Week that was - Oct 28 - Nov 1 - Futurpreneur Canada

We hope that everyone had a wonderful weekend and a great start to the week.

Find out what happened at CYBF last week.

Congrats to @TalentEgg for making finals of @EYCanada #EOYOntario Entrepreneur of the Year. Proud that you’re an @CYBFCanada entrepreneur!
Join an online meetup to hear stories from Canadian entrepreneurs and build your network http://www.cybf.ca/HelloGEW #HelloGEW
We are proud to announce our new Director, Quebec Maryse Gingras!

Great contributions from our outstanding volunteers:

Be sure to remain active on Twitter by regularly tweeting about events in the respective regions. Below are a few messages to tweet this week:

Attn #entrepreneurs: @CYBFCanada wants to help you live your dream. Enter #CYBFLiveYourDream for chance to win $20k http://ow.ly/qj7Bh\
Are you in skilled trades and want to start your own business? #CYBFtrades workshops will show you how! Register here http://bit.ly/15W3FTN

Upcoming events:

Attend the Star Business Club Small Business Week Event on Oct 22 with keynote Frank O’Dea! http://shar.es/EwBiB via @shopify
Check out events coming up for Small Business Week in Canada on the CYBF events calendar
Join an online meetup to hear stories from Canadian entrepreneurs and build your network http://www.cybf.ca/HelloGEW #HelloGEW
#CYBFmoMENTum applications are now open for @CYBFBC @CYBFAlberta @CYBFAtlantic regions – Find out more here http://shar.es/IWn7E

Find out what’s happening in our regions:

British Columbia

Our BC Team has now moved! Check out their new locations in Vancouver, BC and in Kelowna, BC
CYBF BC have the sweetest team members! Thank you @Linked_Okanagan for the beautiful flowers for our new office!
@cybfbc is proud to announce we have signed a strategic Community Partnership with Community Futures of Central Okanagan
Great feature for our #entrepreneur @thegreenkiss! Cosmetics retailer builds foundation with acquisition #Victoria. More info here.

CYBF AB Team was at the #sohosme in #yyc at Hotel Arts event last week. Check out a photo of their booth!
Our AB Team has started a #startup meet every Tues to discussion for youth in Alberta. #entrepreneur #youth – More info here.
Excited to announce #YYCYoungEntrepreneurDrinks with our first MeetUp on December 11th, come and join us sign up here. Thank you to our CYBF entrepreneur Derek Major for putting this together!

Skilled Trades workshop @CollegeofChoice Nov 21! Find out how #CYBF can help launch your #skilledtrades biz! http://bit.ly/15W3FTN #SK
Getting really excited for @SWSask at the end of the month! You should really register before it’s too late! http://bit.ly/17Lfmc9
CYBF SK Team has teamed up with @TheKoloProject to put together some financial literacy workshops. “Own your numbers or they’ll own you” http://www.letstalkmoneysk.com @Affinity_CU @CYBFSask

Wilf Falk, Chief Statistician states MB is exceeding in 78% of economic indicators. @mbchambersofcom – Photo here.
Minister @MichelleRempel announcing the new WINN $100 million funding program #thewestmeansbusiness – Photo here.
Find our more information about the MB #PITCHDAY! http://ow.ly/ql0NB Please share reminders @CYBFMB @RampUpManitoba @EurekaIncubator #winnipeg
Calling all #MB – Join #CYBFtrades workshops in your area and learn what it takes to start your own business http://bit.ly/15W3FTN

Ontario launched some great campaigns last week! #CYBFwinadate and #CYBFliveyourdream
Entrepreneurs of #LdnOnt, I will be participating in @CYBFCanada’s campaign #CYBFwinadate on November 26
We want you to LIVE YOUR DREAM! Are you ready to take on the challenge? Check out the video here. #CYBFliveyourdream
Our ON Team was at @HumberCollege! We had a #startup + newcomer workshop coming to the North campus on Monday.
ON Team was at Ryerson to talk about your business idea @RyersonCareer #Entrepreneurship

FCJE was at the 5th Entrepreneurship conference organized by the CRÉ Montréal on nov 28th. It was a great place to meet community partners and make contacts for new partnership. We also met brieftly with Katherine Roos from Toronto.
On October 30th, BDM’s attended 2 evenings, one at E & Y – Entrepreneur of the Year and the other one was with the Réseau des femmes d’affaires du Québec. At the latest event, one CYBF entrepreneur, Momzelle, won the category Small Business, congrats to Christine!
On November 1st, CYBF will attend the 15th year of Compagnie F – Entrepreneurship for women, a potential community partner: http://compagnie-f.org/index.php?section=15

CYBF entrepreneurs in the news! Great interview with @criollochocolat on @globalhalifax! #Allthingschocolat
#CYBFmoMENTum applications are now open for @CYBFBC @CYBFAlberta @CYBFAtlantic regions – Find out more here http://shar.es/IWn7E

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Week that was – Oct 28 – Nov 1