We Drive Change
Enactus defines “entrepreneurial action” as taking the opportunity to use sustainable business and sound economic practices to develop innovative business models based on risk, commitment and a willingness to follow through. Enactus members directly empower individuals implementing the skills and/or knowledge learned during the project in their lives through communication, understanding, and challenging long-standing assumptions about what outcomes people need.
Our Projects
The Bean
The Bean is a project which aims to reuse/divert coffee waste into household products. This is done by collecting coffee waste from nearby offices/cafes and turning it into 100% biodegradable products like soaps, candles and ceramics.
The project also keeps in mind 17 Sustainable Development Goals by the United Nations. The Bean focuses on Goal number 12 which is Responsible Consumption and Production.
Spudlery
Spudlery’s mandate is to eliminate single use plastics by offering an organic, compostable alternative. We are developing a new cost-effective and adaptable way to reuse waste to create disposable cutlery. This is accomplished by using dehydrated potato skins which are used to create edible spoons.
Tenacity
Tenacity is a 5 sessions program aimed to empower domestic and newcomer youths/adults ages 15-40 through financial literacy.
We help our participants foster knowledge in making money conscious decisions, through highly interactive workshops with group discussions, activities, and videos.
Tenacity focuses on promoting youth to think about long-term planning when it comes to their personal finances, and to increase their confidence when making financial decisions.
MindTime
The Mind Time project targets 15-to-24 year old individuals, who we ask to attend wellness workshops which are designed to decrease their stress and anxiety levels, resulting in better balance for their mental wellbeing.
The project runs hybrid workshops that feature time management, prioritization, strategies and best practices, note-taking techniques and study tactics, meditation and yoga.
Youth Going Forward (YGF)
Youth Going Forward (YGF) is a mobile-based entrepreneurship education program tailored for those aged 16 to 29.
The program was developed to give youth a platform to turn their creative, innovative ideas and dreams into a possible, lucrative reality through entrepreneurship. It also provides knowledge-based opportunities to find mentorship and financial support.
Global Entrepreneurship Week
Global Entrepreneurship Week is the world’s largest celebration of entrepreneurship. Global Entrepreneurship Week will inspire people around the world through local, national and global activities designed to help them explore their potential as self-starters and innovators.
These activities, from large-scale competitions and events to intimate gatherings, connect participants to potential collaborators, mentors and even investors – introducing them to new possibilities and exciting opportunities. In order to celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week, Enactus George Brown partners with StartGBC to organize Entrepreneurship Day, an event that brings together students and high profile entrepreneurs. Enactus brings the opportunity for aspiring young entrepreneurs to learn from their successful peers while also giving a chance for business owners to promote themselves and their businesses.
COMPETITIONS
As in business, we believe that competition encourages creativity and rewards results. For Enactus, it means more lives impacted. An annual series of regional and national competitions provides a forum for teams to showcase the impact of their outreach efforts and to be evaluated by executives serving as judges.
National champion teams advance to the prestigious Enactus World Cup to experience excellence in competition, collaboration and celebration.
