A new scholarship at Brock University is providing a helping hand to students with budding business ideas.<\/p>\n
Made possible by the Venture Niagara Community Futures Development Corporation, the Venture Niagara Scholarship in Entrepreneurship supports the business ventures of Brock students as they complete an Entrepreneurial Co-op Spring\/Summer work term at the University.<\/p>\n
Brock\u2019s Entrepreneurship Co-op allows students to dedicate a co-op work term to developing and launching their business idea with the support of the University\u2019s Co-op, Career and Experiential Education team, as well as the Brock LINC. Students receive coaching and mentorship through the Brock LINC to explore entrepreneurship as a viable career path. The program is offered three times per year \u2014 during the Fall, Winter and Spring\/Summer Terms \u2014 and is open to both undergraduate and graduate students.<\/p>\n
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Frank Rupcic, General Manager of Venture Niagara.<\/p><\/div>\n
Venture Niagara has been working with local entrepreneurs since 1985 and has been an existing partner for projects within the University\u2019s Brock LINC and former BioLinc for almost a decade. The scholarship support builds on the non-profit organization\u2019s mission to enhance entrepreneurship in the region. An award similar to the one created at Brock is also being established for Niagara College students.<\/p>\n
Venture Niagara\u2019s Chair Rob deSmit says there is a shared belief among the organization\u2019s board members that entrepreneurship plays an \u201cextremely beneficial role\u201d in boosting Niagara\u2019s economy. They also agree, he adds, that the best place to help kick-start entrepreneurial efforts is by working with both of the region\u2019s educational institutions.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are working with more and more entrepreneurs every year, with an increasing number of businesses led by recent graduates of the two institutions,\u201d says Venture Niagara Treasurer Chris Yakymishen. \u201cEstablishing this scholarship will make students even more aware of Venture Niagara as a source for business financing and advisory services while they\u2019re still studying.\u201d<\/p>\n
The scholarship will grant one award of $1,000 to a student each August for the next five years. Vincent Von Rose, a third-year Psychology student, was recently named the scholarship\u2019s inaugural recipient. They said the funding will help continue and grow the gender-affirming clothing line they started during their co-op work term.<\/p>\n
\u201cVenture Niagara\u2019s support speaks directly to many of Brock\u2019s strategic priorities as outlined in our strategic plan,\u201d says Sonia Dupte, Brock\u2019s Executive Director, Development and Campaigns. \u201cWe have committed to enhancing the life and vitality of our local region by supporting entrepreneurship. By partnering with Venture Niagara, we not only directly encourage entrepreneurial-minded students through Brock LINC programming, but we have also created a partnership where collaboration can take place for the betterment of our region and beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n
For more information on the program and awards available, please visit the Entrepreneurship Co-op web page.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A new scholarship at Brock University is providing a helping hand to students with budding business ideas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":69,"featured_media":80375,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[13793,1],"tags":[5067,5050,120,5847,1209],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80371"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/69"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=80371"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80371\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":80376,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80371\/revisions\/80376"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/80375"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=80371"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=80371"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=80371"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}