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Windsor-Essex Entrepreneurial Spark Tour: Inspires Hundreds of Future Entrepreneurs

September 5, 2012in Opportunity Alerts 0 Comments
Young Entrepreneurs, Jakub Koter and Ali Al-Aasm of Red Piston, pose at the Entrepreneurial Spark Tour at St. Clair College on September 5th, 2012.
Young Entrepreneurs, Jakub Koter and Ali Al-Aasm of Red Piston, pose at the Entrepreneurial Spark Tour at St. Clair College on September 5th, 2012.

Retaining our youth in Windsor-Essex is a priority, and creating a local culture of entrepreneurship is critical to diversifying our economy. Teresa Piruzza, MPP for Windsor West and WEtech Alliance partnered to present the Windsor-Essex Entrepreneurial Spark Tour. The Spark Tour will showcase successful businesses and organizations to raise awareness of the benefits of entrepreneurship and available resources inWindsor and EssexCounty.The event combined post-secondary education, industry and community stakeholders to create a platform to celebrate the contribution of local entrepreneurs and inspire future ones. Thirteen organizations and agencies had the opportunity to raise awareness, showcase their success to college level students, and a chance to expand their talent pool. Hundreds of students were encouraged and welcomed to explore Windsor-Essex’s booming entrepreneurial culture and provided opportunities to participate. This event is the first of a series of initiatives to highlight Windsor-Essex’s “entrepreneurial leaders”

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“Residents of Windsor Essex are entrepreneurs and the region is a leader. The Spark Tour is the first of many initiatives to highlight the region’s strengths and an essential element to diversifying our local economy and retaining youth in our community” — Teresa Piruzza, MPP forWindsorWest

“The importance of identifying and having a spot light on Windsor Essex entrepreneurial successes will only continue to strengthen our local economy and labour force as well as encourages our youth to consider entrepreneurial endeavours as a true option.” — Karen Behune Plunkett, President and CEO, WEtech Alliance

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  • Red Piston
  • St. Clair College
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