 “State
of the World Trade & Implications for Young Entrepreneurs” |
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This plenary discusses the
complexities of world trade as it emerges and the implications
on young entrepreneurs and emerging firms from global
perspective.
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“Young
Entrepreneurs: Voice in the Global Business Community” |
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Young enterprises and the emerging
entrepreneurs that lead them are considered by many countries a
vital force in economic growth, wealth creation and employment
generation. The successes of the US, Canada, Germany,
France, UK, Japan, Singapore, and South Korea in the post-war
period, and the emergence of China as one of the most important
trading partners have demonstrated the significance of
entrepreneurial endeavours. The emerging trend for larger
firms to outsource their business activities further increases
the weight of young enterprises in the economy, and the
Globalization of the world economy has further made the
entrepreneurial scope more active internationally. |
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“Joint
Venture Development and Entrepreneurial Lessons” |
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Pre-joint venture preparation and
post-joint venture management will be explored. Various form of
Joint Ventures will be analyzed, i.e. venturing through agents
and distributors, franchise, and new venture development
This workshop will also explore different business
opportunities in Latin America and the Caribbean and how
political, financial and cultural risks should be factored in an
enterprise’s business strategy. This workshop will
introduce “Model Contracts and International Sales
Contracts”—an initiative of International Chamber of
Commerce based Paris, France. |
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“Trade
& Creative Industries: Strategies for Young
Entrepreneurs” |
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Creative industries, encompassing
music, performing arts, visual arts, publishing, design etc, are
one of the fastest growing industries in both developing and
developed economies. A sustainable and prosperous creative
industry will require innovative practices and issues of
capability and barriers to export growth must be addressed to
explore new opportunities. |
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“Young
Entrepreneurs Accessing Finance and Global Markets” |
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This workshop looks at the various
financing options and innovative methods of market access for
young entrepreneurs today in the developing and developed
economies. |
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“Managing
Competitiveness” |
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In today’s increasingly
globalized economy, staying competitive is at the core of the
success or failure of young entrepreneurs and emerging firms.
Both must have competitive strategies to achieve favourable
positioning a highly competitive global marketplace. |
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“Adapting
to the Digital Economy” |
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This workshop looks at the
emerging technological trends, critical success factors for
e-commerce ventures and how young entrepreneurs from developing
economies can leverage on information technology to expand their
businesses and by putting IT to work for their enterprises. |
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