Articles tagged "Enactus"
Enactus ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē has a strong showing at Canadian Nationals
May 23, 2024
ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē students met with success as they competed against other students across Canada with the latest venture from its sustainable business the Unusually Good Food Co., at the Enactus Canada National Exposition in Toronto that took place May 14-16. Two teams from Enactus ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē took part in the competition which brought together students from post-secondary schools to present unique new ideas and test them against their peers while being judged by industry experts. The Nationals team made it through to the semifinal round, showi...
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Enactus ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē shines at regional competitionāÆāÆ
April 4, 2024
ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē School of Business students representing Enactus ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē (EnactusĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē) achieved four podium finishes at a recent Enactus Canada Regional Exposition. āÆ āÆ For Rebekah Dingwall, an ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē student and the EnactusĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē President, the competition was an opportunity to showcase her skills and make a positive impact on her community. āÆāÆ "I'm deeply grateful for the opportunity to work alongside such a remarkable team of students, faculty, alumni and community partners,ā said Dingwall. āThe success of our team at the Enact...
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Enactus ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē makes massive impact at Canadian Nationals
May 10, 2023
Enactus ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās innovative social enterprise the Unusually Good Food Company placed second out of over 70 college and university teams in Canada at the Enactus Canada Nationals last week in Montreal, while the group was also honoured with several team and individual awards. President MacKenna Lenarcic, who has now completed her Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing from the School of Business at ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē, was named the HSBC Women Entrepreneurial Leader of the Year, receiving a $5,000 award to go towards her educational and ...
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Enactus ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās Unusually Good Food Co. expands to 19 cities
April 14, 2023
Student entrepreneurs from ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē (ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē) are taking their fight against food waste and food insecurity to more businesses throughout Western Canada, as their social enterprise the Unusually Good Food Co. is expanding. With the goal of donating one-million servings of apple chips to children, the Unusually Good Food Co. has formed a partnership with Loblaw Companies Limited, expanding to 19 cities in Western Canada with its line of apple juice. āThis is so exciting for our social enterprise to be able to partner with such a well-kn...
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Enactus ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē represents Canada on the world stage, finishes in top four
November 3, 2022
Students from ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē represented Canada on the global stage this week, presenting their social enterprise business at a prestigious international competition and finishing in the final four of 32 teams. Enactus ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē, comprised of students from the ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē School of Business, won the national title in September and earned the right to wear the maple leaf and represent Canada at the Enactus World Cup in Puerto Rico. The final round of competition wrapped up on Nov. 2. āWe are so proud of this team and of all Okanagan Colleg...
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Okanagan Enactus team off to Worlds
October 21, 2022
After claiming the National championship, the Enactus ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē team will travel to Enactus World Cup 2022 in Puerto Rico later this month. For Penticton-based student Jon Talastas, the opportunity brings a chance to showcase a locally-grown idea on the world stage. From Oct. 30 ā Nov. 2, ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās Enactus team will compete against national champions from 30 other countries on projects that use entrepreneurship and innovation to solve the worldās biggest challenges. Enactus ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās award-winning project ā Unusually Goo...
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ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē alum honoured for contributions to inclusion, democracy and reconciliation
October 17, 2022
Sorting through her mail on a recent trip to the mailbox, ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē (ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē) alum Danielle Walker received a surprise - the Lieutenant Governorās Medal for Inclusion, Democracy and Reconciliation. āThe award was completely out of the blue,ā says Walker. āI knew I had been nominated, but the timing was such a surprise. I just took it in for a minute at the mailbox and cried.ā The award recognizes post-secondary students who make outstanding contributions in support of inclusion, democracy and reconciliation and is the culmination of Wal...
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Okanagan Enactus team takes top spot at Nationals
October 5, 2022
This past weekend, Enactus ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē (ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē) travelled to Toronto, Ontario to compete in the Enactus Canada National Exposition final round. They became the first team from Western Canada to be crowned the National champion out of more than 60 teams across Canada. Their award-winning home-grown project is providing nutritious food to people locally and multiple countries around the world. Their win will now see the students travel abroad to share their inspiring idea and compete at the next level. Unusually Good Food Company was insp...
