Entrepreneurship

Jing Liu is the visionary lead designer and mastermind behind JUZD, a street wear collection, made exclusively from bamboo fibre. He began the line in April 2007, with no prior background in the world of fashion.

Depending on your interests, there are positions within the retail industry for students and recent grads in everything from fashion to business to marketing to interior decorating (store design) to industrial engineering (manufacturing) and more!

Although starting an entrepreneurial venture as a student seems daunting, everything from freelancing to dog-walking to house painting count as forms of entrepreneurship. Microenterprises and owner-operated businesses are on the rise.

Andrea Belvedere, a fourth-year student at Ryerson’s Ted Rogers School of Management, is technically not an entrepreneur, but she is being featured because she may have done more for youth entrepreneurship than any other student or recent grad in Canada.

LiveBody founder Walker Jordan explains why and how he started a health and wellness studio, and offers a few tips for future young entrepreneurs.

Guelph University business marketing alumnus Hattie Dunstan is a diamond in the rough. She has applied her formal education to help her business, Got Hattitude, which sells one-of-a-kind jewelry, become more popular.

In today’s episode, Lauren interviews Jonathan Davids. Lauren and Jonathan met through the Canadian Youth Business Foundation.

Ali McQuaid and Olga Kisza are recent grads who have been friends since Grade 11. While shared interests initially brought them together, it was their passion for fashion which had them thinking business: FictionFaction offers unique, one-of-a-kind headpieces for ladies of all ages.

Entrepreneurs put more than money on the line when choosing self-employment, but knowing they’re not alone can help make the most of their company’s potential. Connecting the masses at Sprouter is Sarah Prevette, a young web entrepreneur committed to revolutionizing how entrepreneurs use social media.

By working with students from across Canada over the last five years, Greg Overholt has used Students Offering Support (SOS) to champion student engagement, active citizenship, and the promotion of education to fight child poverty.

Taking some time to research and try your hand at projects providing an alternative income, like operating a part-time business, may provide you with another money stream.

I realized staying up on all of these stories did nothing for me because, well, I am still not an entrepreneur. To be honest, I felt a little inadequate because that wasn’t me.