The first meeting
of the Y Club — a community of young entrepreneurs eager to take their businesses
to the next level, coalesce talent and shape the development of the business
environment — has taken place in Moscow with the participation of Alexander
Stuglev, Chairman of the Board and CEO of the Roscongress Foundation. The
project is being implemented by the Agency for Strategic Initiatives to Promote
New Projects in partnership with the Roscongress Foundation.
The goal of the
business club is to create a leading platform for communication and cooperation
between young entrepreneurs eager to develop not just their own businesses but
the world around them and, through their joint efforts, to shape the
development of business in the country.
«Well done for not being afraid to do business in such difficult times.
For an entrepreneur, self-awareness and the courage to move forward and lead
others is key. This is a time of business opportunities, with a huge number of
niches opening up. Make the most of it and don’t waste time. I invite you to
participate in the work of the Roscongress Foundation’s business platforms. I’m
confident this will help you to identify new ideas and partners and to continue
developing existing projects,» Alexander Stuglev noted during the meeting of
the business club.
Y Club is Russia’s
only business club for young people, whose members will be able to shape
business climate indicators. The administrative barriers discussed at the club
will be taken into consideration when the annual National Investment Climate
Ranking of the Russian Federation is compiled by the Agency for Strategic
Initiatives to Promote New Projects.
The Y Club will be scheduling regular meetings whose format will be based on group work with experts from the club’s partners, aimed at working out and identifying solutions to pressing issues in residents’ businesses. Strategic sessions will also be held and will include a discussion of problem areas of business jointly with the club’s residents and with an expert network of partners, a search for solutions to problems identified in residents’ businesses, and the sharing of experiences between those attending the strategic sessions.
The community is open to young people aged between 20 and 28 who own businesses with an annual turnover exceeding RUB 10 million or an annual net profit exceeding RUB 1.5 million or who are senior executives with over 3 years’ business management experience and an annual company turnover exceeding RUB 500 million.
