Back to the Tap

SIFE Acadia has partnered with Water Watch Acadia to end the sale and distribution of bottled water on Acadia University's campus. Bottled Water is both expensive for us as students and harmful to the environment. SIFE Acadia is planning to install 22 carbon-filtered water bottle refill stations across campus to increase access to tap water. Because it's carbon filtered it will take out the chlorine taste in Acadia's water supply. SIFE is very proud to announce that Acadia’s very own Ivan Curry School of Engineering will build SIFE the first prototype water refill station this semester as part of their course curriculum.

If you would like to know more about Back to the Tap or to get involved with the project please contact the project lead: david.paterson@sifeacadia.ca
You can follow the Project on Facebook: Facebook.com/BackToTheTap
And keep up on Twitter: Twitter.com/BackToTheTapAU

Lets Get Busi - Business Skills Competition for High School Students

The Let’s Get BUSI Event is an interactive way for high school students to find out more about a career in business. As technology and innovation advances a career in business can lead to a vast number of possibilities. The students at Acadia University would like to invite high school students to come on campus to meet professionals in various fields, interact with current business students and faculty and participate in a fun interactive event. The event will allow high school students to informally talk with business professionals to find out what field of business they might pursue. The event will also consist of a small competition where teams are made up of Acadia Business students, high school students, and business professionals for a very fun and engaging experience. The event was created by SIFE Acadia and will be run by members from the Acadia Accounting Society, Acadia Business Society , and SIFE Acadia. If you have any questions, would like to donate prizes for the competition or get involved please contact the project lead: linda.goslin@sifeacadia.ca

Project 7 - The Athenaeum

For years, Business and professional students looking for relatable content in the Acadia campus paper - The Athenaeum has been a struggle and an unfortunate scarcity. This semester through Project 7 we have made it our goal to bring that presence in each and every issue of the campus paper the Athenaeum. Each bi-weekly edition throughout the school year will contain a professionally centered article catered to the student’s looking to get their business/ entrepreneurial fix.  Articles have ranged from lessons learned from co-op work terms, over consumption and the airline industry.

We are always looking for more articles! If you would like to contribute to our project please contact: zach.woodward@sifeacadia.ca

7 Star Marketing & Consulting
SIFE Acadia has a team of passionate marketing students that look to get real life marketing experience with real life companies. 7 Star Marketing is a marketing project that involves our members engaging with local entrepreneurs and helping them with their businesses and to ultimately improve their marketing efforts. Our first client is Zedex Theatre in Greenwood Nova Scotia.
In addition to the consultant work 7 Star Marketing has been hired to market a variety of events through word of mouth, social media and other marketing mediums. Thus far we’ve helped Trade Team Nova Scotia , ACSBE , Are you Smarter Than a CEO , WOAACADIA & Trumped with their marketing efforts and all have had tremendous success .

SMILE & Save - Financial Literacy Project

The goal of our financial literacy project is to help educate people in the community on the potential financial benefits of preparing a tax return that utilizes all deductions available to them.  At SIFE Acadia we have chosen to pair with the Acadia SMILE program in order to increase the effectiveness of our message.   SMILE is a program that provides and environment of play and fun that fosters fundamental motor development for children and youth with varying abilities levels and develops leadership skills for Acadia University students.  SIFE Acadia plans to hold multiple seminars to help educate the parents of the children participating in SMILE on the benefits of preparing a proper tax return, the general deductions that they can use, and specific deductions available to parents raising disabled children.  SIFE aims to impact approximately 100 families and hopes that this education will continue to help the families in future years.

If you would like more information or to get involved with this project please contact the lead: stuart.grant@sifeacadia.ca

The Dandelion Community Investment Cooperative

The Dandelion Community Investment Cooperative Ltd. has been extremely generous by giving SIFE the opportunity to provide insight and experience on their board of directors . The Dandelion Cooperative is a local organization whose goal it is to encourage the community to invest in itself.

Current and future entrepreneurs from the Wolfville community may apply to the Dandelion Cooperative for up to a $5,000 loan.

However, it’s not all about the money! Existing businesses and those willing to invest time into the future of their community can mentor clients.

Monetary investments of up to $500 (or those whom volunteer for 15 hours) will be matched with the Irene Graf Benevolent Fund, for a limited time, to reach the Dandelion’s goal of $100,000. Please help Wolfville and the surrounding area to prosper!

To find out more please visit: TheDandelion.ca or email our board representative brittney.wholihan@sifeacadia.ca .

ACSBE Contract

The ACSBE (Acadia Center for Social & Business Entrepreneurship) Contract provides SIFE Acadia with a source of income to support SIFE projects and events. We have a close connection with ACSBE as Lisa Lowthers our faculty advisor, is a business counsellor there, and one of our co-presidents Kenny Norton sits on their board of directors. Through the contract, SIFE Acadia assists in delivering The Acadia Challenge, a set of three competions which focus on business and social entrepreneurship as well as invention and innovation.

This year SIFE Acadia is taking a modern twist with the ACSBE contract and utilizing social media for our marketing medium.

For more information regarding the 2010 Acadia Challenge please visit: Acadia Challenge Website

For more information regarding ACSBE and the ACSBE contract contact: kenny.norton@sifeacadia.ca

Export Rally - Trade Team Nova Scotia

In November , Trade Team Nova Scotia hosted the first Export Rally at Acadia University. The export rally's purpose is to generate awareness and opportunities for current business owners and entrepreneurs within Nova Scotia. SIFE Acadia participated in a “Pit Crew” role where we were put in market research roles for the various participants. Individuals would introduce their businesses and we would search various databases for a variety of business opportunities for them to export their goods. Ultimately, this was amazing experience for our SIFE team and we were able to engage and be inspired by a variety of local entrepreneurs.

To find out more about the Export Rally program visit: Exportrally.ca
For more information regarding our involvement contact: zach.woodward@sifeacadia.ca
For a News Press Release on the event visit: News Article- Nova News

Make a Wish Foundation Fundraiser

In our first project this year SIFE Acadia started work with Make A Wish Foundation Canada. Make a Wish grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy.

To raise money we held an event during frosh week to engage new students to help fundraise around the town of Wolfville. The project proved to be extremely successful and we raised over $100 for our child. We have been notified her wish was granted over the winter break, and her and her family were flown in for an adventure at Disney Land in Florida . Thank you to those who contributed, you truly made a difference in this young girls life. We look forward to further projects with Make a Wish Foundation in the future.

For more information please contact our lead linda.goslin@sifeacadia.ca or visit MakeaWish.ca

Trick or Eat

SIFE Acadia also participated in the Trick or Eat charity event at Acadia University. Trick or eat involves dressing up in the spirit of Halloween but collecting food bank items to donate to individuals who are in need. SIFE Acadia individually collected over 60 pounds of food to go towards the cause. It’s a great initiative and we had a lot of fun doing it.

To find out more about Trick or Eat you can go to: TrickorEat.ca   or contact stuart.grant@sifeacadia.ca

Operation Christmas Child

General Fundraising Events

Throughout the year SIFE Acadia holds various fundraising activities, from coat checks at the AXE to raffles. Get involved with an upcoming event, or let us help you develop and idea of your own.

To get involved, contact karl.zebarth@sifeacadia.ca

In addition we are always looking for new projects or project sponsors please email our presidents with any such enquiries: kenny.norton@sifeacadia.ca & zach.woodward@sifeacadia.ca