Every year for the past 30 years BDC has organized Small Business Week® to pay tribute to Canadian entrepreneurs, creating opportunities for them to:
This year, BDC will celebrate entrepreneurs from October 18 to 24, 2009 under the theme: Your dream, your business, your passion. Events revolving around this theme will be organized by its branch network and partners during Small Business Week.
Young Entrepreneur Awards(YEA)
For the past 22 years, one of the highlights of Small Business Week' is the Young Entrepreneur Awards gala. This year's gala will take place on October 20, 2009 in Ottawa, Ontario. Over 350 business people and representatives from BDC, its partners and various levels of government are expected to attend the gala.
A total of 13 awards - one per province and territory - will be given to entrepreneurs aged 19 - 35, selected on the basis of outstanding business achievement, innovative spirit and community involvement.
The year 2009 marks the 30th anniversary of
Small Business Week®
In 1979, the branches of the Business Development Bank of Canada in British Columbia's Lower Fraser Valley pooled their resources to organize business management training sessions over a week called "Small Business Week". Encouraged with the event's success, the branches in the province renewed the experience the following year, tripling the number of activities offered.
In 1981, BDC officially launched Small Business Week® across Canada. A few years later, BDC created the Young Entrepreneur Awards contest to honour entrepreneurs aged 19 to 35 and pay tribute to their innovative spirit and business acumen.
Information
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