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News Advertiser
NOVEMBER 6, 2019
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The Amazing Entrepreneurial Race
Participants try out the activities at the stations. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)
Rosanne Fortier News Correspondent
October 31 was an interesting day which offered experience in the business world and real life skills at Vegreville Social Centre. Many students participated in The Amazing Entrepreneurial Race offered by Community Futures-Elk Island Region. The poster from Community Futures explained that this program introduces participants to the characteristics, qualities and attitudes of an entrepreneur through fun, experimental activities. Project Coordinator for
Community Futures, Kathy Dmytriw said that since participants were from grade seven and up, the students had adult mentors to assist them. There were four stations with five activities in all which included Idea Generation, Networking, Problem Solving, Risk Taking and Business Ideas. This experience might plant the seed in students and maybe one day they will come back and start their own business. Dmytriw said St. Mary’s School had been really good advocates for
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