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IBA Global is sending an Africa wide call for entries to fly to USA to inprove your entrepreneurship skills!

Entrepreneurship and innovation are vehicles for change. The Young Entrepreneur program is based on models of entrepreneurial leadership and change management where a leader is one who has both an attitude and aptitude to recognize opportunities for positive change and who has the skills to implement such change.

YEP leaders not only seek, but create opportunities. The goals of the Young Entrepreneurship program are to increase understanding of the links between entrepreneurial activity and free markets and the importance of transparency and accountability in business and government while providing a professional exchange program between emerging and existing entrepreneurs in Africa and the United States.

The Young Entrepreneur internship program is a structured learning experience and provides YEPs with opportunities for experiential learning, connecting their real world experiences with classroom experiences, and consultations with successful entrepreneurs. The Young Entrepreneur internship program will expand your knowledge and expertise in:
(1) Entrepreneurial thinking;
(2) Basic business management skills;
(3) Methods of attracting investors; and
(4) Ways to design programs to teach these skills to others

The Young Entrepreneur Program (YEPSA), run by Evo Media and International Businss Academy (IBA) South Africa, promotes the development of the entrepreneurial spirit in African Entrepreneurs. The program starts with online business classes then takes the “YEPers” to the United States where they are paired up with local entrepreneurs for 6 weeks. After this experience YEPers are ready to turn training into reality.

YEP 3 has started accepting applications and will begin the selection process at the end of August. Training classes for the selected entrepreneurs start in November 2011 and departure to the US is in February 2012. Click here to apply

Closing Date: 12 November 2011
Winners Announced: 28 November 2011
For more information or inquiries contact info@yepsa.co.za

 

YEP: Photo Montage from Young Entrepreneurs Program.

You can participate in the programme as a new entrepreneur as long as your business activities are in their early stages.
This includes:
• "Would-be" entrepreneurs, who are firmly planning to start a business based on a viable business plan;
• Entrepreneurs who have started their own business within the last 3 years.
The business can be in any sector.
As a prospective new entrepreneur, you must also meet the following criteria:
• Be a permanent resident in one of the listed African countries;
• Have a concrete project or business idea, reflected in a business plan;
• Clearly demonstrate your motivation and commitment to engage in a working relationship with an experienced entrepreneur from USA;
• Be prepared to contribute to the development of the host entrepreneur's business and make available your skills and competences;
• Be ready to raise additional funds to cover the costs of the stay abroad if these exceed the Provided Funding.
• Be ready to pay a minimum fee for your application form.

Active participation in the IBA Young Entrepreneurs programme offers aspiring new entrepreneurs the chance to experience a wide range of benefits:
• Up to six weeks stay with a successful and experienced entrepreneur in USA to gain relevant business start-up knowledge in a wide range of areas such as marketing, financial accounting, customer relations, business finance etc. ;
• Practical and financial assistance such as issuing contracts, induction courses before the exchange, logistical and local support during the stay, and a grant covering the travel and subsistence costs during the stay abroad;
• Membership of an international business Academy network of successful entrepreneurs;
• Possible opportunities for collaboration and the development of cross-border business co-operation;
• Insights into different cultural and organisational settings and how companies function in different countries;
• Improved language skills;
• Understanding the regulatory framework in another country.