From extreme shyness which was holding him back to battling the elements on a mountain expedition in Canada, Young Enterprise has been the catalyst to give Nahyan the confidence to follow his dreams.
“Through setting up a business I have learnt many different skills and overcome many different obstacles. I am now able to communicate with people with a great deal of confidence and have built my self-worth. I am extremely appreciative of this great opportunity handed to me by Young Enterprise.”
From extreme shyness which was holding him back to battling the elements on a mountain expedition in Canada, Young Enterprise has been the catalyst to give Nahyan the confidence to follow his dreams.
“Before I started Young Enterprise, I was this really shy individual that was afraid of criticism and failure. I really wanted to share my ideas with people but, I just couldn’t do it.
“Through setting up a business I have learnt many different skills and overcome many different obstacles. I am now able to communicate with people with a great deal of confidence and have built my self-worth. I am extremely appreciative of this great opportunity handed to me by Young Enterprise. It has enabled me to hone many of the integral employability skills that will allow me to excel in the professional realm, and more than that, it has allowed me to come out of my shell and to test myself on every front, be it bureaucracy or resiliency. I cannot be more thankful.
“The skills that I have gained from Young Enterprise will now be tested yet again as I’m off on a mountain expedition in Canada for 21 days. Leaving the creature comforts behind, and carrying only what is essential in my backpack. It will not only test me physically but also emotionally – just as Young Enterprise did. Young Enterprise provided me with the platform to build my confidence – now I use these skills in every aspect of my life whether it’s verbal communication or an interview with a large firm.
“Since a young age, I always had a passion to run my own business but I struggled to find the right people to drive my business forward. Young Enterprise gave me that chance and showed me a way of achieving this. In terms of a career, I really want to work in business but I’m still not sure of a specific one.
Nahyan Islam was awarded the National Journey Award at the Young Enterprise UK Company Final to recognise how far he had progressed on the Company Programme.”