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South Africa: FIELD Empower a Generation of Entrepreneurs One Community at a Time |
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Thursday, July 18, 2013 |
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Electronic and Mobile Government, Citizen Engagement, Internet Governance
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South Africa |
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Jul 18, 2013 |
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When applicants register, they will receive more information on FIELD and be assigned a task that will be used to pre-screen them ahead of being considered for the course. Even though this first entrepreneurship course is only looking at 75 candidates, there is hope that more people will be offered this opportunity in the future.
Ivan Mzimela, Liberty Executive for GroupStrategic Services, comments on the programme: “Empowering young people with knowledge is of great importance to us here at Liberty. Knowledge and how it is used enables one to make a difference in their life and in the lives of others. It leads to innovation which is an important trait for entrepreneurs to possess. We hope that the skills and expertise that these young entrepreneurs will take from this course will allow them to go out and start successful businesses.
“Liberty was started by an entrepreneur. Sir Donald Gordon started off with an idea and the vision that no one should die poor. He built Liberty into what it is today. We would like to encourage the candidates to be selected through this process to persevere through the challenges of starting a business and to go for their dreams,” says Mzimela.
Upon application candidates will be assigned tasks to complete and present back to a selected panel for pre - screening from the 26th to the 29th of June at Makhoarane Primary School in Dobsonville, Soweto.
Based on their presentations the successful candidates will then be sent to the University of Johannesburg for psychometric testing from the 8th to the 11th of July. From there on 75 successful candidates will be selected as part of the Entrepreneur Development Program.
The course in generously subsidised by Liberty and is valued at R 18,500.00 per person. Applicants are expected to pay R 1,850.00 of which R 1,000.00 is refunded upon completion of the program.
“The fee is not to deter students from participating but is rather seen as a commitment fee. We want the candidates to understand fully that failing is acceptable, and part of being an entrepreneur, but quitting isn’t,” explained Read.
The program is open to members of the community between the ages of 18 and 35 who hold a valid matric certificate and have a passion for business. They do not need to have their own business. The course being offered is a full-time course and will begin on 15 July 2013.
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South Africa: FIELD Empower a Generation of Entrepreneurs One Community at a Time From the 18th to the 21st of June Soweto - based potential entrepreneurs and the unemployed can visit Jabulani Mall to register for a possible spot for an intensive 16 week Entrepreneur Development Program run by the Johannesburg – based NPO Foundation for Integrated Entrepreneur Leadership Development FIELD Entrepreneurship remains an integral part in building a nation’s economy South Africa’s ability to raise a generation that believes in entrepreneurship can contribute to the creation of employment and the reduction of poverty It is with this in mind that FIELD is able to develop entrepreneurs from marginalised areas “With the generous assistance of Liberty FIELD is able to identify and develop young entrepreneurs in Soweto and provide them with support to enhance their personal leadership abilities and learn practical business skills In August we will be launching in Katlehong and next year will incorporate other communities” says FIELD founder Stephen Read
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