TORONTO, March 15, 2011 <\/strong>\u2013 The Canadian Youth Business Foundation (CYBF) announced today a winners tie for the CYBF National Outstanding Community Partner Award. Both Business Victoria, from Victoria, British Columbia and SAJE accompagnateur d’entrepreneurs in Montr\u00e9al, Qu\u00e9bec, were selected among the seven provincial finalists. The award is given in recognition of the impact that CYBF Community Partners have on the success of young Canadian entrepreneurs and their businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n CYBF delivers its program in partnership with other youth-serving organizations across Canada. Defined as CYBF Community Partners (CPs), this critical group represents the face and voice of CYBF in their respective communities. CPs assist in identifying entrepreneurs and recruiting leaders of the business community to serve on our volunteer-based Loan Review Committees (LRC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAs the first point of contact with CYBF, our Community Partners play an integral role in the start-up process. Their knowledge of local economic conditions and their personal interaction with the young entrepreneurs provides relevant funding recommendations to CYBF,\u201d says Vivian Prokop, chief executive officer, CYBF. \u201cA hearty congratulations to this years\u2019 provincial and national winners who are committed to providing the resources and support necessary to develop and support young entrepreneurs in their communities and in Canada.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The two national winners were selected among the winners of the CYBF Outstanding Provincial Community Partner Awards, a category within the 2010 CYBF Chairman\u2019s Awards program. Each of the national and provincial award winners will receive a professional photo shoot and national profiling through media, advertising and social media campaigns and will be celebrated at CYBF Chairman\u2019s Awards Celebration taking place in May in Toronto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Congratulations to the following 2010 CYBF Outstanding Provincial Community Partner Award winners:<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2010 CYBF National & British Columbia Outstanding Community Partner Award <\/strong> 2010 CYBF National & Quebec Outstanding Community Partner Award<\/strong> 2010 CYBF Alberta Outstanding Community Partner Award<\/strong> 2010 CYBF Saskatchewan Outstanding Community Partner Award<\/strong> 2010 CYBF Manitoba Outstanding Community Partner Award<\/strong> 2010 CYBF Ontario Outstanding Community Partner Award<\/strong> 2010 CYBF Atlantic Canada Outstanding Community Partner Award<\/strong> –30–<\/p>\n\n\n\n About the Canadian Youth Business Foundation
\nBusiness Victoria
\nAlpana Sharma, Business Services Coordinator
\nwww.businessvictoria.net<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nSAJE accompagnateur d’entrepreneurs
\nMichel Fortin, General Manager
\nwww.sajeenaffaires.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nBow Valley College
\nElza Bruk, Dean of Business
\nwww.bowvalleycollege.ca<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nRegina & District Chamber of Commerce <\/strong>
\nJohn Hopkins, CEO
\nwww.reginachamber.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nUniversity of Winnipeg
\nMichael Benarroch, Dean of Business and Economics
\nwww.uwinnipeg.ca<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nToronto Business Development Centre
\nSally Wilkie, Business Advisor
\nwww.tbdc.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nEnterprise Greater Moncton
\nNikos Athens, Senior Business Counsellor
\nwww.greatermoncton.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nCanada\u2019s Entrepreneur Gateway<\/em><\/strong>
\nThe Canadian Youth Business Foundation (CYBF) is the \u2018go to\u2019 place for youth entrepreneurship. As a national charity, we are dedicated to growing our nation\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, to help them launch and sustain a successful entrepreneurial business. www.cybf.ca<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n