Enterprise Asia - Asia Pacific Youth Entrepreneurship Programs
Enterprise Asia is a non-governmental organization in pursuit of entrepreneurship development across the region. We strive to promote fair and equal opportunities for emerging entrepreneurs. Founded by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs, the organization is supported by a panel of prominent industry and government leaders who truly believe in the mission of championing entrepreneurship in Asia.
- Affiliation
- NGO
- Date of Establishment
- 2009
- Contact No.
- (+6) 03 7880 1558
- Address
Mr William Ng, President, Level 6, Unit 709A, Kelana Park View Tower, Kelana Jaya, 47301 Petaling Jaya, Malaysia Hong Kong Unit 1704, 17/F, Tamson Plaza, 161, Wai Yip Street, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong Singapore 261, Waterloo Street #03-22, Waterloo Centre Singapore 180262
- Email Address
- w.ng@enterpriseasia.org
- Website
- http://www.enterpriseasia.org/programme/asia-youth-entrepreneurship-programs/
1. Source of funding
International organizations and development banks, governments and private sector. See full list of partners at: http://www.enterpriseasia.org/about/entprise-asia-partner/
2. Mission and objectives
We champion entrepreneurship development across Asia and strive to cultivate a culture of honesty, fairness and corporate social responsibility.
3. Areas of work relating to youth employment
Skills for youth, youth entrepreneurship, youth employment research and policies
4. Partners and areas of partnership
ILO, AIESEC, Young Professionals Association of Malaysia (YPAM), Local government units, UniAsia Foundation, and Millennium World Peace Foundation.
5. Potential or existing partnership with the ILO
Enterprise Asia receives technical support from the ILO with its Women Entrepreneur Development and Gender Equality project as part of the DWCP; however, the ILO has the potential to provide support for the youth entrepreneurship programs as well.
6. Successful youth employment interventions
Asia Pacific Youth Entrepreneurship Programs:
1.Participation in AIESEC international internship program: Under this partnership, Enterprise Asia will offer internship opportunities to graduates from all over the world for a period of between 2 to 18 months. During this period of time, the graduates will directly involve in Enterprise Asia core activities of promoting entrepreneurship. This would enable the graduates to experience and hopefully instill the spirit of entrepreneurship in them.
2. Enterprise Asia partnered YPAM as a platform to reach out to young working adults. A strategic agreement was entered into with YPAM. Key initiatives to be conducted include: (1) Enterprise Asia will sponsor a series of seminars on entrepreneurship to be organized by YPAM; (2) we will promote the participation of YPAM in future youth conferences, seminars and industry dialogues; (3) Enterprise Asia with YPAM will jointly conduct a series of surveys covering topics such as corporate social responsibility, employers and employees’ surveys and other entrepreneurship issues; and (4) together with our partners, YPAM will co-organize the 2008 Career Entrepreneurship Expo to be held in April 2008.
3. Entrepreneur Success Circle (ESC) is a small-scale speaking session organised by Enterprise Asia, the regional think tank for entrepreneurship in Asia Pacific. ESC provides an opportunity for entrepreneurial young people to meet with a successful entrepreneur and to learn from his/ her experience and advice.