Week that was: November 18-22

What a great Global Entrepreneurship Week! We hope you all had a chance to attend an event. Here is what happened at CYBF:

• Canadian Youth Business Foundation launches Global Entrepreneurship Week Canada 2013
• GEW Canada was a hit! There were nearly 400 registered events and 7 Entrepeer kick off networking events across the country. For more information on the activities, check it out here.
• GEWCanada shared a hello to fellow countries across the globe. See their videos here.
• New mentoring-focused crash courses launched thanks to @BDC – check them out here,
• CYBF dedicated special issue of the Entrepeer Vibe e-newsletter to GEW.

CYBF and Entrepreneurs in the news:

• Another Spin Master Innovation Fund entrepreneur profiled! Read all about Lily Tse and Think Dirty App: read more here.
• Great article in the Coast Halifax on the amazing CYBF Entrepreneur @EDNARESTAURANT
• Joelle Foster, CYBF Director, MB was profiled here and here.
• An op-ed by CYBF CEO, Julia Deans –  Canada’s entrepreneurial place in the global ecosystem

Stay active on Twitter by tweeting about events and initiatives. Below are a few messages to tweet this week:

• Transitioning out of the Canadian Forces & want to start your own biz? Register for our “Be Your Own Boss” Ottawa http://bit.ly/17MKU5E
• En transition vers la vie civile? Vous pensez lancer une entreprise? Pour vous : l’atelier – le 12 déc. à Ottawa http://bit.ly/1gbIMGX
• What does living YOUR dream look like? #CYBF LiveYourDream http://bit.ly/1bvSXD7 
• Started your business & looking for a #mentor? #CYBF moMENTUM program is open! Apply today for 6 month #mentoring http://bit.ly/19XhwWJ

Find out what’s happening in our regions:

British Columbia

• CYBF announces new partnership with Women’s Enterprise Centre
• The amazing TartsBakery sisters sharing their story at the Entrepeer kick off – photo here.
• CYBF BC hosted “Cultivating the Art of Mentorship” with amazing BC Mentors and guest speaker Judy Brooks. Check out some photos here and great quotes from the event here.
• CYBF BC team attended the OKChangemakers premier event, Change up. Where the audience will vote for top ideas to make positive change in our communities. Check out their photos here and the live tweets from the BC team here!

Alberta

• CYBF AB team sponsored the Start Up Calgary Launch Party last week. Check out photo.

Saskatchewan

• Congratulations to CYBF entrepreneur @FarmatHand for won Most Promising Startup of the year at #NACOSummit
• @NeechieGear Kendall Netmaker “Take responsibility for who you are and where you’re going…The only person who can stop you is yourself.” Photo of his speaking at the event here.

Manitoba

• Amazing to hear @DigiPlusCo, @AdvolveMedia, and @nestwinnipeg speak –  Fearless, passionate entrepreneurs! #taketheleap – photos here.
• The CYBF MB team participated and clocked in nearly 55 hours at RampUp Weekend. Check out the photos here and here!
• CYBF MB hosted a great sold out Entrepeer event – photos to come soon.

Ontario

• CYBF ON team attended the #SMUgew13 Pitch Competition hosted by Start ME Up Ryerson photo here.
• Our fantastic CYBF ON team celebrated GEW at Humber College North Campus. Check out their booth here.
• Innovation and Entrepreneurship Day at Seneca College, Newnham Campus – see a photo here. CYBF ON team gave opening remarks and participated as mentors at the SBEC Speed Mentoring event. Photo here.
• Don’t miss out on seeing our interview with a CYBF entrepreneur-to-be! Watch it here http://goo.gl/Dh1ozr 
• CYBF is a proud sponsor and spoke at the SociaLIGHT Conference this past week.  Here’s where the rubber hits the road- finding out how to launch your business. More info and photo here.

Quebec

• FCJE had a great Entrepeer event on Nov. 18^th, see pics here
• FCJE attended GEW events at Dawson College on Nov. 19^th Twitter: La FCJE est à #DawsonEweek ce soir dans le cadre de #GEWMontreal #GEWCanada. We and also attended a Women’s entrepreneurship Panel discussion at CDEC Plateau Mont-Royal: http://www.cdec-cspmr.org/SE2013
• Also attended an event organized by Generation inc. at the Palais des congrès on nov. 21^st. Twitter: La FCJE est présente au Grand rendez-vous d’affaires @Telus organisé par @Generation_INC pic.twitter.com/ARiWF4cAe1

Atlantic:

• Entrepeer St. John’s. Great Kick-off for GEW 2013  – Great turnout of entrepreneurs, mentors, and entrepreneurship champions for our Atlantic kickoff event for GEW — at The Keg Steakhouse & Bar – St. John’s.
• Awesome pitch GetGiftedat #Innov8 awards. Photo here.

“Get five or six of your smartest friends in a room and ask them to rate your idea.”

-Mark Pincus, Zynga CEO