Business Award and congratulates Tal Dehtiar on his success.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Olibert\u00e9 Limited manufactures premium casual footwear made exclusively in Africa. Using premium leather from Ethiopia and natural rubber from West Africa, Olibert\u00e9 Limited\u2019s main goals are to be the largest exporter of quality fashionable footwear made in Africa, and to help create a thriving African middle class that provides sustainable and fair employment. Olibert\u00e9 Limited footwear is sold across Canada, USA, Europe and Japan in over 100 stores. For more information, please visit www.oliberte.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For additional information on the 2012 CYBF Chairman\u2019s Awards for Best Business program, please visit www.cybf.ca\/awards<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n -30-<\/p>\n\n\n\n About CYBF – Canada\u2019s Entrepreneur Gateway<\/em><\/strong> \u00ae<\/sup><\/em> Small Business Week is a registered trademark of the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC). <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n CYBF Media Contact: <\/strong> Oakville Business Wins National Award Olibert\u00e9 Limited named Best Socially-Minded Business in the 2012 Canadian Youth Business Foundation Chairman\u2019s Awards for Best Business TORONTO, ON (October 18, 2012) \u2013 During Small Business Week\u00ae, the Canadian Youth Business Foundation (CYBF) is pleased to announce that Olibert\u00e9 Limited has been selected as the Best Socially-Minded Business for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","press_category":[],"class_list":["post-6170","press_release","type-press_release","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_release\/6170","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\/6170\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6170"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"press_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_category?post=6170"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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\nThe 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. <\/em><\/strong>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
\nLesley Wilmot
\nDirector, Marketing and Communications
\nEmail: lwilmot@cybf.ca
\nPhone: 866-646-2923 Ext. 2203, Cell: 647-680-8165<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"