Enactus OC impresses again
Okanagan Edge Staff - Mar 06, 2018 - Biz Releases

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Enactus’ Youth Empowerment team shortly after its win.

Students from Okanagan College’s Enactus program had another impressive showing at the Regional Western Canada Enactus Exposition in Calgary last weekend, racking up three top-three finishes.

The college sent five teams, totaling 34 students, to the competition and two of those teams topped the podium in their respective competitions. That gave OC the distinction of being the only organization to nab two first-place wins.

Enactus teams competing in the TD Entrepreneurship Challenge and Scotiabank Youth Empowerment Challenge topped their competitions, and the team competing in the Scotiabank Eco-Living Green Challenge nabbed a third-place finish.

That strong showing means at least two of the college’s teams will have a chance to test their skills at the National Exposition May 14–16 in Toronto.

“We’re extremely proud of how these students represented their college and community and know that we have some very busy weeks ahead as we continue working on our key projects and prepare for the national competition ahead,” said Dr. Kyleen Myrah, a professor at Okanagan College’s School of Business and faculty advisor with Enactus OC.

Last year Enactus students racked up a trio of golds at the competition on the backs of some of their well-established programs. This year, however, the teams took a risk and presented on several new projects.

The entrepreneurial team, which took first place in the TD Entrepreneurship Challenge, won with Start-up Weekend, a bi-annual two-day intensive workshop that helps local entrepreneurs in Salmon Arm make successful business start-up plans.

The Accelerate Youth project, meanwhile, placed first in the Scotiabank Youth Empowerment Challenge.

Taking third place in the Eco-Living Green challenge was the green team, a project helping people power up their devices on the go while also providing a conduit for giving back to the community.

“The outstanding performance from all five teams is a testament to the passion, hard work and dedication the Enactus students have for entrepreneurialism and solving real-world issues,” says OC Enactus President, Abbey Jones.

Jones, a fourth-year OC student, also achieved a victory of her own at the competition, being named one of only two women from Western Canada to receive the HSBC Woman Leader of Tomorrow award.


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