3700 students >20% growth Event in the main train station in Zurich 800 participants from all over Europe March 29 2012 Main Station Zurich Young Enterprise Switzerland Annual Report 2010/2011 Summary of activities 2010/2011 In the last three years Young Enterprise Switzerland (YES) was able to increase the number of its activities substantially. The number of students participating in one of the YES programmes increased by over 20 per cent compared to the last school year reaching over 3 700 students in total. 140 volunteers, 167 classes in the volunteering programmes and over 100 mini-companies in the Company and Business programme underline this impressive growth. Motivated by this development YES initiated a new event, reaching for public awareness by offering its young entrepreneurs a unique platform: the main train station in Zurich. The generous support of UBS, KPMG and SBB RailCity Zurich enabled YES to realize this event. 50 mini-companies from all over Switzerland presented their enterprises enthusiastically. The panel discussion including Beat W. Zemp (president LCH) as well as Christa Markwalder (president of the philanthropic group of the parliament) complemented the official year of volunteering 2011 perfectly. In the following evening event YES presented itself to a broad public, the key note speech was held by Martin Naville (CEO amcham). Preview: : European Trade Fair 2012 in Zurich Young Enterprise Switzerland (YES) is very proud to host the JA-YE Europe Trade Fair in March 2012. We are looking forward to welcome more than 800 official participants including 600 students, 90 teachers, 100 JA-YE CEOs and staff, 40 European board members as well as further representatives from business, education and politics to a unique get together in Zurich. Meet inspiring young business talents in the grand hall of SBB RailCity in the main station in Zurich. Don t forget to mark your calendars for March 29, 2012! Content Annual Report 2010/201 2011 Organisational Report 2 YES Finances 6 Company Programme 3 JA-YE Europe 7 Volunteering Programmes 4 YES Partners 8 JA-YE Europe Trade Fair 2012 5 2011/12 Save the Dates 8 Representatives from business, education and politics actively engaged themselves for YES at the event Young Entrepreneurs in the Station Highlight 2010/2011 3 708 students participated in a YES programme in the school year 2010/2011, which corresponds to a growth rate of over 20 per cent. f.l.t.r. Martin Naville, Beat W. Zemp and Christa Markwalder).
P a g e 2 Organisational Report 3 708 students > 20% growth Trade Fair in Zurich Main Station 50 minicompanies Panel discussion Evening event Europe Trade Fair 2012 in Zurich Growing Continuously: over 3 700 students In 2010/11 the number of students participating in one of the YES programmes increased further and reached over 3 700 students. The activities therefore expanded by over 20 per cent compared to the past school year 2009/2010. Going Public: Young Entrepreneurs E in the Station 2011 For the last two years, the organization Young Enterprise Switzerland (YES) grew substantially. Therefore, in 2011 the time was right to gain public awareness. YES decided to launch a new event called Young Entrepreneurs in the Station. This platform was ideal to inform a broad public and the stakeholders of YES about business and entrepreneurial education. Additionally, this event was a unique opportunity for mini-companies to present their business ideas and to sell numerous products. The main station in Zurich, where hundreds of thousands of people, consisting of businessmen, politicians as well as tourists pass by each day, was the perfect location. The generous support of UBS, KPMG and SBB RailCity Zurich enabled YES to realize this event. Young Entrepreneurs in the Station contained the following activities: - Trade fair: 50 mini-companies from all over Switzerland presented their student company and profited from the unique selling opportunity. - Panel discussion: YES organized a round table, where representatives of the business, educational and political sector discussed the chances and risks of corporate volunteering in education. - Evening event: During Young Entrepreneurs on Stage YES had the opportunity to present the organization to invited guests. Highlight: JA-YE Europe Trade Fair March 28-30, 2012 Young Entrepreneurs in the Station was the rehearsal for another upcoming event. YES is very proud to host the official JA-YE Europe Trade Fair in March 2012. The Europe Trade Fair has a long tradition of bringing together minicompanies from all over Europe. It is a unique selling opportunity for the students as well as platform to meet peers who share similar interests and goals. YES is looking forward to an unforgettable event and inspiring moments with young talents and representatives of business, education and politics! Preview 2011/2012 - Regional Patronages - Increase PR activities The Federal Councillor Johann Schneider-Ammann enjoyed the dialogue with the young entrepreneurs CEO YES Nicole Heim Finances Anna Kohler IT Manuel Häusler
