Summer Matheson sees herself as the president of her own company some day.
The Colonel Gray High School student has a few more years to go between where she is and that particular dream, but it’s something she’s eagerly working towards.
It’s where she feels her strengths lie.
“I’m really creative I find and not so strong in the sciences, so I think I’ll be able to express myself in a business atmosphere,” said Summer.
More than 200 young people with a similar interest in entrepreneurship gathered in Summerside Wednesday for the local CBDC's second annual youth-focused business symposium, dubbed Entrepreneur Forum: Youth our Future.
The event gathers together local business leaders and puts them at the disposal of high school and Holland College students studying business, economics and marketing.
Holland College student Taylor Larkin, who is studying Marketing and Advertising Management at Holland College, said, “There’s a lot of entrepreneurs in my family, small locally run business. So that kind of inspired me to want to become my own boss in the future.”
“Attending these events can definitely help us network and get our foot in the door, meet some people who can help us down the road.”
Participants in the forum got to hear from and ask questions of keynote speaker Brent Brynes, director of marketing for Island company Honibe, as well as entertainers/entrepreneurs Patrick Ledwell and John MacPhee.
They also got to interact with a panel of relatively new business people in Sean Aylward from the Humble Barber, Reasha Walsh of Spotlight Theatre Company, Alex Clark of Open Eats and Jennifer Campbell of Small Print Game Café.
“We’re hoping to inspire (young people),” said Elizabeth Noonan, event organizer.
“Entrepreneurship is a career option for them. We need small business – that’s what the country is built on, small and medium-size businesses.”
In her experience, said Noonan, it has never been easier for Canadians to become entrepreneurs.
“There are so many programs to assist people to get started in business. There was nothing when I started,” she said.
Speaking prior to the event, Summer said she was excited to hear what tidbits of wisdom she could glean from her the presenters.
“I’m just excited to see what they have to say and hear about their journey of being an entrepreneur and being in business and their struggles, just to see what I’d be in for,” she said.
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Summer Matheson sees herself as the president of her own company some day.
The Colonel Gray High School student has a few more years to go between where she is and that particular dream, but it’s something she’s eagerly working towards.
It’s where she feels her strengths lie.
“I’m really creative I find and not so strong in the sciences, so I think I’ll be able to express myself in a business atmosphere,” said Summer.
More than 200 young people with a similar interest in entrepreneurship gathered in Summerside Wednesday for the local CBDC's second annual youth-focused business symposium, dubbed Entrepreneur Forum: Youth our Future.
The event gathers together local business leaders and puts them at the disposal of high school and Holland College students studying business, economics and marketing.
Holland College student Taylor Larkin, who is studying Marketing and Advertising Management at Holland College, said, “There’s a lot of entrepreneurs in my family, small locally run business. So that kind of inspired me to want to become my own boss in the future.”
“Attending these events can definitely help us network and get our foot in the door, meet some people who can help us down the road.”
Participants in the forum got to hear from and ask questions of keynote speaker Brent Brynes, director of marketing for Island company Honibe, as well as entertainers/entrepreneurs Patrick Ledwell and John MacPhee.
They also got to interact with a panel of relatively new business people in Sean Aylward from the Humble Barber, Reasha Walsh of Spotlight Theatre Company, Alex Clark of Open Eats and Jennifer Campbell of Small Print Game Café.
“We’re hoping to inspire (young people),” said Elizabeth Noonan, event organizer.
“Entrepreneurship is a career option for them. We need small business – that’s what the country is built on, small and medium-size businesses.”
In her experience, said Noonan, it has never been easier for Canadians to become entrepreneurs.
“There are so many programs to assist people to get started in business. There was nothing when I started,” she said.
Speaking prior to the event, Summer said she was excited to hear what tidbits of wisdom she could glean from her the presenters.
“I’m just excited to see what they have to say and hear about their journey of being an entrepreneur and being in business and their struggles, just to see what I’d be in for,” she said.
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