Andrew Booth

Green innovation puts Enactus Windsor on national map

Photo fo Enactus Windsor team members at awards ceremonyPictured left to right are members of Enactus Windsor who earned multiple awards at the Enactus Canada Central Canada Regional Exposition: Ryan Gadoury, Amal Jose, Ramla (Rana) Hammoud, Anita Jafari, Nash Wilkins and Luca Bienaz. (SUBMITTED BY RYAN GADOURY/University of Windsor)

 

By Victor Romao

A student-led entrepreneurship team at the University of Windsor is heading to the national stage after earning several top finishes at the Enactus Canada Central Canada Regional Exposition.

Enactus Windsor placed in all four Impact Challenges at the competition, becoming one of only three post-secondary institutions in the country to do so — and the only one in Central Canada.

UWindsor students mentor next generation of entrepreneurs

Vice president of Enactus Matthew TraceyMatthew Tracey, an undergraduate student at the Odette School of Business and vice-president of Enactus Windsor, helps lead programs that mentor youth in entrepreneurship and sustainability. (VICTOR ROMAO/University of Windsor)

By Victor Romao

What if the next big business idea came from a Grade 10 classroom?

At the University of Windsor, a group of students is betting on it.

Enactus Windsor, a student-run organization at UWindsor, is transforming how young people in Windsor-Essex learn about business and sustainability.