Ethical Entrepreneurship Days:Tenth Anniversary Celebrated

The 10 th anniversary of the Ethical Entrepreneurship Days has been celebrated in Yaounde under the chairmanship of the Minister of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, Social Economy and Handicraft. Minister Laurent Serge Etoundi Ngoa officially opened the three day-event at the Yaounde Multipurpose Sports Complex on November 30 in the presence of the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications, Minette Libom Li Likeng.

The event which had as theme: “Entrepreneurship, the Pivot of Development,” brought together participants from all ten regions of the country, some of whom took part in a business plan competition and won prizes for financing worth between FCFA 500,000 and FCFA 2 million. It was marked by a conference with a series of trainings and practical workshops, trade exhibitions, cocktail, business show and success stories from young and dynamic entrepreneurs. Prizes were also awarded to entrepreneurs for best practices with regards to ethics. The Ethical Entrepreneurship Days is an initiative of the Director General of TLB Communications, Erik Kuendap Lindou, who offered participants and stakeholders an anniversary cake. Minister Laurent Etoundi Ngoa noted that local enterprises are currently faced with stiff competition brought about by the Economic Partnership Agreement which Cameroon signed with the European Union in 2014. He said by supporting the creation and development of enterprises and providing them with financial assistance, government is helping local entrepreneurs to cope with the competition...