Kendal Harazny named 2007 National Student Entrepreneur of the Year by Advancing Canadian Entrepreneurship Inc.

Advancing Canadian Entrepreneurship (ACE) and proud presenter CIBC Small Business are pleased to announce the 2007 National Student Entrepreneur of the Year - Kendal Harazny of TicketGold and full time student of the University of Alberta.

Kendal made it through a provincial and regional round of competition before travelling to Toronto to compete for the National title and a cash prize of $10,000. At the national level of competition, 6 regional champions showcased their business success to a panel of over 30 top executives who selected the 2007 Student Entrepreneur of the Year.

CIBC is committed to the success of Canadian small businesses and young entrepreneurs. Through CIBC's involvement with Advancing Canadian Entrepreneurship (ACE) and the Student Entrepreneur of the Year Award, we are supporting some of Canada's up-and-coming small business owners.

"I am honoured and thrilled to be named the 2007 Student Entrepreneur of the Year", comments Kendal. "TicketGold has been my passion for the past three and a half years and this award provides great recognition for my accomplishments to date and motivation for what's to come in the future."

Since October 2003, Kendal, a Commerce student at the School of Business, has owned and operated TicketGold, a ticket brokerage firm that provides premium and sold out tickets to events worldwide. TicketGold has served thousands of clients around the world, while sales have consistently doubled over the past 3 years. TicketGold has access to over 500 million dollars worth of real time inventory consisting of over 3 million tickets to over 50,000 events offered by 2200 ticket brokers in North America.

CIBC became a founding corporate sponsor of ACE in 1995 and has sponsored the Student Entrepreneur of the Year award since its inception in 1997. CIBC supports young entrepreneurs in a number of ways. In addition to the Student Entrepreneur of the Year Award, we also sponsor the Canadian Youth Business Foundation, 4-H and Canada's Outstanding Young Farmers.

Founded in the mid-1980s, ACE is a national, not-for-profit organization that is teaching and igniting young Canadians to create brighter futures for themselves and their communities. In 2007, ACE celebrates its 20th anniversary of teaching and igniting young Canadians to create brighter futures for themselves and their community.