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Building Entrepreneurs: NACCA's Annual Youth Entrepreneur Symposium
This event has been made possible every year with the help of our valued sponsors. If you are interested in becoming a sponsor, please send an email to debbie@nacca.net. If you are a young Aboriginal entrepreneur, or hope to be one, we want YOU to register for next year's symposium in spring 2007. Check back here in winter 2006!
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Every year, NACCA invites 200 - 250 youth between the ages of 19 and 35 to participate in its unique Youth Entrepreneur Symposium (YES), which aims to support this growing sector of the population by teaching valuable entrepreneurial skills through informative panels and hands-on learning.
The core of the programme is a mix of panel discussions and interactive team challenges, modelled on The Apprentice TV show. In addition to hearing from experts in a range of businesses and industries on topics to support entrepreneurship, delegates also form teams that work on Team Challenges throughout the three days, competing for a cash prize. In the past, participants have been called on to create a commercial, sell a piece of Native artwork to the highest bidder, and make presentations to the Governor General of Canada.
NACCA believes that, with the Aboriginal population already disproportionately youthful and achieving high birth rates, now is the time to support and inspire our younger generations. NACCA is uniquely placed to do so, with our proven capacity for success and growth in supporting Aboriginal businesses across the country. YES has already supported and encouraged hundreds of Aboriginal youth, and will continue to do so for many years to come.