P a g e 3 Company Programme Over 100 minicompanies Interaction with peers 5 new schools Suisse Romande Rollout-strategy Infoclick.ch HEG-FR Local offices: Fribourg and St Gallen Pure men team Most Innovative Product Award Fedex Global Access Award More Students and New Schools For the first time in the history of Young Enterprise Switzerland over 100 minicompanies participated in the Company and Business Programme. A development that indicates the increasing popularity and importance of entrepreneurial education. The students and teachers especially value the possibility of interacting with their peers from other schools and regions of Switzerland. Another meaningful and important signal is the number of participating schools. Five new schools initiated the Company Programme at their school in the school year 2010/2011. The activities of schools is particularly essential in regions where YES is not yet well-known and established. New schools motivate YES to keep expanding its programmes also in uncovered regions such as the Suisse Romande. With both Fribourg and Biel already being active bilingually, feedback helps to adapt the programme material to the regional needs. Regional Offices O in Fribourg F and St Gallen In 2010/2011 further steps of the rollout-strategy were implemented. Thanks to our partnerships with infoclick.ch and the School of Business Administration of Fribourg, YES was able to pilot two regional offices in St Gallen and Fribourg. The main advantage of the local offices is the decreasing distance between the YES Programme Manager and the teachers and students. Therefore the support is more intense and more personal. This was very much appreciated by the students and teachers. National Company of the Year 2011: backbord backbord was the first pure men team to win the National Competition. The eight talented young business men also convinced the European jury and won the Most Innovative Product Award at the JA-YE European Trade Fair in Bratislava. The team was rewarded for their excellent business idea. backbord produces bags and pencil cases made out of used sailing material. At the JA- YE European Competition backbord finally was also able to win the Fedex Global Access Award for the global potential of their business. The success of backbord once again shows the high quality of the Swiss mini-entrepreneurs. The YES team is already looking forward to welcome the new entrepreneurs. Highlights 2010/2011-103 mini-companies (28 schools) - backboard National Company of the Year 2011 YES Company Programme Team Beni Meier Christoph Bürgi Minh Tien Nguyen Vincent Barras backbord at the European Competition 2011 in Oslo
P a g e 4 Volunteering Programmes Round Table Corporate Volunteering Schools 87 classes 76 volunteers 80 classes 64 volunteers Volunteering in Schools Raising Awareness A in the Year of Volunteering V The event Entrepreneurs in the station 2011 was a unique occasion to raise the awareness of volunteering in education. A very interesting discussion on opportunities and risks of voluntary activities in schools was held by the participants Beat Zemp (President of the teachers association Switzerland), Christa Markwalder (President of the philanthropic group of the parliament), Manuela Pauli (UBS Community Affairs Switzerland), Benjamin Stengl (Volunteer) and Nicole Heim (CEO YES) moderated by Andreas Hugi (Hugi.Furrer&Partner). Our Community In the 2010/11 academic year, the new material of Our Community in German was finalised and piloted. The feedback of the students and teachers was very motivating and helpful. In 2010/11, 87 classes and 76 volunteers participated in the Our Community programme. Under the lead of Fida Kawkabani 67 classes were completed in the Suisse Romande, which YES is very proud of. In the German speaking part of Switzerland the activities are gaining a lot of interest and we hope to expand further with the newly adapted material. Economics for Success The number of classes participating in the Economics for Success programme in the greater areas of Basel and Zurich are increasing substantially. This academic year 80 classes and 64 volunteers were involved in the programme. In 2011/12, YES will develop the programme material in close collaboration with volunteers and teachers, so that we can address the individual needs of the schools even better. Thanks to new partnerships and loyal volunteers, YES will also focus on contacting new schools to further expand its activities. The YES Team thanks all the 140 volunteers and 167 teachers that once again inspired and shared this unique experience with their students. We are looking forward to collaborating with you again in this coming school year. Highlights 2010/2011-140 volunteers - 167 classes - 3 040 students YES Volunteering Team Fida Kawkabani Noémie Sasse Sämi Meier Arlette Müller
P a g e 5 JA-YE Trade Fair 2012 in Zürich March 2012 800 participants from all over Europe Three day event Management meets future generation Trade Fair SBB/RailCity AGM Award Ceremony YES is very proud to host the JA-YE European Trade Fair in March 2012. We are looking forward to welcome more than 800 official participants including 600 students, 90 teachers, 100 JA-YE CEOs and staff, 40 European board members as well as further representatives from business, education and politics to a unique get together in Zurich. The three-day event starts on Wednesday (March 28) with a highlight for the students: Management meets future generation brings CEOs, CFOs and CMOs of the mini-companies together with current Swiss managing directors for a unique exchange about their functions. The core element of the event is the trade fair on Thursday (March 29) in the SBB/RailCity Zurich main station. In this unique atmosphere 80 mini-companies from all over Europe and 20 Swiss teams will receive the opportunity to present their products and their team to a broad public. CEOs from JA-YE Europe and Board Members will have time to hold their meetings and the Annual General Meeting as well. In the early evening the Award Ceremony will take place where selected mini-companies will be honored. The whole YES Team as well as the board is looking forward to an unforgettable event with young entrepreneurs from all over Europe. YES Board 2010/2011 Ruedi Noser Rainer Kirchhofer Debra Ghittini Markus Simon Ute Dehn President UBS Citi Credit Suisse Burson Marsteller Georg Müller GE Money Bank Stephan Campi Andreas Hugi Dr. Anton Schrafl Dr. Samuel Ginsburg Constantin Salameh BKS Aargau Furrer.Hugi&Partner Dynavest AG Kantonsschule Wettingen CS Touch
