Montreal, QC, November 15th<\/sup>, 2011 <\/strong>\u2013 The Canadian Youth Business Foundation (CYBF) applauds the Quebec Entrepreneurship Strategy (Strat\u00e9gie qu\u00e9b\u00e9coise de l\u2019entrepreneuriat<\/em>) announced by the Honourable Sam Hamad, Minister of Economic Development, Innovation and Export Trade and the Honourable Line Beauchamp, Deputy Premier, Minister of Education, Recreation and Sports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Quebec Government can count on the involvement of CYBF, an active partner of the Ministry of Economic Development, Innovation and Export Trade for more than five years, to assist in making this Entrepreneurship Strategy a success. CYBF works closely with the vast majority of the Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge (D\u00e9fi de l\u2019entrepreneuriat jeunesse du gouvernement du Qu\u00e9bec<\/em>) partners to enable economic prosperity by helping young entrepreneurs realize their dreams of creating their own businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n CYBF has had tremendous success in Quebec. Forty-five percent of the new businesses the organization supports across Canada are in Quebec. The rich entrepreneurial ecosystem in Quebec and the current momentum in the province indicate that more and more young entrepreneurs will contribute to the economic development of Quebec in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHaving just returned from the G20 Young Entrepreneur Summit, I can assure you that the creation of an entrepreneurship strategy by a government is a unique initiative. We hope to see other G20 governments follow the example that Quebec\u2019s leaders are setting. More than ever before, it essential to consider entrepreneurship as a driver of the global economic recovery\u201d, says Val\u00e9rie Bellavance, CYBF\u2019s Senior Director of Quebec.<\/p>\n\n\n\n -30-<\/p>\n\n\n\n About The Canadian Youth Business Foundation \u2013 Canada\u2019s Entrepreneur Gateway<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Canadian Youth Business Foundation (CYBF) is the \u2018go to\u2019 place for youth entrepreneurship. As a national charity, we are dedicated to growing Canada\u2019s economy one young entrepreneur at a time. We look at character, not collateral, when providing youth, age 18-34, with pre-launch coaching, business resources, start-up financing and mentoring. We help them launch and sustain a successful entrepreneurial business. www.cybf.ca<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n