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HALIFAX:<\/strong> Students in Nova Scotia have been recognized for their outstanding entrepreneurial talent with the Minister\u2019s Entrepreneurship Award of Excellence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Each year, students in grades 6 through 12 are invited to compete to receive $1,000 to help start or grow their business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSupporting the skills and interests of our students, such as the ones who stepped up this year to pitch their ideas for the Minister\u2019s Entrepreneurship Award of Excellence, is key to the growth and development of our province,\u201d said Brad McGowan, MLA for Cole Harbour-Dartmouth, on behalf of Education and Early Childhood Development Minister Brendan Maguire. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI look forward to seeing what these talented students accomplish in their future ventures.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate group=”7″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”192″] ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate group=”6″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”31″] “A great tool for me is being able to learn from other people so it\u2019s great to network and learn from them.\u201d ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”188″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”127″] “I\u2019m thankful that I had this opportunity and thankful I was chosen as a finalist.\u201d [adrotate banner=”71″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”126″]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [adrotate banner=”238″] [adrotate banner=”237″] HALIFAX: Students in Nova Scotia have been recognized for their outstanding entrepreneurial talent with the Minister\u2019s Entrepreneurship Award of Excellence. Each year, students in grades 6 through 12 are invited to compete to receive $1,000 to help start or grow their business. \u201cSupporting the skills and interests of our students, such […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":55563,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,957],"tags":[2,50,5,48,1077,154,8395],"class_list":["post-55667","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-news","tag-fall-river","tag-halifax","tag-lockview-high","tag-n-s","tag-nova-scotia","tag-students","tag-swole-bears"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55667","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=55667"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55667\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/55563"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=55667"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=55667"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=55667"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
This year, seven finalists were selected to pitch their business ideas to a panel of local entrepreneurial leaders at Saint Mary\u2019s University.
Each finalist prepared an application that included a description of the product, service or idea; a marketing plan; a budget; and information on how the $1,000 grant would be used.
The 2025 winners are:
– Joy Akinkunmi, Pill Smart, Charles P. Allen High School
– Rory Fox, Swole Bears, Lockview High School
– Ivy Rickard, award recipient, Pentz Elementary School
Business plans were judged on their potential to solve a problem or create economic growth in Nova Scotia.
This year\u2019s judges were:
– Isi Oye-Onwuka, Venture Manager, Creative Destruction Lab
– Matt Cooper, CEO, Volta<\/a>
– Chris Boulter, Senior Executive Director, Department of Education and Early Childhood Development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Quotes:
<\/strong>\u201cMy experience was transformative. I\u2019ve learned a lot about what it means to be an entrepreneur, what it means to start a business, and how to be passionate about your product.\u201d
\u2014 Joy Akinkunmi, award recipient, Pill Smart, Charles P. Allen High School
\u201c<\/em>It was really cool to come out here and be able to meet other entrepreneurs. One of the best things is to be able to talk to other business owners here and see what their experiences were. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Rory Fox, award recipient, Lockview High School<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/em>\u201cI think that everyone did an amazing job. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014<\/em> Ivy Rickard, award recipient, Pentz Elementary School
<\/em>Quick Facts:
<\/strong>– since the award was launched in 2017, more than 100 students have participated, pitching over 70 ideas
– the Minister\u2019s Entrepreneurship Award of Excellence is open to all students in grades 6 to 12 in Nova Scotia public schools; applications will open again in early 2026
Additional Resources:
<\/strong>Minister\u2019s Entrepreneurship Award of Excellence: https:\/\/novascotia.ca\/entrepreneuraward\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n