Putting Young Women Entrepreneurs on the Path to Success

Are you a young woman interested in a career in business?

Hear from an impressive line-up of women entrepreneurs at the Young Women Entrepreneurs Conference on February 28, 2007. They’ll share their stories about starting and running a business. And they’ll give you insight into the skills and qualities you need to succeed.

You’ll also learn about resources available to you if you’re thinking of becoming an entrepreneur.

“The goal of this conference is to show young women that entrepreneurship is not only a viable career option, it can be an exciting and rewarding one,” says Small Business and Entrepreneurship Minister Harinder Takhar. He points out that 99 per cent of Ontario’s enterprises are small to medium-sized businesses.

Speakers include:

• Michelle Planche, president of event-planning firm Paradigm Events
• Erin Zagar, founder of EZDimensions, a renovation consulting and design company
• Priya Ramanujan, co-publisher of Urbanology Magazine, a publication focussed on urban culture.

Who should attend?

• Young women in Grade 11 and 12 from high schools across the Greater Toronto Area
• Young women attending George Brown College.

Date and Location

The conference takes place on February 28, 2007, at George Brown College.

Learn more about programs for students and young entrepreneurs

• Future Entrepreneurs: Helps students in grades 7 to 10 develop the skills they will need as entrepreneurs.
• Secondary School Business Plan Competition: Helps students create a business plan and compete for cash awards for educational and career pursuits.
• Summer Company: Hands-on training and awards of up to $3,000 to help young entrepreneurs start and operate their own business.

The Young Women Entrepreneurs Conference is sponsored by the Ministry of Small Business and Entrepreneurship, in partnership with George Brown College and Greater Toronto Area school boards.