{"id":1490,"date":"2025-01-20T21:56:59","date_gmt":"2025-01-20T21:56:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lcf.connectivebs.com\/?page_id=1490"},"modified":"2025-08-07T03:46:42","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T08:46:42","slug":"ssi-entrepreneurship-programme-for-at-risk-youths","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lascofoundation.org\/en\/programmes\/ssi-entrepreneurship-programme-for-at-risk-youths\/","title":{"rendered":"Entrepreneurship"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1490\" class=\"elementor elementor-1490\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ba381b8 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ba381b8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6198a734\" data-id=\"6198a734\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d8e567a\" data-id=\"d8e567a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b147720 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3b147720\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">LFC SSI Entrepreneurship Support Programme<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c6f1a3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c6f1a3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Empowering entrepreneurs and those pursuing entrepreneurship through success<br \/><\/strong><br \/>Inspired by our late Chairman Hon. Lascelles Chin, the LCF SSI Entrepreneurship Support Programme started in 2018 with the goal of breaking the cycle of poverty through livelihood creation and business strengthening.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6277732 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-stretch elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6277732\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_top&quot;:&quot;tilt&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-top\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M0,6V0h1000v100L0,6z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f625366\" data-id=\"4f625366\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5ebdcbfd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5ebdcbfd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6a1991f3\" data-id=\"6a1991f3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cf42e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8cf42e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Programme Overview<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17000919 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17000919\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The programme envisioned a two-phased initiative that provided beneficiaries with learn-as-you-earn entrepreneurial training and opportunities to generate income in an intensive street vending programme or other micro-business sales programme for at least six months, in Phase 1. Beneficiaries who have successfully completed the training, beverage starter kits were provided to start their businesses. Following the completion of Phase 1, successful beneficiaries were transitioned to Phase 2 to establish or improve their businesses through a range of hand-holding interventions.<\/p><p>In 2024, we enhanced the LCF SSI Entrepreneurship Support Programme into two tracks: Youth Track and Small Medium Enterprises (SME) track.<\/p><ul><li>The Youth Track trains at-risk youth between the ages of 18-29 and empower community members by providing access to modern technology, collaborative spaces, and innovative methods for one year.<\/li><li>The SME track provides a one-year entrepreneurial training and related support services for micro and small enterprises in vulnerable communities to assist them in strengthening and formalizing their operations.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-222830c6\" data-id=\"222830c6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-266b992a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"266b992a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c5698b1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c5698b1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6dc87361\" data-id=\"6dc87361\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b17bc57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b17bc57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-21f42373\" data-id=\"21f42373\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1874afb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1874afb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Entrepreneurship Hub<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b5fdc8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b5fdc8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In partnership with the <a href=\"https:\/\/ileja.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Institute of Law &amp; Economics<\/a> (ILE), the programme was designed as a two-phase initiative. Phase 1 offered participants learn-as-you-earn entrepreneurial training and income-generating opportunities through a six-month intensive street vending or micro-business sales programme.<\/p><p>On October 2, 2024, we launched the\u00a0<strong>LCF Entrepreneurship Hub<\/strong>, which houses the Trust for the America\u2019s Democratizing Innovation in the Americas (DIA) lab. The lab facilitates hands-on state of the arts learning to help entrepreneurs create solutions and grow their businesses. It also provides a venue to facilitate our entrepreneurship training.<\/p><p>Visit ILE: <a href=\"https:\/\/ileja.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/ileja.org\/<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c81ccb2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c81ccb2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-169a1b7\" data-id=\"169a1b7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2627098 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