Wednesday at the Ciné Triomphe, as part of the implementation of the government strategic plan in the area of ​​entrepreneurship, President Moïse, accompanied by Ronell Gilles the new Minister of Trade and Industry, proceeded to the official launch of the Youth Entrepreneurship Support Program (PAPEJ). This initiative is part of the implementation of the government's strategic plan for entrepreneurship in the country

Moïse congratulated the managers of the 150 companies selected among the 3,000 postulants in the business ideas competition and advised them to network, saying "Every 3 months, 200 companies must be created and I'll be back here in 3 months to to lauch them."

President Jovenel Moïse explained that he did not have the chance of these young entrepreneurs to find the support of the State to establish his first business "This chance, I had never had in my youth. As President, I bring you this opportunity in each of your respective communes."

In his speech, Ronell Gilles extolled the merits of this program that brings opportunities to young people across the country and takes into account one of the major problems of youth, which is access to credits emphasizing that companies retained in the program are financed over a period of 10 years with a year of grace, at the preferential rate of 3% per annum and recalling that the economic development of Haiti is linked to the emergence of an innovative entrepreneurial culture with a strong involvement of young people.

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An initiative of the National Commission for Innovation and Social and Professional Inclusion of Young People, created by the President of the Republic, the PAPEJ aims to encourage young people to become entrepreneurs and to detect promising projects coming from young people carriers of innovative business ideas. Financial support and technical support are made available for the implementation of these projects in order to encourage young people to participate in the economic recovery of the country.

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-25660-haiti-economy-training-for-150-beneficiaries-of-the-support-program-for-youth-entrepreneurship.html

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