P a g e 6 YES Finances Balance sheet As of 30.06.11 Balance sheet as of 30.06.2011 Assets CHF Liabilities CHF Current assets Liabilities Liquid fonds 412'495.61 Liabilities 105'653.14 Accounts receivables 15'102.50 Accrued liabilities 172'855.50 Withholding tax 0.00 Stocks of program material 600.00 Accrued income 1.50 Total current assets 428'199.61 Total liabilities 278'508.64 Fixed assets Funds of the association Furniture 1.00 Funds 114'016.31 start-up costs 1.00 Surplus carried forw ard 35'676.66 Total fixed assets 2.00 Total capital account 149'692.97 Total Assets 428'201.61 Total Liabilities 428'201.61 Profit & loss g accountg 2010/2011g Profit and Loss account for the period of July 1, 2010 - June 30, 2011 Income CHF Expenses Donations Business partners 382'662.95 Program costs 314'679.84 Donations Foundations, Associations, individuals Pro bono audit by 47'222.49 Staff costs 323'555.10 Donations from federal agencies 76'744.50 Financial costs 317.78 Membership fees 84'670.00 Depreciations 0.00 Participation fees 25'459.38 Insurances 1'539.85 Income YES National events 94'881.00 Administration & IT 19'608.45 Income YES International events 11'260.00 PR Marketing 19'875.80 Interests, exchange profit 125.52 Various costs 317.00 non-operating income 14.64 679'893.82 loss on accounts receivables -7'470.00 Surplus 35'676.66 Total Income 715'570.48 Total Expenses 715'570.48 Our Patronage Members Interpharma. Noser Management. Egon Zehnder. ZKB. Credit Suisse AG. BEKB. HP Schweiz GmbH. Schneeberger Holding. UBS AG Community Affairs & Stiftungen. Meili Unternehmungen AG. National Suisse AG. Citi. Amt Wirtschaft und Arbeit ZH. Ricoh Schweiz AG. Buspro AG. Dynavest. GE Money Bank. Kanton Aargau, Departement für Bildung. Highlights 2010/2011 - Over 100 members - New partnership with Coop and Deloitte, expansion of the partnership with KPMG to volunteering
P a g e 7 JA-YE Europe JA-YE Europe is Europe s largest provider of enterprise education programmes, inspiring and preparing young people to succeed in a global economy. JA-YE is a network of non-profit organisations dedicated to teaching as many young people as possible, as early as possible, about the world of enterprise and entrepreneurship. Evaluations show that enterprise education does stimulate entrepreneurship later on. The JA-YE Company Programme is recognised by the European Commission Enterprise Directorate General as a Best Practice in Entrepreneurship Education and is evaluated a Best Practice in the World Economic Forum Report on Entrepreneurship Education. JA-YE offers an opportunity for the private sector to help teach young people how business works. JA-YE provides young people with skills and knowledge they will use for the rest of their life, no matter what career they choose. The JA-YE European network 2010/2011 Armenia Finland Israel Netherlands Spain Austria France Italy Norway Sweden Belgium-French Germany Latvia Poland Switzerland Belgium-Flemish Greece Lithuania Portugal Turkey Bulgaria Hungary Luxembourg Romania United Kingdom Czech Republic Iceland Macedonia Russia Estonia Ireland Malta Serbia Denmark Isle of Man Moldova Slovakia Highlights 2009/2010 - Over 3 million students - Over 137 000 volunteers - Over 128 000 teachers Preview 2011/2012 - JA-YE European Trade Fair 2012: March 28-30, Zurich - Annual General Meeting 2012: March 29, Zurich - JA-YE European Company of the Year Competition 2012: July 19-21, Bucharest
YES Partners P a g e 8 A big thank you especially to all our loyal members, who allow us to pursue our goals and help us spread the YES spirit! Company Programme UBS, Lonza, KMPG, Morgan Stanley and the Avina Foundation enabled national and international events (national and European trade fairs as well as competition) as well as the crucial support of the young entrepreneurs. Additionally, UBS, KMPG and SBB RailCity Zurich supported the initiation of the event in the main train station in Zurich. Our regional partners, BEKB and GKB helped us organize regional activities and supported the young entrepreneurs in a unique and very personal manner. National supporters Regional supporters Volunteering Programmes Thanks to 140 volunteers, 167 classes were able to profit from our unique economic education programmes. The volunteers build the bridge between the economic world and the classroom, inspiring and motivating the pupils. Our partners Credit Suisse, UBS, GE Money Bank, Ricoh and Citi enable their employees to participate in the programme and support us financially. This financial contribution allows us to support the volunteers and the teachers throughout the volunteering process and to sustainably develop the programmes. Donations: The grants of our donors are essential for our functioning: Donor Audit Translations Webhosting Business Software 2011/2012 2012 Save the Dates February 2-4: Regional Trade Fair Haag Center in Haag February 6-11: Regional Trade Fair Letzipark in Zurich February 16-19: Regional Trade Fair Wankdorf Center in Berne March 28-30 30: JA-YE European Trade Fair in Zurich April 13-22: National Trade Fair MUBA in Basel June: YES National Competition in Interlaken Young Enterprise Switzerland Thurgauerstrasse 119 Postfach 1014 CH-8065 Zürich Phone +41 (0)44 644 00 60 Fax +41 (0)44 644 00 70 info@young-enterprise.ch www.young-enterprise.ch