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
16.04.2023
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
21.08.2022
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
16.09.2020
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
25.05.2020
McKayla Kinnaird was born into an entrepreneurial family and has been able to participate in family projects. She took part in the Lemonade Day Youth Entrepreneurship Program for three consecutive years, where she learned firsthand the basics of food preparation and customer service. At age five, McKayla could explain her business to visitors. McKayla began baking at six years of age. Her mother supported her early kitchen experimentation, reinfor... continue reading
16.05.2020
Lucas Degelman comes from a long line of entrepreneurs and has learned a great deal through obser...read more
McKayla Kinnaird was born into an entrepreneurial family and has been able to participate in fami...read more
The Get a Bigger Wagon team is very excited to launch the first Get a Bigger Wagon Young Entrepre...read more
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