Pokhara

Nepal

Site Partner

The Nepalese Young Entrepreneurs Forum (NYEF) is a non-profit organization founded in 2003 to promote entrepreneurial spirit in Nepal. They are at the forefront of entrepreneurial training and promoting continued progress on business reform. NYEF’s main hub is in Kathmandu and now has chapters in Biratnagar, Pokhara and Birgunj and is continuing to grow. In addition to connecting its members and promoting the sharing of best practices, NYEF runs programs such as Made in Nepal and a three-day entrepreneurship boot camp to promote entrepreneurs. It is also a partner with Enterprise, the first private business incubator in Nepal. NYEF has been our Site Partner since 2016.

Click here to learn more about NYEF.

Program Participants

Participants range in age from early 20s to late 40s
Participants are at various stages of their business, with some just developing their idea and others who are in the first year of their business
Recruited through the three-day entrepreneurial boot camps run by NYEF

LEADERite Testimonial

Harleen Arora

Kathmandu 2021

“Nepal was an absolute pleasure to visit back in 2019. The kindness of the people, beauty of the mountains, and hospitality ingrained in Nepalese culture are all things that I’m grateful to have experienced at a young age.

My favourite memory would most certainly have to be celebrating my birthday with the class of entrepreneurs and my fellow LEADER team, the day before the pitch competition. Our students made sure that it was a special night, by booking a very nice restaurant in the heart of the city, and asking the live acoustic guitar players to sing/play happy birthday for me while a cake came out - definitely a birthday I’ll never forget and speaks volumes of Nepalese culture.

Separate to the fun outings with our students, it was really fulfilling to see a class of once shy students, open up and feel confident enough to pitch their current/aspiring businesses to a panel of judges on pitch day. Not only have some of the students and I still kept in touch, but our LEADER site team is one that I still feel close to even today.”

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