100+ youth primed for first-ever Nanaimo Kidovate market day
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NANAIMO — Around 100 budding entrepreneurs are ready to put their business development lessons to the test.
The first ever Kidovate market day in Nanaimo is Saturday, April 17, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Nanaimo North Town Centre, with around 80 tables registered for the event, which has grown considerably in Victoria over the last six years.
Co-organizer Brock Smith said expansion of the program was designed to allow more youth to participate, which is being reflected in registrations from students in Nanaimo, Ladysmith, Duncan, Courtenay, Campbell River, Port Alberni, and more.
“We started off by offering them a graphic novel workbook, it’s about 25 pages long, and it helps them think through some of the key business decisions that they would need to make with their micro business. If they have further questions, we connect them with a UVic business student to be a mentor, so somebody who was in their shoes a few years ago but now has some business courses under their belt.”
