On Mar. 14, Jordan Siemens, the Providence business student who won the provincial entrepreneurship championship last month, was pronounced co-winner of the western regional championships at the 2011 ACE Regional Exposition in Calgary.
Advancing Canadian Entrepreneurship (ACE) allowed two provincial champions to each present their business to a panel of entrepreneurs and industry professionals who determined the Regional Champions. Siemens and his co-winner each receive a $1,000 cash prize and move on to the final round of competition at the 2011 ACE National Exposition in Toronto on May 11, 2011. The National Champion will receive a $10,000 cash prize and have the opportunity to represent Canada at the international level of competition, the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards.
“Every year, our students continue to amaze us with their dedication and determination to become leaders, create connections and build a better Canada,” explains ACE President Amy Harder. “Due to this ongoing commitment, we know the future of this country is in good hands.” Siemens is owner of Siemens Farms and a full-time student at Providence College and was previously named a 2011 Student Entrepreneur Manitoba Champion.
Started in 2010, Siemens has owned and operated Siemens Farms, a start-up farming business focused on soybean production based in Horndean, Manitoba. A fourth generation farmer, Siemens started his business this past summer by renting land and equipment from his father as well as purchasing seed, fertilizer, insurance, chemical, and labour. Due to the large capital requirements needed to start a production of this nature, this savvy student entrepreneur was able to start his career by sharing in the risk and reward of grain production, something that would have been impossible to do on his own. He was able to make all decisions regarding field work and completed his first season with 50 acres of soybeans planted.
Siemens is nearing the end of his freshman year at Providence in its Business Administration program. Last summer he received the Buller Centre’s Entrepreneurship Bursary.
Providence College and Seminary is a Christian academic community in the evangelical tradition that teaches people to grow in knowledge and character for leadership and service. Providence is located in Otterburne, MB.
Advancing Canadian Entrepreneurship or ACE is a national, charitable organization dedicated to teaching and igniting young Canadians to create brighter futures for themselves and their communities.
