The future is looking bright for emerging entrepreneurs in Brimbank .
More than 250 young people aged 14 to 25 attended a day of keynote presentations, panel discussions and interactive workshops at the Young Entrepreneur Summit (YES) on June 25.
Organised by the Australian School of Entrepreneurship (ASE) and funded by Brimbank council, the event provided an opportunity for young entrepreneurs to practise their public speaking, communication, pitching and leadership skills.
ASE chief executive Jahin Tanvir, 23, said he wanted participants to develop “life skills you don’t really get taught at school or uni“.
Growing up, Jahin was encouraged to pursue a traditional career pathway as entrepreneurship was “seen as not safe.”
“Entrepreneurship felt so much like a job you could only do in your 30s and 40s…. a very distant dream,” he said.
“I don’t want any other young person to feel that.”
After starting a business at 21, Jahin decided to pursue entrepreneurship and became a young founder himself.
He said he wanted participants to leave the summit feeling “energised and empowered“.
