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Business Den offers silver lining

Cross Kgosidintsi
Cross Kgosidintsi

As the economy takes debilitating hits from the COVID-19 pandemic effects and the Russia-Ukraine war, the Botswana Development Corporation (BDC) is offering a bit of a silver lining.

The country's main agency for commercial and industrial development is calling on young innovators to submit business plans for its youth entrepreneurship programme, the Business Den.

The Business Den is BDC's project that aims to reach out to enterprising youths to give them an opportunity to pitch their business ideas in front of a panel of seasoned and established savvy professionals and entrepreneurs to secure a P500,000 grant and mentorship.

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