Saskatchewan South East Enterprise Region (SSEER) is hosting a Youth Entrepreneur program to run from March through May 2010. The program has been designed to have a cultural theme and complement the Festival of Cultures being held from May 14th - 16th, 2010.
Presently SSEER is putting out a call to all youth groups, 4-H clubs, schools, and church groups interested in participating in the project to submit proposals. To be eligible a group must:
- Be a recognized youth group within their community (school class, church youth group, 4-H group, etc. with an adult leader, coach or teacher)
- Be willing and able to participate in a youth entrepreneur workshop in their home community prior to the Festival of Cultures event
- Have a business idea/proposal that fits within the scope and theme of the Festival of Cultures concept: it must be a new enterprise and it must have a cultural or multicultural focus
- Be willing and able to follow a youth business development plan provided by SSEER
- Have a plan to donate any profits from their business venture after completion of the project to: their youth group or a charitable cause or community group within their own community
- Be willing and able to travel as a business to participate in the Festival of Cultures event in May
Interested youth groups are encouraged to have fun and to come up with original ideas keeping the above criteria in mind. The deadline for applications if February 28, 2010.
For program applications and further information contact:
James Tessier, Project Coordinator
Saskatchewan South East Enterprise Region
Ph: 306.636.2832 or email edo@sseer.ca
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