Proyecto inteciano wins first place in Global Entrepreneurship Competition
SANTO DOMINGO. The amphibious vehicle WARA, created by a group of students and graduates of the Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo (INTEC), so that people with some disability can autonomously enjoy the spas, he got the First in the EO Global Student Entrepreneur Award (EO GSEA), the leading global competition for students running their own business.
The intecianos Fernely Lebron, Jannie Espinosa, Jenniffer Taveras, Ariana perez y Luis Miguel Andujar received as a prize a capital of U.S. dollar 2,500, promotional gifts from the sponsors of the event, a statuette or with a trip to Toronto, Canada, for take part in the global competition to be held from April 13 to 17, 2018. The Inteciano team will represent a Dominican Republic, competing with more than 2,000 entrepreneurs of over 56 countries for the prize of US$20,000.
The WARA project, which was presented at the Technology Fair INTECNOLOGY 2017 and was developed with support from INTEC Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center, He faced the business ideas of various groups from the Ibero-American University (UNIBE), the Pontifical Catholic University Mother and Teacher (PUCMM), the Pedro Henríquez Ureña National University (UNPHU) and the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD), which presented from apps and web pages to handmade articles. WARA was one of the winners of the call Bright Ideas of the 2016.
La EO GSEA competition is a unique opportunity for enterprising students to do relevant connections, find financing and resource options, and grow your business. The contest assesses people, their entrepreneurial spirit and the way in which they have overcome the obstacles and challenges involved in undertaking.
You can too, dare!
Through the social network Instagram, @Wara_Experience, the entrepreneurs of this project sent advice to young people who want to undertake. Fernely Lebrón, team leader, expressed "In the world there are many people who need us, who have many needs and problems, you have the responsibility as young people to solve them. Do things well, do them with love, dedicate yourselves and dedicate time to the things you love, but do it, do it now. "
Jannie Espinosa, also sent advice to the youth "I want to tell all young people that anything is possible, that the sky is the only limit, stop thinking inside the box with the typical thought of working for other people. You have the potential, you can do it, so Let's get to this! What opportunities are there more ".
Consulted by La Colmena, the young people assured that more than obtaining economic benefits from this project, their main interest is to motivate all Dominican youth, which they consider to have a lot of potential, to dare to develop ideas for products and / or services, to think outside the box, grow as individuals and help your communities.
Wara is in the process of record of a license, and seeks to captivate and win al market, First national and then the international tourism sector, emphasizing the value of the inclusion, one of the most popular topics in recent years. In addition, other benefits of this project is that the materials, the manufacturing and its assembly will be made in the country.