{"id":6172,"date":"2012-10-18T11:57:55","date_gmt":"2012-10-18T15:57:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/press_release\/dartmouth-business-wins-national-award\/"},"modified":"2024-03-04T10:19:27","modified_gmt":"2024-03-04T15:19:27","slug":"dartmouth-business-wins-national-award","status":"publish","type":"press_release","link":"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/en\/press_release\/dartmouth-business-wins-national-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Dartmouth Business Wins National Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Darmouth Business Wins National Award<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Fiddleheads Kids Shop Inc. named Best Emerging Business in the 2012 Canadian Youth Business Foundation Chairman\u2019s Awards for Best Business<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

TORONTO, ON (October 18, 2012) <\/strong>\u2013 During Small Business Week\u00ae<\/sup>, the Canadian Youth Business Foundation (CYBF) is pleased to announce that Fiddleheads Kids Shop Inc. has been selected as the Best Emerging Business for the 2012 CYBF Chairman\u2019s Awards for Best Business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Award recognizes a business that demonstrates establishment of a solid customer base and market presence, while experiencing profitability, and is in operation for one to three years. As the category winner, Fiddleheads Kids Shop Inc. 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 Fiddleheads Kids Shop Inc. with the 2012 CYBF Best Emerging Business Award and congratulates Lisa Donaldson on her success.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fiddleheads Kids Shop Inc. is a new kind of <\/strong>lifestyle store for kids ages 0-4 <\/strong>that brings together awesome gifts, gear and accessories to help make the job a little easier. Their products are stylish but practical and they\u2019re fun but worry-free because they\u2019re health-safe and eco-friendly. And whenever possible, Fiddleheads Kids Shop Inc. has tried to find things that are local, handmade and made of sustainable, natural ingredients. For more information, please visit www.gofiddleheads.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

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About CYBF – Canada\u2019s Entrepreneur Gateway<\/em><\/strong>
\n <\/em><\/strong>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. <\/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

\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>
\nLesley Wilmot
\nDirector, Marketing and Communications
\nEmail: lwilmot@cybf.ca
\nPhone: 866-646-2923 Ext. 2203
\nCell: 647-680-8165<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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