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Odette students show teachers how entrepreneurship gets done — with 24,000 volunteer hours to prove it

Image of Matthew Moukled standing at front of room speaking to participantsAndrew Moukled, founder and CEO of MAP and a University of Windsor alumnus, speaks to secondary school teachers during the Entrepreneurship for Public Board Business Teachers professional development event at the Odette School of Business on April 29. (VICTOR ROMAO/University of Windsor)

By Victor Romao 

Local business leaders, University of Windsor faculty and student entrepreneurs gathered at the Odette School of Business on April 29 for a full-day professional development session to connect classroom learning with the regional economy. 

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.