ACE’S 2010 National Student Entrepreneur Competition

Apply this September for a chance to win $10,000!

If you are a successful entrepreneur attending a Canadian university or college full time, or you know someone who is, be sure to submit your nomination for the 2010 National Student Entrepreneur Competition, operated by ACE and proudly presented by CIBC.

To be eligible for the award, students and their businesses must meet the following criteria:

• Be a full-time undergraduate and/or graduate student at a Canadian university or college for the 2009-2010 academic year
• Be a founder and have at least 50 per cent ownership of the company and be responsible for its operation
• Have been in business for at least the past six months (as of December 4, 2009)
• Have not competed in the final round of the National Student Entrepreneur Competition in past

Award timeline:
Tuesday September 8, 2009: Nominations/self nomination open
Friday December 4, 2009: Nominations/self nominations close
Friday January 8, 2010: Applications due

Visit www.acecanada.ca for more information or contact programs@acecanada.ca

Unveiling the new SIFERyerson.com

SIFE Ryerson is proud to announce the launch of the re-designed website www.siferyerson.com. We have made it easier for users of this website to access all our information, find out more about the team and find out what it is that we do.

You can follow us through twitter, facebook and youtube! We hope that you will take the opportunity to explore the new website in the coming days and weeks. Of course, we’d appreciate your feedback!

We welcome a new school year and with that we invite you to join our journey!

July 2009 – Member of the Month

July’s member of the month is a new SIFE Ryerson member of who joined the team to work alongside their teammates to work on a web-based project called Profitpedia, a website for start-ups. This project had great potential because it had a dedicated and hardworking task team who worked well together. However, this team faced ...Read the Full Article →

Graduating in a recession

Like many others, I also feared graduating in a recession, but let’s face it – it’s not the end of the world. In fact, this can actually be a good thing for all you new graduates. Here is the reality of it:

Unemployment rates haven’t been this high since eleven years ago. Fewer jobs mean more ...Read the Full Article →