Handing out the ceremonial check has marked the beginning of collboration between Chivas and CRANE

Besides the business success, social entrepreneurs are characterized by a desire to act in accordance with the best interest of his own community. Supporting the local community and other forms of socially engaged business activities represent the values ​​which are important to foster, especially among younger generations of entrepreneurs that are still finding their place in the business.

A refined Scottish whiskey brand Chivas Regal, as a silver sponsor of the largest business angels and investors conference in Europe – EBAN Winter University that is being held in Zagreb this year, showed its support to young entrepreneurs who wish to improve the quality of life among their fellow citizens. It is a part of Chivas’ Win the Right Way campaign that funds young entrepreneurs for starting a business and gives them a possibility of presenting their business ideas and experiences within the global platform of social entrepreneurship.

In this light, Chivas presented the organizers of EBAN conference a 50,000 HRK check as the total prize fund of the startup Zagreb Connect competition, which will be held within the EBAN conference. The chosen ambassador for the campaign is Croatian actor Tarik Filipović, who officially presented the sponsorship check to Davorin Štetner, the president of the Croatian Business Angels Network (CRANE).

“It’s beautiful when in one place you can find so many people from different sectors, all of whom are equally focused on the mission of helping others in their success and contribution to the society. It’s an honor to collaborate with a brand such as Chivas and be an ambassador of such an important campaign for social entrepreneurship”, said Tarik Filipović while presenting the check to Davorin Štetner, who also welcomed this approach to the business world.

“The funds that Chivas decided to give the finalists who will show initiative for responsible action in the community is one of the key motives for the organization of this conference – that entrepreneurs work together and support new, young forces on a higher level, for a higher purpose and for the benefit of all”, said Davorin Štetner, the president of CRANE and the main organizer of the conference.

EBAN Winter University conference which is organized by the Croatian Business Angels Network and the City of Zagreb will be held on 29th and 30th of November in the Lisinski Concert Hall. On this occasion Chivas Regal will facilitate a successful step forward in the business world to one promising social entrepreneur.