Youth Enterprise Development Fund – Call for Expressions of Interest to Develop Strategic Plan

The Youth Enterprise Development Fund (YEDF) is a project of Vision 2030 and provides loans and other enterprise development solution services to Kenyans aged 18 to 35 years.

Over the last five years, the Youth Fund has financed over 130,000 youth enterprises and supported thousands others through its business development services and through the jobs abroad programme.

Read more http://www.yipekenya.org/YEDF.htm

Call for Curation Proposals

The Open Society Foundations’ Youth Initiative requests proposals for up to $10,000 in funding to develop and curate thematic pages on the new global youth portal and community at youthpolicy.org

The site aims to consolidate knowledge and information on youth policies across the international sector, ranging from analysis and formulation to implementation and evaluation.

Read more http://www.yipekenya.org/Call for Curation Proposals.htm

2011 Apps4Africa - Climate Challenge competition

The 2011 Apps4Africa: Climate Challenge competition begins in East Africa on 20th October, 2011 at the iHub in Nairobi. Winners will receive prizes, including cash awards. Challenge partners, including TED conferences and Indigo Trust, may contribute technical assistance, prizes, and follow-on support for the new applications created by this competition.

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Hair & Beauty Salon Business Guide

If you have decided that you want to enter the hair and beauty business, here is a business roadmap for what you need.

This Hair & Beauty Salon Business Guide offers entrepreneurs everything that they need to know to get their business started right.

The guide contains advice on all aspects of starting up and managing a hair and beauty salon business. It contains information that even experienced salon business owners can benefit from.

What makes this guide truly unique is that it is comprehensive in offering guidance on both the practical and the business side of the hair and beauty business. Readers learn about start-up considerations, hiring, location, management, inventory, sales, marketing and much more.

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Microsoft Open Door 2011

October 19th 2011: Microsoft Open Door 2011

Venue: The Crowne Plaza Hotel, Nairobi

The Microsoft Open Door 2011 is your chance to increase your knowledge, advance your skills and network with your local IT community as well as international Microsoft and industry experts.

You will have the opportunity to get the latest news about recent released Microsoft technologies, tools, platforms and services as well as industry trends first–hand from Microsoft experts and independent specialists as well as immerse yourself in learning opportunities with distinguished speakers and community influences. It also provides a great foundation for exploring further learning paths and prepare yourself for upcoming opportunities.

Please RSVP to attend this event

Email: talk2us@microsoft.com or events@energysource.co.ke

To view more events visit http://www.yipekenya.org/Events.htm