Yoshiyama Young Entrepreneurs Program

Posted by on March 15, 2010

Hitachi Foundation Invites Applications for Yoshiyama Young Entrepreneurs Program
Deadline: March 22, 2010

The Hitachi Foundation’s Yoshiyama Young Entrepreneurs Program seeks to identify up to six entrepreneurs between the ages of 18 and 29 who have formed financially viable businesses that create jobs, supply goods or services, or use internal management practices that give low-wealth individuals the opportunity to achieve greater economic security.

The Hitachi Foundation will provide each of the selected entrepreneurs with a cash prize of up to $50,000 over two years, access to technical resources, and a peer learning community.

This program is for entrepreneurs who are operating businesses that are one to five years old and have been generating revenue for a minimum of the last twelve months. The applicant must have established his or her business with the expressed dual purpose of operating a successful business and creating opportunities for low-wealth individuals in America to enhance their economic security. The applicant’s business may be structured as a for-profit or nonprofit. If the business is a nonprofit, it must depend primarily on an earned-income revenue model and not depend solely on donations and grants.

Visit the Hitachi Foundation Web site for complete program information.

http://www.hitachifoundation.org/yoshiyama