SYDNEY – Cape Breton University’s Purdy Crawford Chair in Aboriginal Business Studies will strengthen and broaden their impact this week when they officially launch In.Business – A Business Network for Aboriginal Youth and Music Mogul, an innovative business simulation game, at a two-day conference.

From Friday, November 28 to Saturday, November 29, 2014, 60 students and 10 mentors from Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland, and Quebec will gather in Membertou and at the CBU campus to celebrate and foster interest in Aboriginal business education.

“Due in large part to the success of the Business Network for Aboriginal Youth – Nova Scotia pilot and the $5 million in Federal matching funds announced in 2012, the Purdy Crawford Chair in Aboriginal Business studies is growing and expanding their high school mentorship program nationally,” says Dr. Keith G. Brown, Vice-president of International and Aboriginal Affairs and Purdy Crawford Chair Holder. “The national program, In.Business – A Business Network for Indigenous Youth, previously known as the Business Network for Aboriginal Youth, will have approximately 300 students and 50 mentors from across Canada when we complete the rollout. Our main goal is to provide students from across Canada with the opportunity to participate in The Crawford Chair’s Aboriginal business mentorship program regardless of where they live in Canada.”

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