Press Release Department: Non-Governmental - Canadian Youth Business Foundation

The Canadian Youth Business Foundation is working with the students in Free Enterprise chapter at Memorial University in Newfoundland to help Canadian Forces members transition to civilian life by launching and sustaining successful businesses. The Prince's Operation Entrepreneur is an exclusive national program for transitioning or transitioned Canadian Forces members interested in becoming entrepreneurs. The … Read more

In its last fiscal quarter, the Canadian Youth Business Foundation has achieved and surpassed two significant milestones: successfully supporting more than 5,000 young entrepreneurs and spurring the creation of more than 20,000 jobs since its inception in 1996. More specifically, as of March 31, 2012, the foundation supported 5,133 entrepreneurs and 20,183 jobs, in 1,414 … Read more

The Canadian Youth Business Foundation announced the names of the 25 individuals who will form the official Canadian delegation at the G20 Young Entrepreneur Summit in Mexico City, Mexico, this summer. The G20 YES is an official program of the G20 Young Entrepreneurs' Alliance. The foundation represents Canada on the G20 summit. The full release is … Read more

TELUS and the Canadian Youth Business Foundation announced a milestone campaign that will help young entrepreneurs launch businesses across Canada. TELUS is donating up to $150,000 to the foundation to help seven young entrepreneurs start and succeed in their business venture. For every person that attends a TELUS Challenge event, the company will donate $100 … Read more

The Canadian Youth Business Foundation (CYBF) announced the launch of the 2012 CYBF Chairman's Awards for Best Business, a celebration and recognition of CYBF's successful young entrepreneurs from across Canada. Call 416-408-2923 x 2208. 

The Canadian Youth Business Foundation said federal budget 2012 confirmed the government's commitment to job creation and economic growth, both through the extension of EI hiring credit for small business and the commitment to boost jobs through increased funding for research and innovation programs and skills training. The foundation said that setting these priorities sends … Read more

For the second consecutive year, the Canadian Youth Business Foundation and Spin Master Ltd., a Canadian toy company, are teaming up to offer financing, mentoring and business workshops to innovative entrepreneurs through the Spin Master Innovation Fund. Applications for the Spin Master Innovation Fund opened and will offer qualified 18-34 year olds the opportunity to … Read more

The Canadian Youth Business Foundation is pleased to announce that CYBF's senior director for Quebec Valerie Bellavance has been selected to attend the 2012 Governor General's Canadian Leadership Conference. Two hundred and thirty young leaders were chosen from 2,400 applicants across Canada to attend this 15-day conference taking place in June 2012. CEO of the CYBF … Read more

Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Youth Business Foundation Vivian Prokop and the members of the G20 Young Entrepreneurs’ Alliance will gather in New Delhi, India to begin planning the next G20 summit to be held in Mexico City in June, 2012. The G20 alliance Leadership Assemblies take place each year between two consecutive G20 Young Entrepreneur Summits and provide … Read more

The Canadian Youth Business Foundation announced that its chief executive officer Vivian Prokop has been awarded the Trailblazer and Trendsetter award among Canada's Most Powerful Women. The Canada's Most Powerful Woman: Top 100 Awards is Canada's most recognizable Award for the country's highest achieving female leaders in the private, public and not-for-profit sectors. Prokop was first awarded the title … Read more