SAGE Information Handbook 2013-2014

What Are People Saying

About SAGE?

WHAT ARE PEOPLE SAYING ABOUT SAGE?

Testimonials

“I must say I was very impressed when I attended the SAGE finals inAbuja about what the kids were doing,was so inspirational.I really believe that this SAGE initiative should be a national program here in SouthAfrica and across the continent.”

—Ndaba Mandela, CEO,Africa Rising Foundation (grandson of Nelson Mandela)

“Investment in youth’s entrepreneurial capacity as future leaders of national economies is not only desirable but must be pursued with vigour.Central Bank of Nigeria will make SAGE one of its financial literary champions in our new campaign to establish six Entrepreneurial Development Centers across the country.”

—Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria

“When I began SAGE as a sophomore,I was shy and quite afraid of public speaking. Through SAGE,not only was I able to gain confidence but I was able to start my own business and help people around the world.”

—Allie Marasco, SAGE student, 2009–2011, Co-owner, Small World Publishing

“In my humble opinion,the U.S.Mission accomplished more with a few hours of our time and a couple hundred bucks than we accomplished with the entire foreign aid budget forAfrica in a year.In short,the SAGE staffs are my heroes because you don’t talk about changing the world,you’re doing it!”

—Rich Shields,former Financial Management Officer,U.S.Mission to Nigeria

“The presentations were definitely better than some of the start-up presentations I’ve seen from adults.”

—Mark Velligan, Director of Portfolio Management at Genentech

“Before SAGE,I wanted to be a doctor. Now,I want to build high schools.”

—SAGE student from Nigeria (Federal Capital Territory)

SAGE in the Media

Based on the results of the national and international SAGE programs the past few years, we have received outstanding state and national attention the past couple years. Examples include:

http://www.educationinnovations.org/program/students-advancement-global-entrepreneurship-sage http://kazakh-tv.kz/ru/programms/viewArchive?id=1319

http://www.ipaidabribenaija.com/news/item/61556-press-release-the-office-of-the-president-federal-republic-of-nigeria-and-mara- foundation-enters-partnership-to-empower-young-entrepreneurs

http://www.nanngronline.com/section/economy/smedan-pledges-to-support-sage-nigeria http://allafrica.com/stories/201308130721.html http://www.nanngronline.com/section/economy/smedan-pledges-to-support-sage-nigeria http://sagechina.blogspot.com/2011_07_01_archive.html http://burlingame.patch.com/articles/peninsula-youth-entrepreneurship-competition-draws-international-talent-3de4974d http://allafrica.com/stories/201108050264.html

http://www.csuchico.edu/inside/2012-09-13/sage.shtml

http://www.csuchico.edu/news/current-news/09-1-11-12-countries-represented-in-9th-ann-global-entrepreneurship-competition. shtml

SAGE Videos on the Web

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzp-JlWLkt0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRV0aSUPNzY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8791QHlea-4 http://youtu.be/ZLqP9EPhaXg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRV0aSUPNzY&feature=youtu.be http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8791QHlea-4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGyY1vrLvWU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMRlv8Qf-r4&playnext=1&list=PLE20B851883F2CCE5&feature=results_video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GbsCGYoZS0&playnext=1&list=PLE20B851883F2CCE5&feature=results_video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2MC1_4UTJ8

http://www.edutopia.org/students-make-business-learning

http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=SAGE+USA+Highlights+2012&view=detail&mid=E2B2B40A8DAEFCED7911E2B2B40

A8DAEFCED7911&first=0&qpvt=SAGE+USA+Highlights+2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5mgcxHwkec&feature=player_embedded#!