Abstract:
The competition idea came from the students and graduates of Bethlehem governorate’s universities who aspire to start their own start-ups, the established businesses’ owners in the private sector who aspire to expand their businesses. BPC12 also responds to the need to enhance entrepreneurship as a future career option, and as a means to decrease the unemployment rates and reduce poverty.
Project’s duration:
1/5/2012 – 1/11/2012.
Project’s donors:
German Corporation for International Cooperation (GIZ) / Private Sector Development Programme (PSDP)
Project’s partners:
Community Development and Continuing Education Institute
Palestine Ahliya University
Chamber of Commerce and Industry – Bethlehem
Local Economic Development Council- Bethlehem
Hope Flowers School
Bethlehem University
National Insurance Company
Al-Quds Open University
Youth Groups Voluntaries
The project’s main outputs:
- More than 5000 beneficiaries
- More than 100 business plans
- More than 30 participants in the competition
- 15 Participants reached the final stage of the competition and received a two days training course
- 6 Participants won in the final stage of the competition
- 3500 dollars were raised from the private sector as prizes for the winners
