Entrepreneurship

With so many people passionate about giving back through non-profit work, it can be tough to land a job in this sector. Student Elliot Verreault and recent grad Sally Buckley broke into the non-profit world by creating their own opportunities.

Third-year OCAD graphic design student Julia Prajza designs headbands and sells them online using Facebook.

Vanessa Seneriches is a young entrepreneur who made the leap from 9-5 to full-time entrepreneur. Vanessa is currently working on her spa, body and bath line, The Sages Ayurveda, writing her blog, The Love Collage, and running a jewelery business, Rosetta Stone.

Starting a business with a partner is almost comparable to moving in with your best friend, except in this case the dividing factor is not toilet paper, but salaries, shares or intellectual property. Many young entrepreneurs tend to jump into things and work on a handshake. Even if you can’t afford legal counsel, taking the time to formalize the partnership with this advice will save you costly battles down the road.

Launched late last year, Damn Heels offers stylish, fold-up black flats that come in a sleek reusable bag designed to hold your high heels.

Brazen Careerist is hosting a free webinar with Guy Kawasaki this Friday at noon EST/9 a.m. PST. Sign up today and you could win an autographed copy of Guy’s most-recent book, Reality Check!

Before Greig Perantinos was 20, he opened his first Cool Moose Creamery store in Tottenham, Ont. Since then he has expanded his business to neighbouring Alliston and will be opening a new store this year in Cookstown.

Angel investment is a step before venture capital, working with small deal sizes and higher risk, and when companies are pre-revenue or early-revenue. Angel groups pool together the capital and resources of high net worth individuals, or angels. Then, the angels’ capital and resources are invested in entrepreneurs.

Asia Nelson is a certified advanced yoga instructor, yoga teacher trainer and director of her own company, Pranalife Yoga, based in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario.

Jen Stirk, a self-professed foodie and owner of Pastry DC, creates elaborate works of art out baked goods. She learned the necessary techniques to make yummy pieces of art through Georgian College’s culinary skills diploma and a confectionery arts certificate, but they are piece of cake.