Annual Women in Business Conference and Awards Dinner

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Friday, April 20, 2012

The annual Women in Business Conference and Awards Dinner will take place at the Inverary Inn, Baddeck, N.S., on May 3-4, featuring guest speakers, panel presentations, a Trade Show and the always

CBU Small Business Development Centre Hosts Youth Social Enterprise Boot Camp

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Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Cape Breton University’s Small Business Development Centre is challenging 50 young Cape Bretoners to create real entrepreneurial solutions to social, environmental or economic issues by participating in theYouth Social Enterprise Boot Camp. Through an intensive three-day workshop, held at CBU on March 30-April 1, participants will have the opportunity to identify an issue in their community and acquire the skills and knowledge to find and implement a promising entrepreneurial solution.

Startup Canada Hits Cape Breton

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Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Cape Breton University’s Small Business Development Centre is hosting a Startup Canada Town Hall session on Thursday, March 22 from 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. in CBU’s Verschuren Centre for Sustainability in Energy and the Environment.  The event will provide attendees with an opportunity to express ideas that will help forward the entrepreneurial revolution in Cape Breton. Startup Canadais Canada’s first-ever grassroots, entrepreneur-led, national entrepreneurship movement.

CBU Students Up To the Challenge

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Thursday, March 8, 2012

Walmart Green ChallengeCape Breton University Shannon School of Business students, Stephanie MacLean, Kurt Boone, Andrew Weatherbee and Omar Hassan El-Arnaoudy proved that they were up to the challenge by impressively placing third in the Walmart Green Challenge.