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Enactus ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē tops the field, sets sights on national championships
May 27, 2022
ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē students will once again be competing for the Canadian title after qualifying for the Enactus National Exposition with a first-place finish in their league during the semi-final round. Enactus teams at post-secondary institutions across Canada competed virtually earlier this month, and ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē scooped up top position in the TD Entrepreneurship Challenge, and runner-up in the Scotiabank Climate Action Challenge for the Unusually Good Food Co. project. It also included national runner-up in Shaw and RBC accelerator...
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EnactusĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē heading to nationals after dominating in multiple categories
March 18, 2022
Enactus ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē students have their sights set on nationals, after making the podium in four competitions at the Enactus Regional Exposition ā including three first-place finishes. They performed so well, that EnactusĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē was recognized with an Excellence in Innovation Award, provided when students demonstrate their commitment to tackling some of Canadaās biggest challenges. āWe have come a long way this year,ā explains Danielle Walker, EnactusĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē President. āOur team has tripled in size, we have scaled and rebranded projects, and w...
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Enactus ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē awarded new funding to cultivate student entrepreneurs
February 1, 2022
Enactus ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē has received their largest grant to date, enabling the volunteer team to launch and expand more student-led projects that create community and environmental impact. The Economic Trust of the Southern Interior (ETSI-BC) is investing in Enactus social entrepreneurs with a $25,000 grant. Laurel Douglas, CEO of ETSI-BC, says her organizationās mission is to support economic development projects that will have long-lasting and measurable benefits in the region. āWe are excited to see how this grant helps Enactus grow...
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ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē Enactus wows on the national stage with pitch competition win and top-four team finish
May 21, 2021
ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē Enactus students won first place in the brand-new Intuit Sustainability Pitch Competition category at the Enactus Canada National Exposition, making them the first post-secondary team to win this award and marking them as the team to beat in years ahead. Enactus ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē was recognized as one of the top four teams in the country after an impressive finish at the national finals on the strength of three projects: FruitSnaps, CanSave and Rising. The winning pitch and an impressive second runner-up finish for the FruitSnaps project...
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ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē business students take trio of first-place finishes at Enactus Western Canada Regionals
March 30, 2021
ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē business students enjoyed a fruitful victory at the Enactus Western Canada Regionals, earning three first-place finishes and ensuring their ticket to the National Competition in May. The Regional competition took place last week in a virtual format with teams from a multitude of post-secondary institutions submitting their student-created and student-run initiatives that seek to positively impact communities in a social, economic or environmental way. The award-winning ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē Enactus initiative FruitSnaps was entered ā and w...
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Enactus ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās CANsave program celebrates remarkable reach, new financial literacy resources for youth with diverse needs
March 9, 2021
ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās Enactus team is marking a memorable milestone this month, having mentored more than 50,000 Canadian children through its CANsave financial literacy program ā and the programās latest focus may be its most inspiring yet. Developed entirely by ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē students, CANsave teaches youth important financial literacy skills like saving for tomorrow, differences between good and bad debt, and the importance of saving to help others in need. CANsave launched in 2016 with a focus on teaching students in Grades 1 a...
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ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē Enactus helps young females navigate the future
January 15, 2021
ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās nationally recognized Enactus team is kicking off the new year with new community-initiatives, including a program preparing local young females to navigate their future with confidence, positive self-image and the know-how to tackle the world of job hunting. The project, Ivy Collective, is a free skills development program that supports females aged 15-18 through a series of one-hour online training workshops. Topics include public speaking, job application skills and confidence-building strategies. The first workshop...
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Enactusā FruitSnaps transitions into social enterprise
December 8, 2020
The award-winning Enactus initiative FruitSnaps is now running as a social enterprise after the student-run team recently launched apple juice boxes. The direct result of an abundant number of apples over the fall semester, the five-litre boxes of fresh apple juice are now available locally and online for purchase. All proceeds go back into the program and help to keep it sustainable. ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē alumni, staff and community members were among the first people who showed up to help the Enactus team pick the approximately 13,000 pounds of apples that...
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