We are extremely pleased to announce the results of ONCONTACT withanEntrepreneur hosted by CG6 Inc, one of our notable partners during Global Entrepreneurship Week. Here’s a press release that they issued with the results of their triple events taking place in Toronto and Waterloo. Thank you to CG6 Inc. for working with us during Global Entrepreneurship Week!

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Trudeau: “You are not tomorrow’s leader, but today’s leaders”
Cg6 Inc. took part in Global Entrepreneurship Week with a 95% turnout

November 27, 2009, Toronto – With the support of Impact Entrepreneurship Group, George Brown College and University of Waterloo, Cg6 Inc. (www.cg6.com) ran three sessions of open mike discussions at George Brown College and University of Waterloo, participated at the Impact National Conference 2009 and the 2009 Impact Gala during the Entrepreneurship Week Canada, held on Nov 16th to Nov 22nd inclusively. Having close to 90,000 impressions, ONCONTACT withanEntrepreneur resulted in a 95% turnout.

Entrepreneurship Week Canada is a nation-wide campaign embracing innovation, entrepreneurship and creativity. As part of Global Entrepreneurship Week 2009, the week brought together like-minded individuals together to promote and celebrate the spirit of entrepreneurship.

ONCONTACT withanEntrepreneur
With the support of University of Waterloo, ONCONTACT withanEntrepreneur was featured on their Alumni enewsletter. In addition, ONCONTACT withanEntrepreneur was also mentioned on the Impact Entrepreneurship Group’s November Newsletter; Global Entrepreneurship Week Newsletter and their blog; University of Waterloo Career Services’ Student page and the Career Services Events’ newsletter; Society of Internet Professionals newsletter and their blog. The event also got listed on a number of activities and event calendars including the UW Event, totaling close to 90,000 impressions on the internet.

“The 95% turnout would not have been possible without the support of our partners and all who randomly believed in the organization of this event. The feedback has been positive; our group has been personally congratulated at several levels. And I thank you all.” Tm Mahdi, director and founder of Cg6 Inc. pointed out.

Impact National Conference 2009
Being an Exhibition sponsor at the Impact National Conference, Cg6 Inc. was able to share its mission and passion to young minds and respective industries. The conference attracted 500 of the top high school and post-secondary students from across Canada. This is where youth leaders and like-minded individuals with a passion for entrepreneurship gather to inspire, learn, educate, and cultivate their peers with the entrepreneurial spirit.

Impact Gala
Cg6 Inc. was delightful to be a guest attending the 2009 Impact Gala “Dare to Dream”. The gala featured Justin Trudeau as keynote speaker. Justin is passionate about engaging and empowering youth to think and act entrepreneurial. His work with environmental groups and youth activism set an extraordinary example for today’s youth and demonstrates him as a leader propelling positive change in Canada.

In his speech, Justin refreshed youths with these words with a reminder to industry’s current entrepreneurs, “You are not tomorrow’s leader, but today’s leaders.” Cg6 Inc. is honoured to be involved in an event having him speak and share his encouraging words.
Updates and photos can be found online at www.cg6.com and Cg6’s Facebook page.

Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) is a movement to inspire millions of people to embrace innovation, imagination and creativity. GEW Canada connected hundreds of organizations to champion a culture of entrepreneurship and mentoring, through local, national and global initiatives. Students, educators, young adults, entrepreneurs, business leaders, mentors, employees, non-profit leaders, corporations, governments, and many others participate in a wide range of programs. The Canadian Youth Business Foundation (CYBF) is the Official Host for GEW Canada 2009.

Impact Entrepreneurship Group Impact Entrepreneurship Group is Canada’s largest non-profit, student-run organization dedicated to encouraging the entrepreneurial spirit amongst youth in Canada and becoming a starting point and catalyst for youth interested in entrepreneurship and leadership.

Cg6 Inc. Cg6 Inc. is a lifestyle media relations agency entirely focused to the Arts & Media. For the last 8 years, Cg6 Inc. has been recognized and supported by the media for social initiatives. Cg6 Inc. organizes Toronto’s largest portfolio review & internship night and the organizer of the annual Prospecting Freelancer open discussion resource lead by successful freelancers themselves. Cg6 Inc. works closely not only with educational institutions, but as well with recent graduates, independent artists, media agencies and various groups.

As an agency, Cg6 Inc. is the organizing founder of Design Guild of Toronto; a non-profit body made by entrepreneurial creatives and media professionals, representing over 1,100 specialized members. In addition, Cg6 Inc. is the publishers of the subscription based crossover magazine, dedicated to the entrepreneurial freelancer. It is the transition from arts to business and business to arts.

