American Chamber of Commerce and Junior Achievement Azerbaijan to Host 2011 Student Business Day

On May 24, 2011 at Landmark Rotunda Hall, 75 participants of the JA Student Companies project, the youth entrepreneurship initiative, will come together in Baku for the annual Student Business Day. The event is co-hosted by American Chamber of Commerce in Azerbaijan and Junior Achievement Azerbaijan.

During the event the student teams will present their businesses and products to the panel of judges, who will determine the program winners according to five nominations.

JA Student Companies project started in November 2010 and engaged 75 students from 15 schools of Baku, Sumgayit, Ismayilli, Ganja, Mingechevir, Umid, and Sahil. The project taught the high school students entrepreneurship and business plan development with the assistance of teachers and volunteers from the business community.

The project is conducted within the School Economics Education Program (SEE), funded by Statoil Absheron, Chevron Khazar, Bakcell Ltd. and Garadagh Cement OJSC as main supporters, and Pasha Bank, Saipem Azerbaijan, American Chamber of Commerce, Nobel Oil, Baker & McKenzie, PwC, and Deloitte as associate supporters.

The program is implemented in strategic partnership with the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Youth and Sports, the Central Bank and the United States Agency for International Development. JA Azerbaijan express gratitude to HP Azerbaijan for supporting 2011 Student Business Day.

The event will end with an awards ceremony, during which the winning teams and the business volunteers will receive appreciation certificates and awards. The winners will also receive special gifts from C’est Bon. All media agencies are invited to attend the event that will be held with participation of representatives from business and academic community.


/Today.Az/