{"id":764771,"date":"2019-12-14T02:52:41","date_gmt":"2019-12-14T02:52:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/12\/14\/entries-opened-for-mcdan-entrepreneurship-challenge-season-2-2\/"},"modified":"2019-12-14T02:52:41","modified_gmt":"2019-12-14T02:52:41","slug":"entries-opened-for-mcdan-entrepreneurship-challenge-season-2-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/12\/14\/entries-opened-for-mcdan-entrepreneurship-challenge-season-2-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Entries opened for &#8216;Mcdan Entrepreneurship challenge season 2&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"435\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/McDan-696x435.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"McDan\"\/><\/div>\n<p>The McDan Entrepreneurship Challenge has, on Friday, announced the opening of entries for Season 2. <\/p>\n<p>The reality television show will see the ultimate winner walk away with funding and mentoring support of up to a $100,000.<\/p>\n<p>Entrepreneurs with innovative startups and ideas solving Africa\u2019s pressing problems are encouraged to visit http:\/\/www.mcdanchallenge.com\/ to learn more about the competition and apply. <\/p>\n<p>Applications close on 28<sup>th<\/sup> February, 2020. There is no age limit for applicants.<\/p>\n<p>Business  mogul Dr. Daniel McKorley, Executive Chairman of McDan Group and McDan  Foundation, is investing over $100,000 to support young, enterprising  people with bankable ideas to create jobs, deepen entrepreneurship culture and produce more successful entrepreneurs (millionaires) in the  country. <\/p>\n<p>Youth unemployment remains the biggest national security threat to our dear country and the McDan Entrepreneurship Challenge is a strategic platform  for empowering the youth to overcome this danger with funding and mentorship to create not only their own jobs but expand the economy for  wealth creation.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>The  reality TV show will be aired on selected TV stations across the  country over a 13 \u2013 week period.\u00a0 This will make it possible for members of the public to participate and learn some entrepreneurial skills for  their own use.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>The  McDan Entrepreneurship Challenge is being organized by TEN Ghana, an  organisation that promotes the \u201ccreate your own job\u201d spirit among young people in the country.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>Partner institutions include the Ghana Institute of Management and Public  Administration (GIMPA), National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Plan  (NEIP), Ministry of Business Development, and Active Media.<\/p>\n<p>The McDan Entrepreneurship Challenge is funded by McDan Foundation.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The McDan Entrepreneurship Challenge has, on Friday, announced the opening of entries for Season 2. 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