(http://www.cybf.ca)
The Canadian Youth Business Foundation (CYBF) is pleased to be working
with the Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) chapter at Memorial
University in Newfoundland to help Canadian Forces members transition
to civilian life by launching and sustaining successful businesses.
Uniquely Canadian, The Prince's Operation Entrepreneur is an exclusive
national program for transitioning or transitioned Canadian Forces
members interested in becoming entrepreneurs. It offers them
entrepreneurial education and business planning support, access to
start-up and growth financing, specialized business mentoring, the
opportunity to attend entrepreneurship boot camp and networking and
community support.
The Prince's Operation Entrepreneur program is supported by Prince's
Charities Canada, the Department of National Defence (DND), Veteran
Affairs Canada (VAC), and Advancing Canadian Entrepreneurship (ACE).
The program was created and built upon the foundation of the CYBF's 16
years of experience in mentoring and financing new entrepreneurs and
the "Based in Business" educational boot camp offered by SIFE
Memorial.
"The men and women who have served as part of the Canadian Forces have
shown tireless dedication to our country. With The Prince's Operation
Entrepreneur, we have collaborated with outstanding organizations in
order to provide these individuals the tools they need to create a
successful business." explains Vivian Prokop, CEO, CYBF. "Through this
important initiative, CYBF continues its long standing relationship
with His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, as the Canadian member of
the Prince's Youth Business International."
During the Canadian Royal Tour for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, Their
Royal Highnesses, The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall,
will meet with military personnel enrolled in The Prince's Operation
Entrepreneur program on Monday, May 21, 2012 at the Canadian Forces
Base in Gagetown, New Brunswick. Their Royal Highnesses will learn
first-hand from service personnel and delivery partners how The
Prince's Operation Entrepreneur program enables transitioning and
transitioned service personnel to start and grow their own businesses.
"The Prince's Operation Entrepreneur is about giving options to those
who've served their country," says Amanda Sherrington, President and
CEO of Prince's Charities Canada. "This program is a continuation of
The Prince of Wales's ongoing commitment to the Canadian Forces."
"That Prince's Charities Canada has chosen Based in Business as
component of the model for its own program is recognition of the
acumen and outstanding work of SIFE Memorial students," said Dr.
Wilfred Zerbe, Dean, Faculty of Business Administration at Memorial
University. "With the support of Memorial faculty members and the
business community, they have made Based in Business an
entrepreneurship development program to emulate and their ingenuity
will now help transitioning military personnel across the country."
Canadian Youth Business Foundation - Canada's Entrepreneur Gateway
The Canadian Youth Business Foundation (CYBF) is the 'go to' place for
youth entrepreneurship. As a national organization, we are dedicated
to growing Canada's 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. CYBF is the founder of G20 Young
Entrepreneur Summit (G20 YES) and founding member of the G20 Young
Entrepreneurs' Alliance (G20 YEA). For more information, visit
www.cybf.ca(http://www.cybf.ca).
Memorial University's Faculty of Business Administration
Memorial's Faculty of Business Administration is recognized as a
leader in Canadian business education, offering innovative programs at
the undergraduate and graduate levels, including bachelor of commerce,
international bachelor of business administration, bachelor of
business administration, master of business administration, master of
employment relations and PhD degrees. Research contributions by
members of the faculty to top business journals rank first among
universities in Atlantic Canada, influencing how and what students are
taught. Graduates of Memorial's business programs are well prepared to
make decisions and run organizations locally, nationally and
internationally.
Memorial is the first business school in Atlantic Canada to earn AACSB
international accreditation, the highest distinction a business school
anywhere in the world can receive.
Prince's Charities Canada
Prince's Charities Canada (PCC) supports the Canadian charitable work
of The Prince of Wales. The work of PCC is focused on The Prince of
Wales's core interests which have been well-established in the UK for
more than 30 years. These include improving the lives of disadvantaged
youth, education, responsible business, improving the built
environment, regeneration of heritage and environmental
sustainability.
