ENTREPRENEURSHIP CONTEST IN CAPE VERDE. WOMEN WERE THE BIG WINNERS

ENTREPRENEURSHIP CONTEST IN CAPE VERDE.WOMEN WERE BIG WINNERS In October, the city of Praia organized two youth entrepreneurship competitions, nationally, and in both competitions, women became champions with projects in the field of new technologies Cheetah Starts' first international competition, Seedstars, held in Cape Verde, was proof that the country had talents and innovative initiatives capable of competing in other markets. The big winner of Seedstars Cape Verde 2019 is Passafree! Founder Helga Ortet attended the African Seedstars Summit in South Africa, participating in training, presentation and networking sessions with international mentors and investors. She still has a chance of being selected to compete in April, in Switzerland, for up to $500,000 at the Seedstars Global Summit. The Government, represented by its Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Mr. Olavo Correia, attended the second START UP CHALLENGE competition, whose closing gala took place on October 4 at the Praia National Auditorium. supervisory authority, UNDP, ILO, partners, trainers, participants and general public. This initiative has provided all candidates, without exception, the opportunity to go further in the pursuit of their objectives by offering training and advice to mature their business ideas and create a business plan, a very important for those who are starting out and looking for ways to finance your projects. The contest had 296 entries and 253 eligible contestants had been shortlisted. The first stage, training in the generation of business ideas (GIN), brought together 236 trainees effective on different islands, divided into 15 classes. The second stage, Planning Your Business Idea (PIN) Training, had 118 participants, 82 of whom successfully completed and delivered the business plan. The winners of the competition were: I. Hilaria Jesus (agrosystem project), II. Vânia de Pina (fish shop project) III. Rosalina Lima (naturababosa project). There were also ODS Employment Award, Maracanã Football Academy and ICT project, Kuadrado X project. The first National Entrepreneurship Competition, sponsored by JovEmployment Cape Verde - Decent Work for Youth and BIC - Incubation Center of companies, has been a partner of: Cape Verdean Government, Embassy of Luxembourg, ILO, UNDP, Association sous le vent, Primavera / JASMIN, Ecobank, Unitel T +, IDEIA, MJ TECH, Ministry of Culture by the Palace of Culture, Prisma Videos, Odjart, TCV, Cape Verde Coaching Society, IEFP, Service Guide, Hotel and Tourism School.