Empowering Youth Entrepreneurship"
The Young Entrepreneurs Association of Brunei in collaboration with the Entrepreneurial Development Centre organized an Entrepreneurship Dialogue themed "Empowering Youth Entrepreneurship" on 25th September 2012 at the Rizqun international Hotel.
Present as Guest of Honour was Hajah Hasnah Ibrahim, Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources. She delivered the opening address.
The dialogue featured a guest speaker Dr. Harry Harris from California, USA who is both an entrepreneur and global management guru as well as the Founder and President of HealthCare California. He has had a long career with government including working at the White House and then academia but after retiring twice, he jumped into entrepreneurship.
Dr Harris gave a brief presentation on "Entrepreneurship Just Do It!". He also the dialogue on challenges of building and sustaining a business enterprise joined by Hafimi Abdul Haadii @ Frances Lo, a leading local entrepreneur who is also President of YEAB and an ABAC member moderated by Felicia Cheong, manager of Johnny Cheong Welding and Engineering.
According to Asut Kadai, Acting Head of the Entrepreneurial Development Centre, "We are pleased to collaborate with YEAB as part of our commitment in shaping up MIPR's SMEs development program especially in providing feedbacks from the youth business perspectives",
The dialogue is part of YEAB's aspiration to nurture entrepreneurship amongst the youth in Brunei by providing a platform that will stimulate thinking around doing business.
Over 60 students, teachers from around Brunei as well as aspiring entrepreneurs from various organizations attended the dialogue.
This event is supported by the U.S.Embassy and Asia Inc Forum.
