Thursday, November 15, 2012

Named Top 20 Under 30!

Today I am very honoured to share that I was named one of Canada's Top 20 Young Entrepreneurs under 30 as part of the 2nd annual FuEL Awards.

This aware comes as an acknowledgement of my entrepreneurial undertakings as they relate to the business I started in 2012, Water-on-Wheels.

For more information about the award announcement, please see the media released that was posted on the WOW blog today.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

WOW Founder wins "Top 20 Under 30" Entrepreneurial Award!

It is with great pride that Water-on-Wheels announces today that its Founder Rebecca Cotter was named one of Canada’s Top 20 Young Entrepreneurs as part of the 2nd annual FuEL Awards!

Celebrating Canada's Future Entrepreneurial Leaders (FuEL), the FuEL Awards honour the achievements and aspirations of entrepreneurs under the age of 30.

Nominated for a FuEL Award this past summer, Rebecca is one of only two women from across Canada receiving the award this year.

Ian Portsmouth, Publisher and Editor-in-chief of PROFIT Magazine praises “The winners of the 2012 FuEL Awards [as] a group of bright, determined go-getters who are seizing opportunity in a dynamic marketplace”. Rebecca is honoured to be recognized among this year’s group of outstanding award winners and hopes that through the accolade of her FuEL Award she is able to motivate and engage future entrepreneurial youth.

Rebecca and the other winners of the FuEL Awards are listed at FuELawards.ca and online at PROFITguide.com.

About Water-on-Wheels

Water-on-Wheels (WOW) is an Ontario-based company that provides mobile water refill stations to indoor and outdoor special events across Canada. WOW water stations that connect to existing water sources allowing event patrons access to free drinking water to refill re-usable water bottles onsite at special events. Offering a sustainable alternative to commercially packaged bottled water WOW decreases an event's environmental impact by allowing guests to gain access to water from an existing municipal water source (fire hydrants, hose bibs). Now finishing its second season, WOW is a turn-key staffed service that provides the stations, all necessary water source connections, hoses, and signage necessary to keep people hydrated.

Full coverage of Rebecca and the other winners will appear in the December/January 2012 issue of PROFIT: Your Guide to Business Success magazine.

Congratulations to Rebecca and the rest of the 2012 FuEL Awards winners!

My Bio

Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Special Event Coordinator Trained and experienced professional event coordinator specializing in event logistics and coordination for large-scale concerts, festivals, client and special events. Experience preparing: site plans, event schedules, budgets, critical paths, capital and operating budgets, and post-event reports. Proficient with sourcing and managing vendors and suppliers (RFPs, catering, audio visual, décor, entertainment, logistics, travel, etc.). Event marketing background includes planning and executing comprehensive print, radio, television, viral and social media campaigns as well as experience designing and distributing event materials (signage, tickets, brochures). Competent leader - hiring, training and leading teams of event coordinators and volunteers.