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Power of Youth is a not-for-profit Social enterprise which brings together young successful entrepreneurs into a global community committed to inspire young people with the power of entrepreneurial principles and taking responsibility for ones own future. Its primary activity is an annual Power of Youth summit. It describes itself as "a growing international community of young successful entrepreneurs who are committed to building a better world through business."

There has been one summit so far: the inaugural summit held in the Olympic Tower in Beijing, China October 2011.

The 2012 summit is due to take place in Hermanus outside Cape Town, South Africa, from June the 8th - 16th 2012

Delegates pay to attend the summits, as well as meeting the selection criteria, After the summit, participants are encouraged to become Power of Youth Fellows, and promote action on the issues of concern to them. To date 4 projects have been initiated by this community.

They are:

1) An international Youth investment fund 2) Hubs of youth entrepreneurship, one in a Central European location and another in Beijing, China 3) A book written by 10 of the fellows sharing an insight into life as young entrepreneurs 4) Project with the European commission looking at Youth Entrepreneurship