Mtn british Council Young Creative Entrepreneur of the Year

However, this year, the YCE will focus on only the fashion industry. The Nigerian Fashion industry though in its infancy, is fast becoming an innovative design environment with different people in the industry, playing their individual parts in the growth and development of a unified whole. MTN British Council has identified the need to identify such talents and provide them with the right networking abilities to further expose their business to the much needed prominence and simultaneously grow the Nigerian fashion industry.

Fashion promotion: shows, exhibitions, festivals, events

Fashion presentation: styling, photography

Fashion retail: buying, merchandising

Fashion product research, sourcing, supply chain management

Fashion marketing, PR, branding, communications, journalism, and publishing

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  Who has been working in a creative sector and is able to demonstrate business success in the classic terms of business growth (profit, market share, employees) and/or in terms of their reputation (quality and aesthetic) amongst their peers.
  
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  Who has found new ways to take creative work to audiences and communities – e.g. new models of production, distribution, value – and highlights the wider social, economic and cultural benefits in doing so.
  
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  Who has developed a successful (in terms of impact and reach) social or not-for-profit enterprise in the sector.
  
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  Who has shown leadership in the industry by championing its development in Nigeria.
  
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  Who has developed initiatives (exhibitions, trade fairs, festivals etc) that develop and grow the Nigerian fashion industry.
  

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  Applications are now open to the relevant industry till 24^th of July
  
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  Applicants can apply by completing the application form and attach a portfolio of selected work. The portfolio can be sent using any format you find convenient to give a sense of your entrepreneurial work.
  
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  A shortlist of up to fifty (50) finalists from each region – Lagos, Port Harcourt and Abuja, will be announced at the end of July on our website. Short listing is done in collaboration with partners to ensure transparency.
  
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  The short listed candidates will be invited for a brief presentation to the panel of judges followed by a question and answer session. The judges will assess each candidate’s application form, their presentation and responses to questions and score them.
  
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  The final judging will take place in August. A high profile interview panel that is representative of the sector will select the Young Creative Entrepreneur for 2011.
  
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  The winners will be announced at a networking event at the end of August.
  

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  Applicant’s must be between 21 to 30 years
  
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  Have at least three years of work experience in the fashion sector
  
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  Display entrepreneurial skills through promotion of the Nigerian fashion industry in either a commercial context, public context, or both.
  
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  Demonstrate leadership potential in the fashion industry through your character, drive and abilities.
  
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  Applicants who are primarily academics are unlikely to be short-listed or successful.
  

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  A star prize of N2,000,000 (One million naira) presented by MTN Nigeria to the winner
  
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  A tour of London Fashion Week and Design Week London by British Council
  
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  Networking workshops facilitated by British Council
  

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Please send the form by August 3^rd 2012 by email to info@lagosfashionanddesignweek.com