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The Zimbabwe Youth Entrepreneurs Billboard: Youth Invest (YI)
Deadline: 9 December 2018

Youth Invest (YI) is inviting all budding and established youth entrepreneurs in
Zimbabwe to register to be part of the Zimbabwe Youth Entrepreneurs Billboard!

Youth Invest is a Trust which works to promote the youth’s sustainable social and
economic development through synergy effort and capacity building focused on
inclusive entrepreneurship. In efforts to fulfill one of its objectives of leveraging local and
international networks to raise the profile of youth initiatives, YI is developing the
Zimbabwe Youth Entrepreneurs Billboard (ZYEB).

The ZYEB is aimed at promoting youth-led initiatives through fostering the recognition of
young people’s contribution towards Zimbabwe’s economic growth and poverty
eradication. The ZYEB is targeted at all youth-owned small to medium businesses in
Zimbabwe both at the start-up and growth stage. A “youth” is defined according to the
Constitution of Zimbabwe, as an individual between the ages of 15 and 35 years.

Reasons for the Billboard
The ZYEB will serve as a reference point by which Youth Invest can continue to lobby
and advocate for youth inclusion in economic issues and champion dialogue and action
on sustainable investment by local, regional and international investors. Furthermore,
the ZYEB will provide youth entrepreneurs with free online marketing space in its initial
stage.

Eligible sectors
The Billboard is for all youth-owned small to medium businesses; these can include but
not limited to entrepreneurs in the following sectors or businesses: Artists – visual and
performing artists; Beauticians – hair stylists, make-up artists, nail artists; Boutique
owners, fashion designers and tailors; Curio carvers and vendors; Electricians,
plumbers and tilers; Event coordinators and MCs; Farmers; Information Communication
Technology (ICT), website and application coders and developers; Miners; Photography
and Multimedia; Restaurants, chefs, bakers and caterers

If you are interested in being part of this trailblazing Billboard, complete the Google form
here

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