05 Nov CONNECTING ALL THE ENTREPRENEURIAL DOTS FOR GEW 2015
The success of entrepreneurship lies at the core of ensuring that all the dots are connected so that both existing and future entrepreneurs would be able to navigate the entrepreneurial landscape successfully. During our interactions with entrepreneurs, we have found that many of them are still unfamiliar with the myriad of support services that are available.
Themed “Building Your Entrepreneurial Connectivity” Global Entrepreneurship Week carded for November 16th – 22nd, 2015 is meant to be the springboard to intensify the connectivity required to create an enabling environment for our young entrepreneurs. As the T&T host of GEW, YBTT continues to collaborate with the key stakeholders who support and assist our entrepreneurial community at varying levels. According to YBTT’s Chairman, Dale Laughlin, ”at the core of GEW 2015 is a series of activity-based events that give entrepreneurs the opportunity to connect, learn and use the skills needed to grow their businesses. We start on Friday, November 6th, with “GEW On The Promenade”, a Connectivity Event that brings entrepreneurs and support organizations together to show and talk about their products and services.”
On Friday 6th November, 2015, these stakeholders will converge on the Brian Lara Promenade to provide a creative experience for participants particularly secondary school students. Sharing the space together with YBTT, will be Benoit’s Academy, Civilian Conservation Corp., Conec Professional Coaching Services, Council for Competitiveness and Innovation (Ministry of Planning and Development),, Export Centres Limited, Jason Charles & Associates, Launch Rockit, National Entrepreneurship Development Company Limited, Ninebreaker Media Studios, The Lily Foundation for Human Development (Tobago), University of Trinidad and Tobago, YoPro and YTEPP.
Entrepreneurs who have benefitted from the services of these stakeholders as well as those who are thinking of venturing into the entrepreneurial realm, would be on hand to articulate on their respective initiatives, and in so doing, receive the much needed to advice to begin their entrepreneurial journey.
As we attempt to strengthen the entrepreneurial curve, we are issuing a call to action by Wantrepreneurs, New Entrepreneurs and even Entrepreneurs who have had both success and failure in their entrepreneurial endeavours, to attend this event which will definitely be a renewed shining light!
By: Sandrine Rattan
Project Co-ordinator – Stakeholder & Media Relations (YBTT)
Published in the Trinidad and Tobago Newsday on Thursday, November 5th, 2015