In collaboration with the Mongar Dzongkhag Administration and Thimphu TechPark Limited, the Entrepreneurship Promotion Division, Department of Employment and Entrepreneurship, Ministry of Labour and Human Resources conducted the Basic Entrepreneurship Training for unemployed youths in Mongar Dzongkhag from 10-26 January 2022.
The training was attended by 26 youths (12 male and 14 female), from various backgrounds ranging from overseas returnees, layoffs, graduates, and high school returnees. A total of 20 ideas were generated by the 26 participants, which were then forwarded to write the business plans, either individually or as a team. Eight business ideas were in the agriculture and livestock sector, seven in the service sector, three in value addition/value chain, and two in production and manufacturing.
After vigorously training the participants for 15 days on how to pursue entrepreneurship as a career choice and assisting them in writing a simple business plan that can be submitted to financial institutions to obtain funding/investment in the near future, they are required to present their ideas to a panel of judges that select the top four best business ideas to provide with a cash prize of Nu. 50,000.00 as seed funding to kick start their business.
The following are the top four business ideas selected from the BEC, Mongar:
| Sl.No | Name | Business Ideas |
| 1 | Dechen | Karden lavender farm |
| 2 | Pema Loday | Healthy Sprout |
| 3 | Jigme Namgyal | Dairy Products |
| 4 | Tshering Choden | Mi Pizza Hut |
The closing ceremony was attended by Dasho Dzongdag, Dasho Ugen Sonam, and other distinguished delegates from the Mongar Dzongkhag Administration and Dzongkhag regional offices.
