Budding entrepreneurs and future product developers will want to attend the “R Biz Camp” for rural youth. The one week long, day camps organized by Community Futures Triple R Corporation and CDEM (Conseil de Développement Économique des Municipalités Bilingues du Manitoba) will focus on teaching kids basic business skills and culminate with a mini trade show where they will sell their products.
“We really wanted to work with youth; they have the energy and creativity that will be leading our communities, says Debbi Fortier, CEO at Triple R. “The camps are a really fun way to encourage and educate kids about self employment.”
Campers aged 9 to 13, will learn about idea development, business plans, understanding financials and marketing a business. Using seed money provided through the program, campers will purchase supplies and develop a product. Campers will sell their goods at a mini trade show and hopefully generate a profit for their efforts.
The camps will be hosted in three rural communities. The English camps in Niverville, July 4th to the 8th, 2011 and Altona, July 25th to the 29th, 2011 and the French camp in St. Malo from July 18th to the 23rd. More information and registration forms are available at www.cftripler.ca (English) and www.cdem.com (French). Availability is limited to 15 campers per session and will be on a first come first serve basis.
“The goal of the camp is to instill a spirit of entrepreneurship in youth, to provide a strong reason for youth to stay in rural Manitoba communities and to start the development of business planning skills needed for a new generation of business owners,” says Simon Méthot, Youth Projects Officer at CDEM.
Community Futures Triple R Corporation provides community development and business development services to 17 RM’s, towns and villages in the Southeast and Southcentral region of Manitoba.
