From May 3 to 5 on the basis of the digital hub of Kostanai State University named after A. Baitursynova passed the qualifying stage of the National Competition of Youth Business Projects "Startup Bolashak: Menin Armanym", which brought together the most creative, ideological and enterprising people aged 16 to 29 years.

As mentors for the competition were made by Deputy akim of Kostanay region Yerlan koyshibayev, the acting head of the Department of entrepreneurship and industrial-innovative development of akimat of Kostanay region Rosa Goryannaya, head of LLP "Olzha agrotekhmash" Janat Jangildin, representatives of SEC "Tobol" and "Atameken", the Fund "Damu", LLP "Saryarkaavtoprom" and others.

The main purpose of the large-scale event is to support socially significant business initiatives of young entrepreneurs aimed at improving the quality of life standards.

A total of 260 applications were submitted for the competition, 61 of them were selected, but only 25 projects came out to pitch.  As a result, the quarterfinals were 12 projects, which will be held in Pavlodar.

The idea of the national competition "Menin armanym" to identify the most interesting, extraordinary socially significant projects. The project is aimed at supporting social projects that are implemented within the framework of the ideas voiced by the First President in his program article "Looking to the future: modernization of public consciousness". This year the 3rd season of the competition has already started.