Thank You to CYBF’s current believers!

We are grateful to the following generous supporters for believing in Canada's aspiring young entrepreneurs, by lending either their name and time or by their in-kind support. When you believe, they succeed.

If you would like to learn how you can help, please see “Ways to Give”

Friends of CYBF

Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) CFIB provides powerful support to Canadian entrepreneurs in every sector, promotes small business-friendly government policies, and ensures financial institutions and others are accountable to their small business clients by tackling policies that may stifle entrepreneurship – CFIB is Powered by Entrepreneurs™.

An internationally recognized leader in transportation, Bombardier supports building community capacity, helping young people reach their potential, and encouraging them to be innovative future global leaders.

Started in a garage by its two owners, CGI is now a significant player in the IT and business process services business, now with 27,000 employees worldwide. But it maintains its entrepreneurial roots - and CEO Serge Godin has been a spokesman for the CYBF mentor recruitment campaign.

CEO Rob McEwen asks "Is a stronger Canada important to you? It is to me." Rob is a champion of lateral thinking, taking calculated risks and supporting entrepreneurs.

Clive Beddoe was one of the founders of WestJet and remains active on the board, after carefully mentoring his successors to take over. His personal support means a lot to our future.

Built on the strength and tradition of the Financial Post, National Post continues to provide readers with well-respected business reporting, the latest on the cultural and social scene and lively sports coverage. National Post truly is a better read.

At National Post we take responsibility to support the development of entrepreneurship. We strongly believe in the importance of empowering today’s young people to become the driving force of Canadian local economies. We are pleased to help realize the aspirations of young Canadians to launch a business and reach their full potential, which is why we have sponsored the Canadian Youth Business Foundation for so many years. We commend the work that CYBF does to provide mentoring, financing, and resources to young entrepreneurs and take pride in supporting the organization’s valuable programs.

CEO David Aisenstat appears in the mentor recruitment campaign and the Keg Spirit Foundation supports entrepreneurs across the country.

Clear Channel Outdoor CANADA is the dominant force in airport advertising in Canada and one of the most innovative out of home advertising companies. Thanks to their outstanding support, CYBF will feature Public Service Announcements on transit boards and CBC News Express screens throughout Pearson Airport and on LED outdoor video boards at Yonge and Dundas and Bay/Dundas.

Outdoor Broadcast Network is a dynamic out of home media company and consultancy and Canada's only national network of video boards. Thanks to their outstanding support with creative design and the use of their state-of-the-art LED video boards, CYBF has launched its first-ever outdoor digital advertising campaign in 12 markets across Canada.

Fox Harb'r and Ron Joyce kindly sponsored several golf tournaments where CYBF was the recipient charity.

Fokus Media is the leading digital media company across Canadian colleges and universities. Its flagship product NEX is an innovative out-of-home medium that combines static, Internet and digital advertising fused together in one dynamic communication kiosk. NEX is a “first-of-kind” medium that blends the consumer’s need for out-of-home Internet access and the advertiser’s need to reach specific targets with optimal efficiency. Through its national network of state-of-the-art kiosks and digital screens, Fokus will provide CYBF with a unique opportunity to communicate to the 17-26 crowd, right at their doorstep, across Canadian college and university campuses.


The Canadian Youth Business Foundation (CYBF) is the ‘go to’ place for youth entrepreneurship. As a national charity, we are dedicated to growing our nation’s economy one young entrepreneur at a time. We look at character not collateral, when providing youth, age 18-34, with pre-launch coaching, business resources, start-up financing and mentoring, to help them launch and sustain a successful entrepreneurial business.

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