London, ON (Wednesday, February 17, 2010) - Greig Perantinos, owner of Cool Moose Creamery and full time student at Western - Richard Ivey School of Business, 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 2008, Greig has owned and operated the Cool Moose Creamery, first established in the town of Tottenham, Ontario in the summer of 2008, serving a great variety of hard ice cream flavours and freshly mixed frozen yogurt with fruit from May through September. The following summer, a second store was added just minutes North in the growing town of Alliston.

Greig’s largest business accomplishment has been successfully opening and operating two stores.  It is an important priority of Cool Moose Creamery to give back to the community, and with more stores there is more opportunity to contribute.  After two summers, over $7,000 has been raised for local charities including the Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Simcoe, the Alliston and District Humane Society, the Tottenham Food Bank, and the Tottenham Lions Club.

“Being an entrepreneur is a dream come true for me, and it is an honour to be recognized for doing something that I love,” explains Cool Moose Creamery Owner Greig Perantinos. “This is a fantastic opportunity to learn from others and grow as an entrepreneur.”

As a provincial champion, Greig 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 not-for-profit organization that is teaching and igniting young Canadians to create brighter futures for themselves and their communities. Working in partnership with business and higher education, ACE provides post-secondary students with the opportunity to gain entrepreneurial and leadership skills, outside of the classroom, through a team based program, Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE) and an individual based program, Student Entrepreneur. Due to direct involvement with ACE, students move on to become entrepreneurs and business leaders who will make a meaningful contribution towards a better Canada.

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 

Greig Perantinos
Owner, Cool Moose Creamery
519.719.1939
greig@coolmoose.ca

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