MEDIA ADVISORY - Ontario universities' entrepreneurship report launches Monday, October 7

TORONTO, Oct. 2, 2013 /CNW/ - Entrepreneurship has moved from the margins to the mainstream of university education in Ontario, and now almost half of Canada's postsecondary students surveyed for BMO see themselves starting a business after graduation.

The Council of Ontario Universities (COU) is launching a report, Entrepreneurship at Ontario Universities: Fuelling Success, with leading academics and industry experts. Entrepreneurship is more than an interesting campus trend. It is the key to success for many thousands of students and it is vital to the strength of our economy.

WHAT:	Photo opportunity and event to launch COU's new report: Entrepreneurship at Ontario Universities: Fuelling Success
WHEN:	10 a.m. Monday, Oct. 7, 2013
WHERE:	Digital Media Zone, 5^th Floor Ryerson University 10 Dundas St. E. Toronto, ON
WHO:	Bonnie M. Patterson, President and CEO, COU Sheldon Levy, President, Ryerson University Sean Wise, Entrepreneur and Professor, Ryerson University's Ted Rogers School of Management

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SOURCE: Council of Ontario Universities

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