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CELEBRATING BCoEC’S MILESTONE ACHIEVEMENTS! Over the past five years we’ve grown exponentially. Here we highlight a handful of our major accomplishments. Cheers to many more milestones and even greater impact in the years ahead! 1 2 # # We developed a We created programme preparing entrepreneurs for funding. funding opportunities for our entrepreneurs. INNOVATIVE STRONG training QUICK FACT: 15% of the participants on our Virtual Platform completed our course, which is above the global average of 10% for similar programmes. 3 # Our proof of IMPACT is exceptional. QUICK FACT: On average, 1 Official Entrepreneur creates 3 jobs, supports 3 existing jobs and has 158% in revenue growth, since baseline. 4 5 # # We launched our Virtual Platform to greatly expand our training REACH. QUICK FACT: We designed 130 pieces of content and tools to be delivered over our Virtual Platform, on which approximately 800 entrepreneurs receive training each year. 8 QUICK FACT: We've partnered with the Arthur Guinness Project to create the Made of More Challenge (MoMEC), a 3-year programme. In MoMEC's first 2 years, we've disbursed US$335,000 to 20 entrepreneurs. We've EXPANDED our programme to the British Virgin Islands, powered by KPMG. QUICK FACT: Over 100 entrepreneurs have already been trained in the first round of training in the BVI, since March 2016.