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Stephen Harper Declares 2011 ‘the Year of the Entrepreneur’ - Vancouver Sun

Author’s Name: Ivey Entrepreneurship Institute Team

Prime minister Stephen Harper has declared 2011 the Year of the Entrepreneur and the Canadian Federation of Independent Business is optimistic that concrete action will follow.

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Simon Parker, Ivey School of Business - Financial Times

Author’s Name: Ivey Entrepreneurship Institute Team

Every Thursday a business school professor, an expert in his or her field,  will define five key terms. This week, Simon Parker is featured on FT Lexicon.

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Young Entrepreneur Spotlight: North Toronto Baseball Camp - Financial Times

Author’s Name: Ivey Entrepreneurship Institute Team

The biggest challenge in setting up our business was our lack of credibility in the G.T.A camp industry and our risk of low enrollment.  Since camp decisions are primarily made by the parents, with their child’s safety of utmost importance, it was critical for us to communicate our experience of working effectively with children in a camp environment.

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Young Entrepreneur Spotlight: Care Chairs - Financial Post

Author’s Name: Ivey Entrepreneurship Institute Team

Care Chairs was launched in November 2003 by Lee Berger and Gabe Diamond,  who co-developed the initial business plan as a grade 11 business project at Crescent School. The impetus for its development came largely from the observation that most providers of convalescents equipment were focused on sales rather than on rentals.

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Young Entrepreneur Spotlight: Fetching - Financial Times

Author’s Name: Ivey Entrepreneurship Institute Team

We combine exercise for dog owners with obedience for their dogs. So dog owners can tick ‘dog walked’ and ‘my workout is done’ off their list at the same time. They then get that valuable time back to enjoy their evenings. Classes feature 2 trainers: a Personal Trainer to whip you into shape, and a Dog Trainer to teach you and your dog obedience techniques and make sure you stick to it the whole class.

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On the Case: Meet the New Neighbours

Author’s Name: Ivey Entrepreneurship Institute Team

Even the best-laid plans don’t always work. Just ask the executives at Vancouver’s Fraser Land Development. They’re starting work on the third phase of a condo project that targets young professionals. Their problem? After succeeding in hitting their target market in the project’s first two phases, they’re now seeing more families asking about sales. Designs will have to change if they serve this unexpected market. It will be costly. Should they adapt to the new trend, or stick to their guns?

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