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CYEATHE JCI CREATIVE YOUNG

ENTREPRENEUR

AWARD

Insert JCI

Organizations

Name Here

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What is the JCI CYEA Program? An international competition that recognizes, honors

and celebrates exceptional young entrepreneurs andthe role of creativity in their success.

CYEA runs on a local, national and internationallevel and recognizes the worlds most outstandingyoung entrepreneurs

Who can participate? Young Entrepreneurs between the ages of 18 and 40

JCI Members & non-members

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Flanders District of Creativity The Flanders DC was established by the Flanders

government as an initiative to make its economymore competitive through creativity,

entrepreneurship, and forging internationalconnections

Flanders DC is a non-profit organization andreceives an annual operating allowance from the

Flanders government

Flanders DC acts as an agent linking variousinitiatives, companies, regions, and nations facilitating fast and innovative combinations.

www.flandersdc.be

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Who is JCI looking for?JCI is looking for creative young entrepreneurs thathave started a new business or created significantpositive change in an existing business such as:

New product development

Service development

Approach to the market/marketing

Solved a business problem in a creative way Changed a process in a positive and creative way

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How can Local Organizationsparticipate? Promote the National or International Competition

and encourage nominees from your community to

enter Host a Local Competition without an award

ceremony and up to three semi-finalists to yourNational Competition

Host a Local Competition with an award ceremonyand forward semi-finalists to your NationalCompetition

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How can National Organizationsparticipate?

Promote the International Competition and

encourage nominees from your country to enter Host a National Competition without an awards

ceremony and forward up to 3 semi-finalists to theInternational Competition

Host a National Competition with an awardceremony and forward semi-finalists to theInternational Competition

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Why run the JCI CYEA Program? Fulfills the JCI Mission

Sponsorship opportunity

Public Relations opportunity

Learning opportunity

Membership increase

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Suggested Timelines forParticipating

2010 Sept: Include CYEA in your JCI Organizations

2010 Pland of Action 2010 Oct: Manpower-Find committee members and

non-JCI partners

2010 Nov: Work on the deadlines, website

2010 Dec: Prepare the promotional materials

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Suggested Timelines forParticipating

2011 Jan: Issue a press release and start the

promotion of the CYEA program 2011 March: Invite potential CYEA judges

2011 April: Keep promoting the CYEA program

2011 May: Collect/Submit the nominations online to

JCI

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What are the entry procedures? All nominations must be submitted online and in

English.

Go to http://www.jci.cc/jciprograms/en/cyeatoaccess the nomination form.

Answer all the questions thoroughly and completelyin order to be eligible.

DEADLINE: MAY 31st

http://www.jci.cc/jciprograms/en/cyeahttp://www.jci.cc/jciprograms/en/cyea

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Important notes All nominations must be submitted online

Your National/Local Organizations and JCIs

deadline should be the same: 31 May Nominees born before January 1, 1971, are not

eligible for the JCI Creative Young Entrepreneur

Award.

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Please keep in mind:National/Local Organizations must use the JCI

website

CYEA has been set up so that all entries must bereceived using the online system on JCI's website

If a National Organization is running a program they

must still use the JCI online system for the submissionof entries

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Nomination and award process 31 May: international deadline to submit

nominations

JCI will forward online entries to the participatingNational Organizations for distribution to

participating Local Organizations

Each level of the competition will have three semi-

finalists selected to move to the next level National Organizations must submit their semi-

finalists to the International Competition by 20 July

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Nomination and award processEntries received from non-participating JCI

Organizations will be entered into an open pool

National open pool: entries from non-participating

Local Organizations

International open pool: entries from non-

participating National Organizations

Three International finalists will be chosenThe winner will be chosen by an International panel of

Judges, and announced at JCI World Congress

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Judging Process The three International Finalists will be selected

from a pool of applicants

The three International Finalists will travel to the JCIWorld Congress where the winner will beannounced

The finalists will receive:

One economy airline ticket to the JCI WorldCongress

Accommodation at Headquarters Hotel

One free congress registration

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Who are the Judges? They are from recognizable and credible companies

They are well-known and well-respected

personalities in the business world

Individuals on the business side of the Creative Arts(successful theatrical entrepreneur, a musicpromoter etc.)

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What tools are available?1) CYEA Toolkit: http://www.jci.cc/info/en/jcilibrary

Introduction and overview

General rules

Nomination and awards process

How to get involved (3 ways)

Action steps

Sample ads and press releases

Judging documents

Sponsorship proposals

Guide to tabulating results

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JCI CYEA website: www.jci.cc/jciprograms/en/cyeaAbout Flanders DC General Rules Nomination and Award process How to Run a Local CYEA Competition

JCI CYEA online nomination form:

www.jci.cc/jciprograms/en/cyea/cyeaentryform

JCI CYEA Toolkit: www.jci.cc/info/en/jcilibrary

What tools are available?

http://www.jci.cc/jciprograms/en/cyeahttp://www.jci.cc/jciprograms/en/cyea/cyeaentryformhttp://www.jci.cc/info/en/jcilibraryhttp://www.jci.cc/info/en/jcilibraryhttp://www.jci.cc/jciprograms/en/cyea/cyeaentryformhttp://www.jci.cc/jciprograms/en/cyea

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Contact and Additional InformationFor more information online, visitwww.jci.cc/jciprograms/en/cyea

For questions, please contact the JCI Programs

Manager at the JCI World Headquartersprograms@jci.cc

http://www.jci.cc/jciprograms/en/cyeamailto:programs@jci.ccmailto:programs@jci.cchttp://www.jci.cc/jciprograms/en/cyea