Youth Social Entrepreneurship

This project aims to support Concordia students and youth (18-30) that have business ideas that are not fully developed or established yet which have a social and/or environmental purpose that benefits their communities. The project launched with a business competition where business groups are selected to benefit from this project throughout workshop and mentorship coordinated by CEED and in partnership with several external organizations.

Objectives

  • Raise awareness and interest for social entrepreneurship
  • Bridge barriers for young entrepreneurs such as lack of networking, skills and discrimination
  • Transform business ideas from youth into established business opportunities
  • Provide capacity building to youth to develop their business
  • Support business ideas tackling social, environmental and economic challenges

Sustainable Development Goals

This project responds to the following Sustainable Development Goals

Our impact & achievement

10

Emerging entrepreneurs trained in Canada

05

Innovative entrepreneurship projects developed