Moncton, NB (Wednesday, February 10, 2010) - Alexis Belliveau, owner of The Lawn Enforcers and full time student at Université de Moncton, has been named the 2010 Student Entrepreneur New Brunswick Champion by national charitable organization, Advancing Canadian Entrepreneurship (ACE) and proud program supporter, CIBC.

Since 2007, Alexis has co-owned and operated The Lawn Enforcers, a growing landscaping business with both residential and commercial seasonal contracts. As hard working individuals, Alexis and his business partner do all of the mowing, trimming, blowing and fertilizer - with the objective to completely satisfy the client.

Alexis’s largest business accomplishments to date include having a repeat customer client base, a steady business growth and developing personally as an young entrepreneur.

“A Nationwide competition like this is really helpful to us young entrepreneurs who are trying very hard to succeed in business while attending university”, explains owner of The Lawn Enforcers, Alexis Belliveau. “It is also rewarding to have ACE boost our morale and provide sound business practice in order to be successful.”

As a provincial champion, Alexis will now move on to represent New Brunswick in the regional round of competition taking place at the 2010 ACE Regional Exposition in Halifax on February 26, 2010. Provincial Champions will each present their business to a panel of entrepreneurs and industry professionals who will determine two Regional Champions, who will each receive a $1,000 cash prize and move on to the final round of competition at the 2010 ACE National Exposition in Calgary on May 12th, 2010. The National Champion will receive a $10,000 cash prize and represent Canada at the international level of competition, the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards.

“With today’s ever changing economic situation, ACE is proud to continue its work developing leaders, creating connections and impacting communities, explains President of ACE, Amy Harder    . Our 2010 Student Entrepreneur Provincial Champions will no doubt contribute meaningfully to the Canadian economy for years to come.” 

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 a collaborative partnership between higher education and industry, ACE delivers programming that provides university and college students access to real world experience that compliments in-class studies. By creating and delivering business ventures and outreach projects, students make a meaningful contribution to their communities today, while also discovering their potential to achieve an even greater impact as the leaders of tomorrow.

CIBC became a founding corporate sponsor of ACE in 1995 and has sponsored the Student Entrepreneur Competition since its inception in 1997.

Contact:
Jaime Szegvary
Communications Consultant, ACE
416.619.8994
jaime@acecanada.ca   
www.acecanada.ca
www.aceexpos.ca

Alexis Belliveau
Co-owner, The Lawn Enforcers
506.878.7880 / 506.532.3664
AlexisBelliveau_33@hotmail.com

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