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Our 5th annual Get a Bigger Wagon Young Entrepreneur Awards (GABWYEA) presentation took place in affiliation with our 16th annual Haddock Entrepreneurial Speaker Series (HESS) and the Edwards School of Business on January 9, 2023. This year, we presented 9 awards, rather than 5, partly because our applicants were unusually well prepared. Many of these winners had applied previously, and when they didn't win, they spent time improving their busine... continue reading

From September 1 to November 30, 2022, young Saskatchewan businesspeople currently operating their own businesses are invited to enter the GABWYEA competition. The attached poster tells you what the judges expect and lists the prizes for each category. Please note that applicants must be from 7 to 18 as of December 31, 2022. For inspiration, applicants can watch ... continue reading

At age 16, Judah Tyreman is already an experienced businessperson. Judah's family is entrepreneurial, and he got an early start by setting up a lemonade stand in a farmers’ market that his mother organized. From this experience, Judah learned that he had the power to make money. When he received a rock tumbler as a gift, he began collecting, polishing, and learning about gems. He created a summer display in a senior citizen’s centre and soon expanded in... continue reading

Lucas Degelman comes from a long line of entrepreneurs and has learned a great deal through observation. He was only seven years old when he realized he had the power to earn money. He sold lemonade with his brother and friends and concluded that if he put in the work, the money would follow. By the time he was nine, he had worked in a yard maintenance business and began developing Lucas Candy. ... continue reading