Fall 2012 - High School

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  Be Your Own Hero: How to Embrace Adventure in Your Career

  Heroes: they’re in our books, our movies, our video games and our imaginations. They occupy the central role in most,…

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  Getting a Head Start on Your Brilliant Future

  Picture this: You’re heading into your final year of high school. You’re debating whether to enroll in university or college,…

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  Entrepreneurship: The Opportunity of a Lifetime

  Risk-taker, innovator, trailblazer, opportunist: many words could be used to describe an entrepreneur, but what exactly does entrepreneurship itself entail?…

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  HelpX Helps Those Who Help Themselves

  “I just wish there was a simple, hassle-free way for me to work somewhere interesting in return for food and…

• Resumés and So Much More: Career Centres Also Help with Job Shadowing and Scotch Appreciation

  Whether you’re just starting a degree or set to graduate this year, you’re going to need the best advice on…

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  Sports-Mad New Zealand: Combine Adventure with Study in Kiwi-Land

  “Why not study in the capital of adventure tourism?” asks Thrift, who is enrolled in the snowsport business management program…

• Young Canadians Building Ambitious Ventures

  Simon Jalbert This young entrepreneur’s passion for business sparked from an unlikely background: sports. Simon Jalbert’s love of being part…

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  Social Entrepreneurship: Combining Business Savvy With Desire to Change the World

  Is there a problem in society that you’d like to see eliminated? Do you have an entrepreneurial spirit and new…

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  Where to Find Help: Resources Available to Advance Your Entrepreneurial Goals

  There are plenty of programs available to high school students across Canada—here is a small sample of the supports available…

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  Interview with a Dragon: The Risks and Benefits of Being an Entrepreneur

  CBC’s hit television show “Dragons’ Den” has brought entrepreneurship into the primetime spotlight. Aspiring venturists present their ideas to the…