Ottawa, ON (Wednesday, February 17, 2010) - Matias Golob, owner of Body Advantage and full time student at the University of Ottawa, has been named one of three 2010 Student Entrepreneur Ontario Champions by national charitable organization, Advancing Canadian Entrepreneurship (ACE) and proud program supporter, CIBC.

Since 2006, Matias has owned and operated Body Advantage, a company that leverages the services of Kinesiologists to provide aging adults with personal health and wellness services. Body Advantage bridges the gap between researcher and practitioner and answers the call for a more professional approach to fitness.

Matias’s largest accomplishments to date include: leveraging his research to establish and cultivate a successful business; advancing the profession of Kinesiology; and reaching out to the community through heritage restoration projects, charity fundraising, and the celebration of diverse physical activity practices.

“It’s important for young people to be entrepreneurial and inspire our culture to envision social development through business endeavours,” comments Body Advantage Owner, Matias Golob. “Being named a 2010 Student Entrepreneur Ontario Champion helps to solidify my vision to develop innovative approaches to preventative health care for all Canadians.”

As a provincial champion, Matias will now move on to represent Ontario in the regional round of competition taking place at the 2010 ACE Regional Exposition in Toronto on March 8, 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 12, 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  

Matias Golob
Owner, Body Advantage
519.256.1116
matt@bodyadvantage.ca
www.bodyadvantage.ca  

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