Awaken the Giant in You - entrepreneur seminar for teens

The Foundation's breakfast series creates a platform for information to be transferred from those that have walked the journey in business to young people, their parents and community leaders who still desire to see the creation of economic opportunity and social transformation in South Africa through entrepreneurship and the development of entrepreneurial ecosystems.

"We are pleased to share the platform with Gabriella Geffen from the HRDC Enabling Entrepreneurship National Task Team at the Maharishi Institute and Craig Hoggins from the Online Marketing Guys," said Lydia Zingoni, Founder and Director of the SA Teen Entrepreneur Foundation.

"Geffen will speak on creating entrepreneur pipelines and ecosystems in communities: a strategy that works and Hoggins will address the topic of creating an online business from conception to inception.

"Having both these speakers is an important step to show the alignment of government and the private sector in their vision to introduce young people to entrepreneurship from an early age. Their insights and understanding will influence the thinking of their audience regarding shaping the doers, thinkers and change makers of the future South Africa through exposure to entrepreneurial thinking and problem solving."

The Foundation has been lobbying various private sector companies and government institutions for the past four years to promote a culture of entrepreneurship with South African teens. It launched High School Entrepreneur societies in 2014 to establish entrepreneurship within schools. It aims to establish a pipeline from school level for the creation of businesses that will contribute to and grow the South African economy.

Tickets cost R150 for adults and R75 for students. Bookings for the breakfast can be made on-line at www.teenentrepreneur.co.za, www.webtickets.co.za or by contacting Nadia Snyders on + 27 (0) 21 7942767 or az.oc.ruenerpertneneet@sredyns.aidan.