Entrepreneurship Empowerment in South Africa
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The Center for New Ventures and Entrepreneurship (CNVE) housed in Mays Business School at Texas A&M University is partnering with Oklahoma State University and University of Colorado-Boulder to offer an innovative program for entrepreneurially minded students.
The program is a life-changing experience, where students help and learn from historically disadvantaged entrepreneurs in the Black townships near Cape Town, South Africa. Students form consulting teams working with small businesses over six weeks to help make the ventures sustainable. They work closely with entrepreneurs based in the townships. These special individuals have managed to overcome a history of apartheid, limited education, and severely constrained resources to create small enterprises. Their ventures range from catering and the arts & crafts business to community newspapers and small manufacturing operations.
Learn more about EESA by reading the former participants blog entries.
Further information
(NOTE: the information below is published by Oklahoma State - the application procedure for Texas A&M is different and should be directed through the Study Abroad office)
- Full program overview
- Program brochure
- Slide show from previous years
- Application form from the Texas A&M Study Abroad Office (due February 24, 2012)
- Enrollment application (to be completed after acceptance by Texas A&M officials)
- More information for students
- Center for International Business Studies (program co-sponsor)
- 2012 Scholarhip Agreement Form