Young entrepreneurs awarded
Aspiring businessmen and women under one roof
Tunohole Mungoba
The Namibia Association of Norway saw the first Namibia Youth Entrepreneurship award ceremony come together and two young entrepreneurs were awarded with a cash prize of N$10000 to invest back into the business.
The Namibia Business Innovation Institute was the venue of choice and saw different members of the public, especially young people that are interested in learning more about businesses and how to slowly progress to success. Vidar Ostlie, from the Namibia Association of Norway says the aim of the awards ceremony was to celebrate the long hours spent into drafting business plans and working hard to generate a profit at the end of the day. “We also want to thank the efforts of the Namibian government for introducing entrepreneurship as a subject in schools. It has helped to open up the minds of our Namibian children and we want to give birth to more business people through education,” he says.
The subject in high schools in 2010 and has about 90 000 learners that take the subject. The subject has been also extended to learners in the upper secondary phase of grade 11 and 12. “There are a lot of challenges that come with being an entrepreneur and they include financial assistance, registering your business and moral support. It is very difficult for young people to eliminate these challenges and to grow their business,” Ostlie says. He also warned the youth to move away from thinking that entrepreneurship is a fashion statement and to move towards seeking different opportunities. “It is a rocky journey and I do not want any of you to give up,” he advises.
Duke Kempel and Rachel Junius were awarded a cash prize of N$5000 each and Kempel, an owner of a new media based company plans for invest his money back into his business and advised aspiring entrepreneurs to “not give up, no matter how difficult the journey gets.” The day closed of mentoring link-up sessions whereby the general public could mingle and network with the invited businessmen and women.
The Namibia Association of Norway saw the first Namibia Youth Entrepreneurship award ceremony come together and two young entrepreneurs were awarded with a cash prize of N$10000 to invest back into the business.
The Namibia Business Innovation Institute was the venue of choice and saw different members of the public, especially young people that are interested in learning more about businesses and how to slowly progress to success. Vidar Ostlie, from the Namibia Association of Norway says the aim of the awards ceremony was to celebrate the long hours spent into drafting business plans and working hard to generate a profit at the end of the day. “We also want to thank the efforts of the Namibian government for introducing entrepreneurship as a subject in schools. It has helped to open up the minds of our Namibian children and we want to give birth to more business people through education,” he says.
The subject in high schools in 2010 and has about 90 000 learners that take the subject. The subject has been also extended to learners in the upper secondary phase of grade 11 and 12. “There are a lot of challenges that come with being an entrepreneur and they include financial assistance, registering your business and moral support. It is very difficult for young people to eliminate these challenges and to grow their business,” Ostlie says. He also warned the youth to move away from thinking that entrepreneurship is a fashion statement and to move towards seeking different opportunities. “It is a rocky journey and I do not want any of you to give up,” he advises.
Duke Kempel and Rachel Junius were awarded a cash prize of N$5000 each and Kempel, an owner of a new media based company plans for invest his money back into his business and advised aspiring entrepreneurs to “not give up, no matter how difficult the journey gets.” The day closed of mentoring link-up sessions whereby the general public could mingle and network with the invited businessmen and women.
Comments
Namibian Sun
No comments have been left on this article