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************************* Orazietti announces $25,000 for graphic design company in Sault Ste. Marie

McGuinty government on the side of northerners

SAULT STE. MARIE – The Ontario government is investing in youth entrepreneurship in Sault Ste. Marie by supporting the startup of a new graphics design studio, David Orazietti, MPP announced today.

"By investing in our young people we are helping to keep the next generation of business and community leaders in Northern Ontario," said Orazietti. "We have introduced a number of initiatives focused on providing our youth with the career development training they need to succeed right here at home."

The NOHFC will provide $25,000 through its Young Entrepreneur Program to help establish Fuzednotions Creative Studio Inc., a graphic design company targetting local and regional markets.

Funding will be used to purchase equipment and furnishings.

"We want to thank the provincial government for their funding because it helps set a stronger foundation to the opportunity we are building in Northern Ontario," said Jessica Wendling and Melissa Wendling, owners/ graphic designers, Fuzednotions Creative Studio Inc.

"The McGuinty government is providing the wherewithal to encourage talented young people to stay in the north to pursue their business and career goals,” said Bartolucci, who also chairs the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC). "When we invest in our young entrepreneurs we are building a stronger and more vibrant northern economy for the future."

This funding is just one way the McGuinty government is supporting youth entrepreneurship in Sault Ste. Marie.

Others include:

· Investing more than $768,500 to date from the NOHFC in internship and coop placements helping nearly 40 local youth launch their careers in the North

· Providing $20,157 through the Young Entrepreneur Program to help establish Adagio Advanced Aesthetics & Electrolysis.

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