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As
part of the Global Entrepreneurship Week activity holding in November during week
17 – 23, the Youth Entrepreneurship Award is developed as a local initiative to
inspire young people and organisations in
Nigeria
to embrace innovation, imagination and creativity. The awards is designed to lift
the spirit of entrepreneurship, engage and encourage young people to pursue entrepreneurial
ideas with the support of entrepreneurs, government officials, non-profit leaders
and educators. Indeed, the awards received a boost globally when it was quoted as
the most active activity for Global Entrepreneurship Week in
Nigeria
on the global event website –
www.unleashingideas.org.
The
Youth Entrepreneurship awards come in 11 categories and winners will be issued an
award plague, a certificate signed by our partner university and a N50, 000 cheque.
The Awards will indeed honour individuals and institutions through the appreciation
of innovative business process, business excellence and overall leadership success
in entrepreneurship development, plus acknowledged publicly the vital contribution
made by individuals and student led institutions to the vibrancy of young entrepreneurship
in
Nigeria
. Indeed, this is the first of its kind.
The
Youth Entrepreneurship Awards will attract Vice chancellors, Heads of Businesses,
Student Union Governments, University student led associations, Youth organisations,
Departmental heads and several youths across the country.
This
year’s Youth Entrepreneurship Awards will be presented at a gala ceremony to be
held on 21st November, 2008 at the Newcastle Hotels, Owerri,
Imo
State
, South East,
Nigeria
. The aim is to make Youth Entrepreneurship
Awards an annual event in
Nigeria
.
Click on link below for Businessday
news about our awards
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