STAGE 1: THINKING ABOUT ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Read Inspiring Stories
About Young Entrepreneurs

Starting and managing a business takes determination, passion and hard work. It's important that you make sure being an entrepreneur is the right choice for you. Plus, it is critical to have the right resources to make it happen. This stage is designed to give you a sense of what entrepreneurship is all about and if it's the right decision for you.
Here are some of our stories about successful CYBF entrepreneurs.

Read about their start-up journeys and where they are now.  We know you will be inspired!


Stealth Acoustical

Stealth Acoustical & Emission Control Inc.
Entrepreneur: Colin Davison

Colin Davison’s company, Stealth Acoustical & Emission Control Inc., is helping to save the planet by alleviating acoustical and emission pollution.

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Dreamlife

DreamLife Design Inc.
Entrepreneur: Robert Kenfield

DreamLife Design Inc. is a complete real estate visualization studio. Using developer architectural drawings, their team creates fully photorealistic 3D images and animation.

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Talay Thai

Talay Thai Restaurant Limited
Entrepreneurs: Bang Gia (Jimmy) Dao and Kim Hong Dao

Talay Thai is an authentic and award winning Thai restaurant, owned and operated by two passionate Taiwanese siblings, whose ancestry is filled with successful entrepreneurs.

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Nutra Fruit

Nutra-Fruit Inc.
Entrepreneur: Jean-François Veilleux

Chef Jean-François Veilleux’s company, Nutra-Fruit Inc., sells 23 delicious and innovative cranberry-based products.

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Executive Airways

Executive Airways
Entrepreneur: Barbara McLean-Stollery

Executive Airways Grooming Services is a highly respected 25 year old business. Its employees clean a fleet of commercial airplanes at the Calgary International Airport.

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The Canadian Youth Business Foundation (CYBF) is the ‘go to’ place for youth entrepreneurship. As a national charity, we are dedicated to growing our nation’s economy one young entrepreneur at a time. We look at character not collateral, when providing youth, age 18-34, with pre-launch coaching, business resources, start-up financing and mentoring, to help them launch and sustain a successful entrepreneurial business.

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