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The Oakville Beaver, Tuesday D ecem ber 23, 2003 - C7 Oakville native in running for student entrepreneur of the year Derek Szeto, an Oakville native study ing at Queen's University, is one of three central region semi-finalists in the CIBC Student Entrepreneur of the Year competi tion. He was selected from 61post-secondary award nominees from Ontario for the development and operation of a top-rated innovative and entrepreneurial business. Szeto was chosen as a regional semi finalist for Redflagdeals.com, a GTAbased web site that alerts bargain-hunting consumers to Canadian retailing deals. The site currently boasts over 350,000 unique visitors and over 3.8 million page views every month. Szeto's successful formula has gener ated over $600,000 in to-date sales to one of its affiliates, and has given him top honours as one of the best student entre preneurs in the central Canada region. "By the end of the decade, one in five Canadians will be their own boss, and entrepreneurs like Derek will be leading the charge," said Rob Paterson, Senior Vice President, Small Business Banking, CIBC. "Running a successful business while attending school is a challenge, but you'd never know it from the energy and commitment demonstrated by the semi finalists." . Szeto is one of three semi-finalists who will compete in the central region competition of the annual CIBC Student Entrepreneur of the Year Award presented by CIBC and ACE (Advancing Canadian Entrepreneurship Inc). The award, which celebrates and showcases the accomplish ments of Canadian student entrepreneurs, is open to full-time Canadian university Scotiabank branches out to community at Christmas comes from our personal and commercial customers," continued Brady. "We're very lucky, we have some awesome customers who believe helping the coramunity is of great benefit, "This campaign started with our usual Christmas party and we decided six years ago to not have a gift exchange and instead give the money to the community and over the years we've been getting contributions fr°m our customers." Thanks to this year's success, the bank has been able to expand its charitable giving to include the Fareshare Foodbank. Other recipients include a family chosen by W. H. Morden School, the St. James School Community, Oakville Big Sisters and Halton Women's Place, "This is the sixth year the staff at Speers and Dorval have organized this drive for the local community and I'm very pr0ud to be part of it and very thankful to our customers for their support and generosity, said branch manager Reg Taccone. It s a good feeling to give back to the community in which you work, live and play, he said. By Wilma Blokhuis and college students who are primarily I OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF responsible for the management and oper ation of their own businesses. Ever wondered where The three semi-finalists will compete Santa Claus does his bankin Oakville, Ontario in February for the ing? opportunity to represent the central region Perhaps he's opened an at the ACE Edge of Opportunity National account at the Scotiabank at Exposition in Toronto in May. The CIBC J the comer of Speers Road Student Entrepreneur of the Year will be and Dorval Drive. selected at the National Exposition. More And, for the past six than 200 students representing university years, gifts have appeared and college campuses across the country under the bank's Christmas and prominent business leaders are tree. But these gifts are not expected to attend the event. for the staff and the bank's ' Last year's judges included Mario best customers - they're for Pilozzi, President and CEO, Wal-Mart underprivileged children and Canada; Kevin Dancey, CEO and Senior families in the community. Partner Canada, Pricewaterhouse Coopers This year, bank employLLP; Gerry P. Rocchi, President and ees and customers raised Managing Director, Barclays Global $2,500, an amount matched Investors Canada Ltd.; and, others. by Scotiabank's executive Nominations for the CIBC Student head office, for a total of Entrepreneur of the Year Award were sub $5,000 to be spent on gifts mitted through the ACE Web site from and donations, said Lorraine Sept. 8-Nov.l4. Brady, a personal banking Entries were evaluated on a 100officer and organizer of the point scale outlining how effective the | bank's annual Christmas competitor was in communicating the campaign. She explained organization's mission, objectives and Scotiabank matches commustructure (20 points); demonstrating nity-based fundraising proproduct/service need (20 points); devel L ie s a K o r tm a n n ·Special to the Oakville Beaver grams thal involve at ,east oping marketing and public relations initiatives to reach consumers (20 TIMELY DONATION: K. Paul Architect Inc. made a two staff members and the points); defining future company and donationof food to theKerr Street Ministries last week, community. personal goals and strategies (20 j The foodwas collectedfrom employees, customers and "Each year we do a little points); demonstrating learning to j neighbouringbusinesses of the Sherwood Heights Arm. better," she said. "We're increase success (10 points); ensuring a j On hand for the donation were (back row, 1-r) K. 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