European SME Week Youth Essay Competition 2016

What can the EU do to support young people to become entrepreneurs? Would you like to share your thoughts with policymakers and entrepreneurs on a European stage? Submit your idea and you could be on your way to Bratislava!

European SME Week, under the patronage of the European Commissioner for Single Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, wants to know what the EU can do to encourage young entrepreneurs.

Are you between 16 and 25 years old from European Member States or COSME partners countries? Then, all you need to do is to write an essay in English, of maximum 2,500 words, answering the question: “What can the EU do to encourage more young people to become entrepreneurs?”.

The first prize winner will receive an all expenses paid trip to the SME Assembly in Bratislava, Slovakia, in November, where he/she will present the essay to an audience of over 600 delegates from the world of enterprise and entrepreneurship. Second and third prize winners will have their video presenting their essays streamed on the event wall at the SME Assembly. All winners will receive promotion of their essays across SME Week social media channels. Winners will be announced in Brussels in November ahead of SME Week.

Deadline to submit your essay: 2 September 2016.

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European SME Week Youth Essay Competition 2016