Our Mission

Business is Jammin' (BIJ) is a province-wide charitable initiative that focuses on motivating Black youth and stresses the importance of education and personal development in all of its programs. BIJ's goals are to deliver a comprehensive enterprise and entrepreneurship learning strategy and instill business skills that will offer long-term benefits to young people.

About BUSINESS IS JAMMIN' SOCIETY

BIJ Objectives

Encourage youth to stay in school

Introduce youth to entrepreneurship as an alternate career choice

Assist with innovative business and marketing ideas

Build partnerships and links with the business community

Provide business expertise and support

We have developed Business is Jammin' activities geared to three age categories, 8-15, 16-20 and 21-30. This allows us to design programs that meet the specific needs and interest levels of each age group

Some of the programs offered but are Business Camps and Workshops, Invention Convention, Role Models on the Road, Lunch and Learn, Business Builders Camp, Business is Jammin’ Rally, etc

BIJ uses multiple approaches to build awareness including Innovative marketing tools, Black to Business magazine with special youth-related features, School presentations, conferences and trade shows, Introducing Black youths to specialized services, Targeting five youth business start-ups per year