Burlington, ON ( March 3, 2009) – Scott Metherell owner of BigRedWorks Inc. and full time student at Queens University, has been named one of three Ontario Student Entrepreneur Provincial Champions by national charitable organization, Advancing Canadian Entrepreneurship, ACE, and proud program supporter, CIBC.

Since 2006, Scott, a Commerce student, has owned and operated BigRedWorks Inc., a student-run cottage maintenance company that provides services to the island residents in Honey Harbour, Ontario. Services include lawn maintenance, painting, deck and dock construction and barging services.

Operating BigRedWorks Inc. has provided Scott with the opportunity to:

•  Employ 15 student Services 450 customers
  
  
•  39% revenue growth

·       Able to hire a full time office assistant to help manage the day-to-day activities

“I was extremely excited when I found out I was named the 2009 Student Entrepreneur Competition Provincial Champion for Ontario!  Being a part of this competition will not only promote my business within Ontario but it will also increase the exposure for my business on the national level,” says Scott. “I am thrilled about this as I hope to expand country wide in the near future.  ACE has been very helpful thus far and I am proud to be a part of a competition that highlights student entrepreneurship.”

The regional round of competition will take place at the 2009 ACE Regional Exposition in Toronto, Ontario on March 13, 2009. Provincial Champions will each present their business to a live panel of business professionals who will decide the two Regional Champions, who will each receive a $1,000 cash prize and move on to the final round of competition taking place at the 2009 ACE National Exposition in Toronto on May 6th, 2009. The National Champion will be named and will receive a $10,000 cash prize and represent Canada at the international level of competition, the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards, if he or she qualifies.

“Given the changing economy student entrepreneurs are being forced to take on new challenges to ensure their businesses thrive” says Amy Harder, President of ACE. “ACE provides an experience that strengthens and supports student development to create a more sustainable and enterprising Canada.”

For more information about the Student Entrepreneur Competition taking place regionally and nationally in 2009 please visit www.aceexpos.ca.

About ACE
Founded in the mid-1980s, ACE is a national charitable organization that is teaching and igniting young Canadians to create brighter futures for themselves and their communities through enterprise. Working in partnership with business and higher education, ACE operates a team-based program, Students In Free Enterprise, SIFE, and an individual-based program, Student Entrepreneur. Through these two programs, ACE guides students along the path to becoming the champions that will define the enterprising mission of Canada. For more information about ACE, visit www.acecanada.ca.

Operated by ACE and proudly presented by CIBC, the Student Entrepreneur Program is the only National program to focus solely on full time Canadian post secondary student entrepreneurs. It is a program that strives to enrich participant’s lives through feedback, recognition and networking opportunities.

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For more information, please contact:

Andrea Louden
Coordinator, Communications and Events
ACE (Advancing Canadian Entrepreneurship)
416.304.1566 ext 233
1.800.766.8169 ext 233
www.acecanada.ca
andrea@acecanada.ca
www.aceexpos.ca