BOCCIM youth expo a big flop

Monday, April 02, 2012

FRANCISTOWN: The second edition of the BOCCIM Youth Expo of 2012 turned out to be a flop after less than half of the exhibitors showed up at the stalls last week.

The event, which was aimed at empowering young entrepreneurs and encouraging networking with the private sector, did not even meet half of its target after only 17 out of the 30 who confirmed showe up when the expo kicked off on Thursday.

Most of the exhibitors were corporate entities like CEDA, BOBS and Legal Guard when the event was meant for young entrepreneurs, BOCCIM's Director of Business Development Services, Zoe Isaacs, told the Monitor that she was "really disappointed" after last year's successful inaugural show.

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