About SAGE 

SAGE Global is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to teenage entrepreneurs. Our

youth entrepreneurship program bridges two divides. The first divide is among secondary

education, higher education, and the private sector. The second divide is across countries and

cultures.

Global challenges, such as environmental sustainability, alternative energy and transportation, and

concerns caused by global climate change pose common threats. Thankfully, entrepreneurs with a

global worldview sees such threats as opportunities.

In today’s increasingly complex world, cross-cultural cooperation in entrepreneurial ventures can

raise standards of living if the right environment is created. One way to create such an environment

is to focus on one key stakeholder—teenagers—for it is youth who have the most at stake.

Founded in 2002, SAGE is an international network dedicated to creating the next generation of

entrepreneurial leaders whose innovations and social enterprises address our world’s major unmet

needs. Sage network, active in over 30 countries on five continents, continues to expand, driving innovation and global impact through education, mentorship, and entrepreneurship.

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SAGE Georgia, with the initiative of the Innovative Learning and Youth Empowerment Association, signed a Memorandum of Cooperation in 2024, as a result of which Georgia is now featured on the Sage Global map. Starting from 2025, Georgian students will be able to participate in both local and international Sage competitions. Additionally, in 2025, Georgia will host the Sage Global World Cup.

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The Competition

To participate in SAGE, a “team” of at least 3 teenagers (14–19 years old) is organized and creates a real, operating business. The team can form within a class at their high school, after school program, within a community program, or on their own. So long as the teens have an adult supervisor, the team can participate in SAGE.

At the end of each scholastic year, SAGE hosts regional and/or national competitive tournaments.

Each team provides a four-page written annual report and a verbal presentation to panel of

jurists/evaluators/judges that are recruited from leading members in the community. The top two teams from each country are invited to participate in the SAGE World Cup (Georgia is selected as a Host Country for SAGE World Cup 2025).

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SAGE Competition participation guide.

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Sample Annual Reports