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CNC business program launches final project |
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Written by BERNICE TRICK
Citizen staff
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Thursday, 24 April 2008 |
CNC Business Next Generation students -- clockwise from bottom left corner, Kara Thiessen, Sunil Bhanwath, Logan Sheppard, Barb Foret, Sheila Flesher, Monique Last, Joy Blais, and Dana Bebbe -- are ready to sell their coupon books. (Citizen photo by David Mah)
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Following four months of work, the eight final students launched the sale of their Gateway Savings coupon book, which has more than $4,000 in savings throughout the city.
The program, instructed by George Kennedy, taught the students all the steps in establishing a business from a business plan to developing and marketing a product.
The 3,000 books, which sell for $20, offers 900 participating businesses in Prince George, which all offer discounts in a variety of ways, such as percentages or cash off, two-for-one specials, and more.
"The coupons, which are in colour-coded sections of the book, offer deals on everything from dining and golf games to beauty and automotive services and supplies," said BNG student Monique Last.
The books, available to the end of April, are being sold at Save-On-Foods in Parkwood, the home show this weekend at the Kin Centres, Prince George Regional Hospital or by calling BNG at 562-2123.
Kennedy, who's led the program for 11 years, said BNG has been highly successful in developing new entrepreneurs and has been well supported by the business community.
Cathy Wishart, CNC vice-president of student services, said although BNG has been a "wonderful" program, the problem is that student participation is just too low for the 20 seats provided.
"Our hope is that we'll be able to bring it back in the not-too-distant future," Wishart said.
During its 11-year run in Prince George, CNC officials introduced it internationally to the Khabarovsk Krai province in Russia, where it continues to be successful, Kennedy said.
"We took it into the villages of far east Russia to create economic development in extremely rural communities," said Kennedy, who added, the first project from 1998 to 2005 resulted in 175 jobs and 23 new businesses.
"In a second project, CIDA (Canadian International Development Agency) gave its support to train trainers in a private development entrepreneurial program, After that second project we trained up business lecturers in vocation schools throughout that province, and BNG is now part of the core curriculum of vocational schools which graduate 9,000 students annually in 40 different trades," said Kennedy.
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