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June 22, 2010, Toronto, Canada – Today, YES – European Confederation of Young Entrepreneurs, of Brussels, European Union joined forces with other representatives of the G20 nations at the G20 Young Entrepreneur Summit (G20 YES), hosted by the Canadian Youth Business Foundation (CYBF), to address the role of youth entrepreneurship as the world moves into the post recovery phase.
From June 20th to 22nd entrepreneurs, academics, government officials and youth entrepreneurship organizations from G20 nations including representatives from the European Confederation of Young Entrepreneurs, representing the European Union met in Toronto, Ontario, Canada to discuss how to harness the potential of young entrepreneurs worldwide. Hosted by the Canadian Youth Business Foundation (CYBF), the G20 Young Entrepreneur Summit is recognized by the Canadian government as an official G20 event.
After two days of discussions with and presentations from young entrepreneurial leaders from around the globe, a communiqué identifying five key policy issues was developed and signed by the presidents of the delegations attending from G20 countries
The communiqué calls upon the governments of the G20 countries to both recognize that young entrepreneurs have the power to change their lives, their communities, their cultures and their countries and to support for the following five points: Regulation and taxation, Access to funding, Coordinated support, Education and training, Entrepreneurship culture
After the official signing, the communiqué was handed over to the Honourable John P. Manley and the Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Industry, to be formally submitted to the G20 Business Summit (B20), which will take place in Toronto on June 25th-26th.
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