International Rescue for Young Entrepreneurs and Enterprising Students

Are you a young entrepreneur or student with a business or an idea for a business that you want to get off the ground?

If you are under 25 (or a student of any age) Ecademy (www.ecademy.com) the leading social network for business people, is offering you free access to a world of support, advice and business opportunities with the launch of a unique complimentary three month ëLeaders of Tomorrowí Power Networker membership.

Students and young entrepreneurs will find invaluable advice, support and mentoring from Ecademyís global network of business people and seasoned entrepreneurs. You can also market, promote and sell your services and products and find suppliers and even investment through the site.

Daniel Priestley (http://www.ecademy.com/account.php?id=111581) a 25 year old Australian entrepreneur and CEO of Triumphant events found Ecademy invaluable when launching the UK arm of his business:

ìI came to London with virtually no contacts. I discovered Ecademy and within 6 months I had 100s of new business acquaintances and had secured over 1/2 million worth of business.î Daniel Priestley, Triumphant Events

Tom Williamson (http://www.ecademy.com/account.php?id=95837) joined Ecademy two years ago as a 19 year old student studying Human Resources at Coventry University. He had just started his business Floppynet a web hosting company, at the time and was primarily trading with other students, and small businesses.

ìEcademy allowed me to contact other businesses for advice and assistance from my dorm room. It is refreshing to be in an environment where your age is not taken into account. I was treated just like any other user.î Says Tom.

He now uses Ecademy daily for developing business leads and for communicating with like minded individuals. ìRunning your own business can get lonely and Ecademy provides a means of talking with others in similar circumstances. From a business perspective Ecademy has helped my website reach more people than ever, approximately 40% of my customers are Ecademists and about 60% found my site via Ecademy - thatís a fantastic achievementî.

Another successful young entrepreneur who has found Ecademy incredibly helpful is 22 year old British internet marketing expert Benjamin Young (http://www.ecademy.com/account.php?id=163849). He joined Ecademy recently and has already set up his own club íThe Insider Secrets to Ecademyí and has written a book by the same name which he is selling in the first instance as an e-book through the site at 69.99.

Within 14 days I had 755 new business contacts. My referrals, sales and leads are through the roof due to my site profile, and marketing and networking capabilities. I just felt I had to write this book to help others like me leverage the incredible opportunities Ecademy has to offer. Benjamin Young, Phixmedia.co.uk

Yves Schellekens (http://www.ecademy.com/account.php?id=165057), 23 from Hogeschool Kempen (KHK) in Geel, Belgium, was part of class who were set an e-networking assignment of making 10 contacts and by using those contacts reaching the a number of industry leaders.

After only a day I had already more than 10 contacts. Now only a week later I have more than 50 contacts and amazingly we just received the email address of Anders Dahlvig, who is the CEO of Ikea. We thought that it would be impossible to send Mr Dahlvig himself a mail. This proves that networking really works! Yves Schellekens, Student

Ecademyís three month Leaders of Tomorrow free membership is the brainchild of Belgium entrepreneur and CEO Geert Conrad who runs Ecademyís ëLeaders of Tomorrow Clubí (www.ecademy.com/module.php?mod=clubandc=4476). To apply for the free membership please contact Geert on geert.conard@ecademy.com.

ìI launched the club in order to support students from around the globe with their first steps in social business networking. In the club students can communicate and network with each other and get advice from more seasoned networkers and business people. We also encourage teachers and lecturers and offer advice to ones who want to set social network related assignments.î Geert Conrad.

After three months students will revert to a basic free membership or can continue with all the extras a Power Networker membership provides for 10 VAT per month. However, they can continue to enjoy a free Power Netwrok membership if like Young they invite 10 people or more to join each month.

ìMy message to other students would be simple. Ecademy is about Connecting Business People - it is a catalyst for communication. It really does come down to íyou get out what you put iní. I spent time blogging and commenting on other peoples messages and get to know them. It may be an hour or a month before you see real benefits but if you use this tool as much as possible - the rewards will follow.

Floppynet is in its second year now, I have been able to develop my product, my concepts and my business principles by learning from some of the best in the world! At the click of a button you can be put in touch with over 150,000 businesses and everyone will be thrilled that youíve contacted them - you canít fault that!î Tom Williamson, Floppynet.