Entrepreneurship
Young entrepreneurs’ initiatives demonstrate innovative and new directions for the chamber in fostering entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial management. Check out the types of professional skills sets and platforms are being created for entrepreneurs to foster and bring capacity to their small businesses ventures.
Asharqia Chamber of Commerce – Entrepreneurship development programmes
Among its various activities, the Asharqia Chamber established the first SMEs Development Center (SMEDEC) in Saudi Arabia in July 2000 and subsequently launched the Entrepreneurship Development Programmes. The vision of SMEDEC was to be the essential body for supporting entrepreneurs and SMEs development in KSA. SMEDEC has designed the in-house innovative entrepreneurship development programmes (EDP) for the first time in the Middle East and North Africa region to foster entrepreneurship in the whole region and to enhance the competitiveness of existing SMEs.
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Dade Chamber of Commerce – Project synergy
Project Synergy is an effort to connect the worlds of education, business, government, and community. The project is founded upon the desire to foster student innovation as it connects to the real world. Project Synergy seeks to unite education, business, government, and community in a celebration of student achievement and present a visible model of holistic participation in the nurturing of our children.
iLembe Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Tourism - The entrepreneur competition
The entrepreneur competition was initiated by the iLembe Chamber of Commerce with the purpose of providing entrepreneurs and small businesses with a platform and vehicle to move their business forward to a sustainable level of growth where they could be competitive in the local business arena.
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South Australian Employers Chamber of Commerce and Industry - South Australian young entrepreneur scheme (SAYES)
The South Australian Young Entrepreneur Scheme (SAYES) aims to provide young South Australians with the skills and confidence to develop and implement their business ideas.
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Youth entrepreneurship development programme ENTRUM - Estonian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
The youth entrepreneurship development programme ENTRUM, launched by the Estonian CCI in cooperation with the Estonian Energy Corporation “Eesti Energia” and based on voluntary contributions of public, private and non-profit sectors, has become a leading power of national youth entrepreneurship development in Estonia. The aim is to create a new generation of Estonians with strong entrepreneurial mind-sets and practical skills, professional contacts and experience of launching business ideas. ENTRUM is the first private sector initiative in the field of youth entrepreneurship development, where methodology was designed and implemented by entrepreneurs taking into consideration the needs, values and development perspectives of modern economy.
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