For more information please contact:

Tm Mahdi Director & Founder Cg6 Inc.
416.238.6881
tm.mahdi@cg6.com

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!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

TODAY: Justin Trudeau Speaks with Top Student Leaders and Entrepreneurs at the 6th Annual Impact National Conference

TORONTO, ON (November 20, 2009) – Today, over 500 students from across Canada will convene at Toronto’s Westin Harbour Castle with Justin Trudeau to have a conversation about youth entrepreneurship and the future of Canada’s economy at the 6th annual Impact National Conference. This prestigious event will also bring together Canada’s most recognized entrepreneurs and business leaders from industry, academia and government to celebrate the closing of Global Entrepreneurship Week.

This event is the largest youth entrepreneurship conference in Canada and will feature the finals of a nationwide pitch competition as well as our annual youth entrepreneurship awards at the 2009 Impact Gala. The young leaders will benefit from an inspiring keynote by Member of Parliament Justin Trudeau.  Trudeau is the former chairman of Katimavik, where he worked to help young people make a difference in small communities.

“Impact’s contribution to the propagation of youth entrepreneurship is truly impressive,” says Trudeau. “Their tireless work inspires students to show initiative, take on challenges, and launch ventures that are sure to transform the future of industry in Canada. It is with great honour that I contribute to the 2009 Impact Gala as keynote speaker.”

Trudeau will joined by some of Canada’s most prominent and distinguished entrepreneurs in our speaker line-up including:
•    Justin Trudeau, MP
•    Andy Nulman, President & CMO of Airborne Mobile
•    Norm Brodsky, CEO of CitiStorage, Columnist for Inc. Magazine
•    Sunjay Nath, Vice President of e-Learning Company
•    Jordan Banks, Managing Partner of Thunder Road Capital, CEO of JumpTV
•    Susan Horvath, President of Mount Sinai Hospital Foundation
•    Mike McDerment, Co-founder & CEO of Freshbooks

Impact Gala features a silent charity auction that will feature a one week ski getaway package worth $17,500 with proceeds going to Make-a-Wish Foundation.  The Impact Awards will also be presented during the gala, recognizing outstanding youth entrepreneurs in the Social, Woman, Green, Technological, and Arts categories.

This year’s title sponsors of the Impact National Conference are BDC, Industry Canada, and Ontario Centres for Excellence.  The conference is also supported by:  the Government of Ontario, Scotiabank, College Pro Painters, Fasken Martineau, KPMG Enterprise, Pivotry Consulting Group, the University of Waterloo, MaRS Discovery District, Business Solutions International, the Creative Group of 6, GoEyeball, Katimavik, Presidents of Enterprising Organizations, Students Offering Support, and Sun Microsystems.

For more information about the Impact National Conference, visit: http://www.conference.impact.org.

For more information on Global Entrepreneurship Week Canada, visit: http://www.unleashingideas.org/canada.

About Impact Entrepreneurship Group
The Impact Entrepreneurship Group is Canada’s largest non-profit, student-run organization dedicated to encouraging the entrepreneurial spirit amongst youth in Canada and becoming a starting point and catalyst for youth interested in entrepreneurship and leadership. More information is available online at www.impact.org.

About Justin Trudeau
Elected on October 14 2009 as Member of Parliament for Papineau, Justin Trudeau is passionate about engaging young Canadians in politics. Capturing the attention of students from elementary school through to university, he champions liberal values, defending the causes that are dear to his heart, such as the environment and youth empowerment. During the summer of 2006, he chaired the youth taskforce of the Liberal Party Renewal Commission, generating ideas about how to engage more youth politically.  More recently, Mr. Trudeau has been appointed as Official Opposition Critic for Youth and Multiculturalism.

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For more information contact:

Christine Lu
Director of Communications
Impact Entrepreneurship Group
(416) 627 0703
christine.lu@impact.org

Click here for the Impact Media Kit

We are excited to announce that this year’s gala “Dare to Dream” will feature Justin Trudeau as our gala keynote! Justin is passionate about engaging and empowering youth to think and act entrepreneurial. His work with environmental groups and youth activism set an extraordinary example for today’s youth and demonstrates him as a leader propelling positive change in Canada. We are honoured to have him speak at the 2009 Impact Gala and share his encouraging words with our delegates and respective industry guests.

See you at the Impact Gala on Friday, November 20th!