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Courtice Student By-Passes Tight Job Market to Create His Own Summer Company Lucas Topolie has been teaching children how to swim since he was 16 years old. For the past few summers, he's taken advantage of his family's backyard pool by teaching neighborhood children to swim as his way to encourage children to live healthy, active lifestyles and give back to his community. (11KB DOCX) |
Mon, Nov 22nd 2010, 00:00 | download |
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Volunteer Mentors the Keystone to Success to Young Durham Entrepreneurs "It's very satisfying to be involved in a young person's growth and development and help them achieve their goals," says Gilma Simon. (12KB DOCX) |
Thu, Nov 18th 2010, 00:00 | download |
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Student Entrepreneur Sews Up Her Dream Young Oshawa entrepreneur, Tiffany Tuttle, now 17, dreamed of owning a quilting business since the age of 12. Now, thanks to the Summer Company program, through the Business Advisory Center Durham and the Ontario Government, this summer her wish has come true. (31KB PDF) |
Thu, Nov 18th 2010, 00:00 | download |
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How to guarantee you have a job this summer? Create your own! If you're willing to work as hard for yourself as you would for someone else, you could have a guaranteed summer job... and up to $3000 to get started. (12KB DOCX) |
Thu, Nov 18th 2010, 00:00 | download |
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New BACD/UOIT Satellite Caters to Aspiring Young Entrepreneurs University of Ontario Institute of Technology and Durham College students are getting ready to be the engineers of the new economy – the inventors, the innovators, the entrepreneurs who will create the products and services of the future. (90KB PDF) |
Thu, Nov 11th 2010, 00:00 | download |
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Whitby Chamber hosts BACD 2010 Business Plan Competition Presentation The Whitby Chamber of Commerce and the Business Advisory Centre Durham invite the media to attend the formal prize presentation to the 2010 High School Business Plan Competition Winners. (43KB PDF) |
Wed, Nov 3rd 2010, 00:00 | download |
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Durham teens surf, swim and grow their way into business Government programs help student entrepreneurs (52KB HTM) |
Fri, Jul 16th 2010, 00:00 | download |
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Got the summer job blues? If you've got a serious case of the summer job blues (boring job or no job at all) there's still time to make some cash for the school year ahead. Start your own summer business. Or, get a head start on creating your own summer job for next year. (2MB MHT) |
Fri, Jul 24th 2009, 00:00 | download |
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Courtice teen gears up for business DURHAM -- At just 15, Cole Towie has already begun the business that may jump-start his career. (1MB MHT) |
Wed, Jun 24th 2009, 00:00 | download |
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Is it time for a little creative destruction? As a small-business owner today, you might still be wondering how you will fare this year under the current conditions in the marketplace. |
Fri, May 29th 2009, 00:00 | download |
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Durham students ready to be their own bosses Local organization recommends 20 student businesses be funded by the provincial government |
Tue, May 26th 2009, 00:00 | download |
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Tough times, don't hold back Success breeds success, all it takes is spending a little time |
Thu, Apr 30th 2009, 00:00 | download |
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If the shoe doesn't fit, it's time to get out the shoehorn If you are an employer, with a small staff, there may be no better time to assess who you really need working for you, than during these times of bigger and bolder challenges. |
Fri, Feb 27th 2009, 00:00 | download |
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Ontario Helps Students Start Their Own Business Ontario students, who hope to find a summer job they love, will have a chance to be their own boss this summer thanks to the Summer Company program. |
Tue, Feb 24th 2009, 00:00 | download |
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Be Your Own Summer Boss Summer job prospects looking grim? Here's a chance to get up to $3,000 to create your own summer job. With the economy in a bit of a slump, Durham students could be facing dim prospects for summer employment this year. |
Fri, Feb 6th 2009, 00:00 | download |
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Summer Company 2008 Wrap-Up! Photos from the Summer Company 2008 Wrap-Up ceremony held at the BACD Snap Oshawa |
Thu, Jan 29th 2009, 00:00 | download |
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Young Entrepreneurs Get a Headstart with Bossmaker Young entrepreneurs looking to start or grow their own business can now find a wealth of inspiration, information, financial assistance and resources as quick as a click |
Tue, Jan 20th 2009, 00:00 | download |
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Young Entrepreneurs Striking Out On Their Own Instead of flipping burgers, teens are becoming their own CEO's with the help of Summer Company |
Fri, Aug 29th 2008, 00:00 | download |
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Business Advisory Centre Durham Launches Annual Summer Company Program for Youth Summer Company 2008 kicks off to a great start with a record amount of students and mentors! |
Thu, Aug 7th 2008, 00:00 | download |
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2007/11/24 McGuinty Announces Winners-Business Plan Competition BPC |
Sat, Nov 24th 2007, 00:00 | download |
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