St. George, Grenada, July 16 2019 – A regional announcement on the Caribbean Finalists and Winners moving on to the next phase of the Entrepreneurship World Cup was made today, via Facebook Live, by the Young Americas Business Trust (YABT) - www.facebook/YABTDC.

The selected startups, representing nine Caribbean countries, will move on to the next phase of the program, Accelerator 2, in which the entrepreneurs will access virtual tools and one-on-one mentoring to prepare for the EWC Global Finals that will take place on November 12-14, 2019 in Riyadh - Saudi Arabia. This segment of the competition runs from July to September 2019 and the top global finalists will be fully sponsored to participated at the EWC Global Finals.

Here is the list of the Startups representing the Caribbean at the Entrepreneurship World Cup:

The announcement was made by Valerie Lorena the Executive Director of the Young Americas Business Trust from the organization’s Headquarters and Akarda Ventour, Program Manager, YABT Caribbean from Grenada

The Entrepreneurship World Cup is organized by the Global Entrepreneurship Network  and Misk Global Forum. As described in their website: The Entrepreneurship World Cup is more than just a global pitch competition with a shot at life-changing prizes. With 100,000 entrants from around the world, EWC elevates entrepreneurs – providing you with tools and resources to grow your venture. It doesn’t matter how far you’ve come – idea-stage, early-stage, growth-stage or beyond – EWC can put you on the right course. Leverage world-class content in the EWC Accelerator to: unleash your ideas, hone your pitching skills and engage with a global network of mentors. And, oh yeah, compete for those life-changing prizes, together with business opportunities and investment.

https://entrepreneurshipworldcup.com/

YABT was proud to support the regional Caribbean participation in the program.

Congratulations to the Startups!