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Impact is coming to Kingston!  On March 6, we will be holding a one-day discussion about innovative thought and the entrepreneurial spirit.  We are bringing some extraordinary speakers who will talk about their journeys to success and their experiences as entrepreneurs.  Our speakers include, among...

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Impact’s 10 for 2010

Posted by Stephanie Shulman | Posted in Programs | Posted on 21-02-2010

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With more initiatives then ever before, Impact is excited to present our upcoming lineup for 2010.

  1. Impact Innovate (March 6)
    Impact Innovate 2010 will be a one-day discussion about innovative thought and the entrepreneurial spirit. You will gain critical new skills, ponder provoking ideas and meet your future business partners. 
     
  2. Impact Microcredit (Spring)
    Impact Microcredit is Canada’s biggest high-school social entrepreneurship competition, reaching students in hundreds of schools across Canada and raising tens of thousands of dollars to worthy charities.
     
  3. Impact Apprentice (Summer)
    Impact Apprentice is a real-life, challenging, hands-on competition that will test the business smarts and wits of Canada’s top entrepreneurial-minded students.
     
  4. Impact Expo (Fall)
    Taking place in University of Waterloo, the Impact Expo is a conference attracting over 2000 students featuring case study competitions, keynote speakers and more.
     
  5. Impact National Conference (Fall)
    Recognized as Canada’s Premier Youth Entrepreneurship Conference,  the Impact National conference attracts 500 of the top high school and post-secondary students from across Canada.
     
  6. Impact Connect (Year-round)
    With a focus on connecting students interested in entrepreneurship with the industry leaders who can inspire them, the Impact Connect team will be organizing entrepreneurship competitions, networking events, and seminars throughout the year.
     
  7. I Am My Ambition (Year-round)
    Exposing an interview series aimed at highlighting ambitious and successful entrepreneurs, philanthropists and politicians to shed light on their starting up stories, and transfer lessons learned through experience while emphasizing immediate action. 
     
  8. Youth Canada (Year-round)
    Youth Canada is the top online resource for Canadian high school students to find insight and opportunities to further enrich their lives.
     
  9. Impact.org Network (Year-round)
    The Impact.org network strives to build an online and in-person community around Impact’s people, programs, and partners.
     
  10. Impact Speakers’ Bureau (Year-round)
    More information coming soon! 

Stay tuned for an exciting year!

Calling all Designers: “I am my Ambition” Logo Competition

Posted by Anita | Posted in Blog, Featured, Programs | Posted on 26-11-2009

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Here’s your chance to design a logo for our I am My Ambition videos and win a prize of up to $150!

Impact is looking for a logo that works well in a black background and looks good being transparent in the corner of our videos featuring the likes of:

Justin Trudeau – MP
Andy Nulman – Just for Laughs CEO
Jeff Adams – 13 time medal winning, olympian, paralympian and world champion
Julian Brass – Founder, NotableTV
Sarah Prevette – Founder, Sprouter
Conor McCreery + Anthony Del Col – Creators of Kill Shakespeare
Rahul Singh – Humanitarian of the Year, founder DMGF, Executive Director of GlobalMedic

What’s the competition like? Click here to see submissions so far!

Check out our videos of Kunal Gupta and Jonathan Davids for the I am My Ambition campaign:

Click here for more details on the contest.

Submit all entries (in JPEG format) to sonya.jain@impact.org and oleg.kostour@impact.org by November 30, 2009 at 11:59 PM EST.

Good luck to all!

NEW – I am my Ambition Video feat. Jonathan Davids

Posted by Christine Lu | Posted in Blog | Posted on 28-10-2009

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We have some exciting news! The next video for I Am My Ambition is out!
This video features Jonathan Davids, founder of Soko Company. Soko originally started off as a lifestyles magazine that now serves as an umbrella corporation for lifestyle sites dedicated to fashion (Livedress.com) and automotive (Driversense.com).

About “I am my Ambition”
In celebration of Global Entrepreneurship Week 2009, Impact will be releasing the “I am my Ambition” campaign, which aims to highlight young entrepreneurs and shed light on their stories starting up. Watch Jonathan Davids, founder of Soko Company talk about his challenges, stories and advice for other young entrepreneurs and be inspired!