Tertiary Business Person Of The Year

MasterCard Tertiary Business Person Of The Year Award

At the 30^th Anniversary Young Achievement Australia (YAA) National Awards Event at the Westin Sydney, David Pate the Managing Director of Miryad Enterprise was awarded the MasterCard Tertiary Business Person of the Year Award.

The MasterCard Tertiary Business Person of the Year Award recognises an individual rather than a company. This person is seen to have a wide-ranging and comprehensive understanding of the nature, scope and demands of small business.

David is a nine month attendee at Odyssey House, Melbourne. He has embraced the YAA concepts and championed his peers which include fellow in-house participants as well as members from Deakin University.

Throughout David's Business Skills Program journey he has sought self discovery and improvement as well as a desire to prove to the world that he is capable of fulfilling his life long dreams of embarking on a rewarding professional career.

David is a brilliant communicator who has used the YAA program as a vehicle to challenge himself and learn the fundamentals of small business.

"It is fantastic to see a young man voluntarily seek help to turn his life around. By successfully completing this intense 24 week program and providing company shareholders with an 11% return on investment and be named both the Victorian and National Business Person of the Year is nothing short of remarkable.

We wish David well and hope that he continues to focus his energy on business as it is something he excels at." explained Michelle Pilot, Vice President, Marketing, MasterCard Australasia.

After being named the MasterCard Tertiary Business Person of the Year Winner, David will also become an Ambassador for Young Achievement Australia nationally.

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For further information or to arrange an interview, please contact:-

Carley Johns, Young Achievement Australia

Ph. 02 9232 3088 or 0409 299 450

About Young Achievement Australia

Young Achievement Australia is a dynamic, innovative, non government, not for profit organisation committed to developing the boundless potential of young Australians.

Established in 1977 and operating nationally through a network of State and Regional locations, Young Achievement Australia offers senior secondary and tertiary students the framework and opportunity to set up and run a real self directed business and challenge themselves by putting their ideas into action.

The programs run for 24 weeks and sees groups of 15-25 students allocated to a sponsor and a group of volunteer mentors to guide the students through the business process.

The programs are free of charge to participants and aim to empower our next generation of business leaders by providing a hands on business learning experience.