![OPEN FOR BUSINESS [22ND SEPTEMBER 2026] - Minister for Economic Development and Youth Economy Wayne Girard says the Youth Economy Agency remains open for business, dismissing suggestions that the programme had become inactive. Girard says the agency has already reviewed about 3,000 applications from young entrepreneurs, pointing to sustained demand for grants, loans, training and other support aimed at turning business ideas into viable enterprises.](https://www.replay.gp/wp-content/plugins/youtube-feed-pro/img/placeholder.png)
YEA IS ALIVE & RUNNING; OVER 3,000 APPLICATIONS REVIEWED THUS FAR
OPEN FOR BUSINESS [22ND SEPTEMBER 2026] – Minister for Economic Development and Youth Economy Wayne Girard says the Youth Economy Agency remains open for business, dismissing suggestions that the programme had become inactive. Girard says the agency has already reviewed about 3,000 applications from young entrepreneurs, pointing to sustained demand for grants, loans, training and other support aimed at turning business ideas into viable enterprises.
