GEW aims to help students to focus on job creators instead of job seekers: Saqib Rafiq

Rawalpindi: The Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) President Saqib Rafiq has urged youth to focus themselves on job creators instead of job seekers. Addressing a session as part of Global Entrepreneurship Week 2023 at National University of Modern Languages (NUML) Saqib Rafiq said that Entrepreneurship week serves as an opportunity to collaborate and engage with organizations and individuals to celebrate and spotlight entrepreneurs, expose people to the path of entrepreneurship, help them get started and facilitate access to capital and the resources to grow. He said that RCCI has been celebrating the global entrepreneurship week every year, and strongly believes that GEW is a step to facilitate youth, develop a stronger private sector, assist the innovators and support the idea of entrepreneurship as a career opportunity. He emphasized on universities to update the curriculum and provide such opportunities so that students could polish their skills and knowledge about entrepreneurship. He also shared the success and inspiration stories of renowned entrepreneurs from Pakistan including women who excel themselves and helped in branding the true and positive image of the country across the globe