Lift Off: A Youth Entrepreneurship Day
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Lift Off: A Youth Entrepreneurship Day

Join us at Bayview Yards for a day of inspiring talks, expert-lead learning sessions, and networking to help young entrepreneurs lift off.

By Invest Ottawa Education Centre

Date and time

Saturday, June 15 · 9:30am - 4pm EDT

Location

Bayview Yards

7 Bayview Station Road Ottawa, ON K1Y 2C5 Canada

About this event

  • 6 hours 30 minutes

Join us for Invest Ottawa’s first-ever youth entrepreneurship day!


This is a free event for young entrepreneurs aged 15 to 22 years old.

Join us as we share the basic elements of entrepreneurship through our keynote speaker, our guest speaker panel discussion, and learning sessions led by industry experts.

As a bonus, we will be providing a complimentary pizza lunch for our attendees.


Participants will learn the basics of:

✅ How to develop resiliency and overcome doubt

✅ Goal setting and setting priorities

✅ Life mapping and finding your true north

✅ How to leverage organic marketing

✅ How to write a simple business plan

✅ How to network and pitch an idea


Our "rock stars" for this day-long event include:

🌟 Eric McRae, CEO from MBO Coworking

🌟 Blessing Okundaye, CEO from Afrodeez

🌟 Lily Bond, CEO of SpyceGirlz

🌟 Amal Abed, Owner of Tota’s Gems

🌟 Julien Chort, Co-owner, Tunes on Wheels

🌟 Nicholas DiNardo, Owner, 613 Lift Ltd

🌟 Carmela Moreno, CEO Grande Décor & The Young Entrepreneur Society


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Invest Ottawa Education Centre

Invest Ottawa is dedicated to helping Ottawa entrepreneurs make informed decisions about starting and growing their businesses. We promote Ottawa's economy, through the development of products and services that encourage entrepreneurship and support business growth. Invest Ottawa has a staff of dedicated business professionals, who provide advice and counsel to entrepreneurs on a variety of levels. As well, we provide links to other business organizations, seminars and entrepreneurial events, online training and many other tools and resources to assist the budding entrepreneur.