Each year, for one week in November, thousands of activities around the world inspire millions to engageWomen’s Entrepreneurship Coordinator of YCG, Amanda Armstrongin entrepreneurial action while connecting them to potential mentors, collaborators,Cheap Jerseys Store, and investors.Global Entrepreneurship Week opened on Monday. A highlight will be a training workshop hosted by Youth Challenge Guyana (YCG) today at 17:00hrs at National Council for Education Resource Development (NCERD) for persons who are interested in networking to develop business ideas and skills.The Youth Challenge Guyana workshop will attract five speakers, all successful entrepreneurs.Women’s Entrepreneurship Coordinator of YCG, Amanda Armstrong, said that in promoting Global Entrepreneurship Week, from November 14 training is being offered for female entrepreneurs who bond together to support and form a networking system that will enable them to develop businesses.Global Entrepreneurship Week represents the world’s largest celebration of innovators and job creators, and Ms Armstrong noted that the event inspires the youths and promoting entrepreneurship in Guyana.Adding that today, five successful entrepreneurs will be sharing their stories and advice. Ms Armstrong said that the group will be speaking ideally to young people.She explained that young people will be advised on ways to start their own businesses. There will also be educational sessions in schools wherever there is a request.There are 50 members in the entrepreneurship group. Armstrong said that their mission is to take the women that are being trained to inspire others to develop their lives.Noting that young people are being targeted since there is a lack of jobs on the market, Ms Armstrong said the organisation wants to inspire persons to have new and visionary ideas that are needed in society.“They need to think outside the box. If there is a need in the community, then a business opportunity arises. A person can come up with business ideas that don’t even exist in Guyana.”She said that most of the women have gained networking experience and so they can share their challenges along with their successes that eventually lead to a support group.One of the many successes from the female entrepreneurs of the programme is 17-year-old Jenell Pierre who said that she is a successful entrepreneur in hair accessories,Wholesale China Jerseys, bow ties and other accessories.She said that the entrepreneur programme has enhanced her networking capability which has benefitted her business tremendously.“The support that I get from the other women in the group has been great; they share their business skills, tips and advice based on their experience and techniques you can use in business marketing/management.” Pierre said.The 17-year-old entrepreneur further noted that once a month Youth Challenge Guyana holds a session to educate participants, and group members on different aspects of business to improve their commerce.Jenell PierreReflecting on her involvement in business, Pierre in a lighthearted tone said that she was a science student and her love for making bows turned into a successful business venture.“If you are interested in becoming an entrepreneur, do something you love don’t ever get into anything unless you love it. When it becomes very challenging and difficult, your desire for what you love propels you to go forward.” Pierre advised.Women’s Entrepreneurship Coordinator of YCG, Amanda Armstrong, is a resident of Toronto, Ontario and graduated from The Richard Ivey School of Business at The University of Western Ontario specializing in entrepreneurship.She worked in Oyugis, Kenya from June to August in both 2009 and 2010 with Western Heads East assisting women with the start up of probiotic yogurt businesses.“I am passionate about social entrepreneurship and international development and I’m very excited to continue my work around the world. I am currently living in Georgetown, Guyana where I will be working with Youth Challenge Guyana as the Women’s Entrepreneurship Program Officer for 9 months.”In three short years, Global Entrepreneurship Week has expanded to more than 100 countries empowering nearly 20 million people through 95,000 activities. Powered by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, the initiative is supported by dozens of world leaders and a growing network of 24,000 partner organizations.Global Entrepreneurship Week is a global celebration of enterprise, boasting 40,000 events across 104 countries and more than ten million participants.An initiative of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation,Cheap Jerseys Wholesale, Global Entrepreneurship Week will connect people through activities designed to help them explore their potential as self-starters. Students,<a href="http://www.wholesa