Dear future entrepreneurs,
We have some great news for you.
The “Union of Young Businessmen of Armenia” with the cooperation of “Future in Our Hands” Youth NGO is pleased to announce a competition of essays.
“I am a future entrepreneur” max. 1500 words.
Applicants must express why they want to become entrepreneurs, which business sphere they desire to work in, what problems it will solve.
Applicants must be between 22–27 with great command of English language and with serious interest in the entrepreneurship and business.
The best 5 essays will be chosen for the next stage of selection process: Interview: Only 3 candidates will have the chance to take part in the Start-Up Summit 2017 training course which will take place in Czech Republic and will contribute to the implementation of participant’s business ideas.
The rest of the costs will be covered: Accommodation, Visa Fee, Full Board Meal, Activity Costs. Travel cost will be reimbursed.
Essays must be sent to following email info@fioh-ngo.com by February 19, 2017 (18:00) with a title ESSAY_COMPETITION
PLEASE NOTE! Emails without title will not be condiered.
In case of questions do not hesitate to contact us:
Contact Person: Mikayel Mikayelyan +37498711071
KEY INFORMATION ABOUT THE TRAINING COURSE
The project will take place from 11-17 August (the date may be changed) in the city center of Brno. Participants will stay in a cozy hostel and activities will be held in local innovation centers. Excursion to Prague is included.
7 days full of activities + 2 days for arrivals and departures. Participants have to attend all the agenda.
The project is designed to help solving current problem of both Europe and young people across Europe. One page of the problem is unemployment of youngsters and on the other page it is a lack of entrepreneurial competences and unwillingness to take over the responsibility for their career life and to conduct activities which could help to develop their own potential. The aim of this training course will be to change attitudes of these young people towards each of basic principles of entrepreneurship and to provide them with knowledge and competence which would help them to decide whether they are the right ones for opening their own business and eventually help them with the first entrepreneurial steps.
Participants divided into small international groups will be working on their own business plans and on related topics. They will be also actively organizing part of the program for other participants.
During this training course participants will be playing managerial game, shooting couple of videos related to discussed topics and as the main goal they will be supposed to create simplified business plan for their own business. They will also visit couple of entrepreneurial incubators and similar inspiring places.
KEY ACTIVITIES DURING THE TRAINING COURSE
-Teambuildings and city games
-Get to know others, discover Brno and Prague
-Business Idea Generation: Make it work
-How to create working business idea
-Lean canvas
-Learning to use modern tools
-Project management: Track the way
-Action steps, triangle and useful tools
-Marketing: Get it out there
-Strategies and creative process
-Presentation skills
-How to stand out during pitching for investors
Cost details
- Accommodation, at least three meals per day, insurance, visa support and activities will be provided to participants.
- Travel expenses will be reimbursed according to the travel calculator. (Max 360Eur)
- Travel reimbursement will be done after the project via bank transfer when provided all the necessary travel documents
- There is a membership cost of 125eur