Boosting Entrepreneurship Interests In The Country, Bank Mandiri Again Holds Independent Young Entrepreneurs 2023

JAKARTA - Consistent in developing entrepreneurial potential in the country, Bank Mandiri again held the 2023 Indonesian Young Entrepreneurs (WMM) competition. Entering the 16th year since it was first initiated in 2007, Bank Mandiri hopes that this event can spark the enthusiasm of young Indonesian entrepreneurs to innovate and spur creativity to create a sustainable Indonesian economy.

Bank Mandiri Corporate Secretary Rudi Asaturridha said that currently WMM is no longer a competition, but a place for creation for thousands of young entrepreneurs who are proud of Indonesia. How not, currently more than 56,000 young entrepreneurs from all over Indonesia have become part of this competition, both as champions, finalists, and participants.

Carrying the theme 'Dare to Become Independent', WMM 2023 is expected to be a echo for the younger generation of Indonesia to start a business and provide added value for Indonesia.

This year, the 16th year of this competition was held. Bank Mandiri as one of the SOEs is also proud to be able to consistently accommodate Young Entrepreneurs in Indonesia to develop and rise to levels from local to national, national to global," he said in an official statement, Wednesday, September 27.

Furthermore, Rudi said WMM 2023 was also part of a series of celebrations for Bank Mandiri's 25th Anniversary, this event also became a symbol of Bank Mandiri's contribution to the business world and young Indonesian business actors. The hope is that this event can appreciate young business actors for their enthusiasm and innovation for the progress of the Indonesian economy.

Meanwhile, Bank Mandiri VP CSR Center Dept Dadang Suryadi said, different from previous years, this year's WMM 2023 there will be 2 categories, namely Business Plan: Category for students & Business Existing: Non-Students / Umum which is divided into 4 (four) new sub-categories, namely Social which has aspects of environmental and service empowerment to communities such as Social Environment & Social Services, Boga or food and beverage businesses, Technology such as Digital Applications, Technological & Creative Innovation (Scenty and Culture, Entertainment, and Fashion Labeling)

All participants, continued Dadang, will gain new experiences and learning on how to manage and maximize business potential. As well as fighting over the winning position with prizes including business funding, access to business resources and mentors, as well as opportunities to gain media exposure and marketing support with total prizes reaching IDR 2.7 billion.

Not only competition, WMM 2023 participants will get a lot of new knowledge. At the same time increasing the capacity and ability as tough businessmen, starting from increasing branding, communication, to other marketing strategies," continued Dadang.

Furthermore, the selection of WMM competitions for young entrepreneurs will be carried out in each region with registration stages through access to the young entrepreneur website.id on 27 September - 27 October 2023.

"As a pioneer of the entrepreneurial development program, Young Entrepreneurs Mandiri has a privilege for the participants, namely the opportunity to join the alumni community and of course access Bank Mandiri's financial products and services to help with business development," concluded Dadang.