[ July 28, 2010; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ]
Do you have a skill, passion, or hidden talent you want to offer? Do you have a service you’d like to purchase in support of non-profits?
Join YSEC’s special “”Skills Drive”" MeetUP co-hosted with Well of Change on Wednesday, July 28th at the Centre for Social Innovation, 215 Spadina Ave, 4th floor, 6-8pm.
Discover a new way to [...]
Young Social Entrepreneurs of Canada has a one-of-a-kind opportunity to win $100K in the Refresh Everything competition by Pepsi to support good ideas for the world. The way we win is through votes. Your votes.
What will we do if we win?
We’ll launch InVenture – Canada’s first program to help young people launch businesses that can [...]
Before the mix of festivities and chaos hit the streets of Toronto this past weekend, YSEC joined a panel of young entrepreneurs representing the city at the G20 Youth Summit. Known as MY SUMMIT, the event convened youth delegates from all the participating nations.
Moderated by Gavin Sheppherd of The Remix Project – a community organization with several [...]
YSEC recently went through a Quarterly Business Review where we looked back over our year so far and evaluated what’s worked well and where we can improve. We used this information to help us map out our plans for the upcoming year (which we’re super excited about!). Keep an eye out for more information on this [...]
Presented by YSEC & George Brown College’s Institute for Entrepreneurship & Community Innovation (IECI).
This 4-part series will take you through the steps of creating a business plan for your enterprise, social enterprise or nonprofit.
Outcomes:
- Draft a business plan
– Get an expert opinion on your idea’s strengths & weaknesses
– Utilize market research to create financial [...]
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- Assaf Weisz, Executive Director, Young Social Entrepreneurs of Canada
Last week I had the glorious task of looking back at all the group meetings our organization has had in the last 9 months. The record: 550 hours of meetings, and over 200 meetings. That works out to almost a meeting every day.
The fact is, [...]
[ February 25, 2010; 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Come out to YSEC’s monthly MeetUPs, networking events for some of the most innovative minds and projects in the city. Join our vibrant, and growing community of young changemakers. Learn more about social entrepreneurship & social enterprise.
This month: Grab the Mic! February 25 @ Centre for Social Innovation, 215 Spadina Ave., 4th Floor, 6:30-9 PM
At [...]
[ March 27, 2010 8:30 am to March 28, 2010 5:00 pm. ]
Announcing re:Vision 2010: The Young Social Entrepreneurs of Canada’s Inaugural Conference.
The Young Social Entrepreneurs of Canada is looking for young people who are spearheading incredible change in communities across Ontario. YSEC is bringing together 100 young leaders in Ontario: a critical mass of organizers, activists and entrepreneurs who are taking changemaking to the next level.
re:Vision [...]
[ March 25, 2010; 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Thursday, March 25, 2010 @ 6-9 pm, Centre for Social Innovation (4th floor)
For this month’s YSEC MeetUP, we’re hosting a Dragon’s Den style (but nicer) Pitch Competition.
Three of Toronto’s top youth-driven ideas will be presented to a panel of Toronto’s social entrepreneur and finance experts. The winner will receive:
$1,000 as an interest free loan from [...]
Well almost. Check out a short video about YSEC put together by Laidlaw Foundation and Eva Tam.
Let us know what you think by leaving a comment [...]
