Icon Women and Young Peoples Leadership Academy

Dear Entrepreneurial Leaders,
iCON Women & Young People’s Leadership Academy in partnership with the iCON Enterprise Foundation wishes you a Merry Christmas, a Restful Holiday, and a Blessed and Prosperous 2014.
We value your partnership and support over the years and look forward to continuing to work together to build the entrepreneurial leadership capacity of East Africa women and young people.
Warm regards.
From the icon team!

More than a billion people live on less than a dollar a day; another 2.7 billion survive on less than two dollars. Yet even within this sliver of the world’s poorest, there is striking disparity. Women perform 66 per cent of the world’s work and produce half the world’s food, yet earn 10 per cent of the income and own 1 per cent of the property.

Youths are not only a link to the future. Youths are the present too.

Dear Entrepreneurial Leaders,

iCON joins all peace loving people in Kenya, the East African region, the continent and the world in condemning the despicable and cowardly act of those responsible for the siege of Westgate Mall in Nairobi on Saturday 21st September, 2013. Our brothers and sisters in Kenya were attacked once again by cowardly individuals who by their very nature use "terrorism, the philosophy of cowards", to maim and even kill innocent shoppers at the Westgate Mall! Ironically this attack happened the very weekend the world over was commemorating International Peace Day! Our prayers and thoughts are with all the bereaved families of 69 victims (by this morning) more than 175 injured, more than 1000 survivors, the remaining hostages who were still in bo***ge by this morning and the gallant men and women of the Kenyan Multiagency security operation who are still painstakingly trying to ensure that all the remaining hostages are released alive.

This is a new warfront that calls for vigilance at all levels and an outstanding standard of entrepreneurial leadership by each individual East African citizen. The causes of such inhuman behavior must be unearthed and addressed decisively using all means at our disposal.

iCON wishes you a safe and blessed week.

May the souls of the departed, rest in peace and may God our avenger, mete out vengeance in his own good time for ”Vengeance is mine", says the Lord.

The iCON team.

UGANDA YOUTH ENTREPRENEUR’S NETWORK (UYEN)

AN INITIATE TO (FACILITATE YOUNG PEOPLE’S ACTIVE PARTICIPATING IN PRIVATE SECTOR GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR AN INAUGURAL TRAINING EVENT FOR YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS

To be held on Saturday, September 28th, 2013 between 8 to 6pm in Kampala

To get the application form please send an email to [email protected] or [email protected]. It will be sent to you and the information.

INSTRUCTIONS TO NOTE ABOUT FILLING OUT AND SUBMITTING YOUR APPLICATION.
Please submit a hard copy of this application form and your supporting documents in a sealed envelope by Monday 9th September, 2013 addressed to Ms Beatrice Florah Ikilai, Team Leader, Uganda Youth Entrepreneurs' Network (UYEN) at the Registry on 2 Floor, Communications House, Kampala by Close of Business - 5:00 pm; In case of need for urgent clarification you may also call Amon on 0703-727-765 or Betty on 0787-718-838 or send an email to [email protected]

From the iCON team.
Thank you

My son is an entrepreneur. That's what you're called when you don't have a Job.

If you want to be an entrepreneur, it's not a job, it's a lifestyle. It defines you. Forget about vacations, about going home at 6 pm - last thing at night you'll send emails, first thing in the morning you'll read emails, and you'll wake up in the middle of the night. But it's hugely rewarding as you're fulfilling something for yourself.
Niklas Zennstrom

For a successful entrepreneur it can mean extreme wealth. But with extreme wealth comes extreme responsibility. And the responsibility for me is to invest in creating new businesses, create jobs, employ people, and to put money aside to tackle issues where we can make a difference.