Students for the Advancement of Global Entrepreneurship
Encyclopedia
Students for the Advancement of Global Entrepreneurship, or SAGE, is a global, non-profit organization
that connects secondary school
student organizations to mentors from local universities and businesses. Its mission is to advance youth entrepreneurship
and community service
around the world, emphasizing ethical business practices, social responsibility, civic engagement and environmental awareness.
SAGE Global creates better futures through business entrepreneurship, social enterprise and community service. High school students use their school learning to become self-reliant, create wealth, and help others. These SAGE students are linked with college mentors and business advisory board members to provide guidance and/or experience in the completion of business and social ventures to improve their communities.
Each year regional and national competitions are held around the world for these students to showcase their efforts on a world stage to the business, civic, and academic community. It is a free, non-membership service organization available to all advocates of education in private and social entrepreneurship
. SAGE Global is currently active on 5 continents in 18 countries, and reaches thousands of students who aren't talking about changing the world, they're doing it!
Non-profit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
that connects secondary school
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
student organizations to mentors from local universities and businesses. Its mission is to advance youth entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship is the act of being an entrepreneur, which can be defined as "one who undertakes innovations, finance and business acumen in an effort to transform innovations into economic goods". This may result in new organizations or may be part of revitalizing mature organizations in response...
and community service
Community service
Community service is donated service or activity that is performed by someone or a group of people for the benefit of the public or its institutions....
around the world, emphasizing ethical business practices, social responsibility, civic engagement and environmental awareness.
Overview
SAGE Global's Vision: "A global community of teenage entrepreneurs sharing a common purpose: to make the world a better place."SAGE Global creates better futures through business entrepreneurship, social enterprise and community service. High school students use their school learning to become self-reliant, create wealth, and help others. These SAGE students are linked with college mentors and business advisory board members to provide guidance and/or experience in the completion of business and social ventures to improve their communities.
Each year regional and national competitions are held around the world for these students to showcase their efforts on a world stage to the business, civic, and academic community. It is a free, non-membership service organization available to all advocates of education in private and social entrepreneurship
Social entrepreneurship
Social entrepreneurship is the work of social entrepreneurs. A social entrepreneur recognizes a social problem and uses entrepreneurial principles to organize, create and manage a venture to achieve social change . While a business entrepreneur typically measures performance in profit and return, a...
. SAGE Global is currently active on 5 continents in 18 countries, and reaches thousands of students who aren't talking about changing the world, they're doing it!