In September 2002, the Department of Family and Community Services sent a delegation of young Australians to the APEC Young Leaders and Entrepreneurs Forum in Mexico. Three of the young leaders sent (Daniel Clarke, Ainsley Gilkes & Mark Tomasz) started ENYA upon their return, in order to ‘fill the gap’ that existed in supporting and promoting Australian youth enterprise.

Since its formation, ENYA has successfully delivered four programs with the support of the Australian Government, including a national on-line database of enteprise programs; a business mentoring program; a virtual business incubation; and the creation of a web-based learning point  of business resources available free of charge to the public.

In 2006, ENYA's membership base now stands at over 1600 young people and we are committed to delivering quality programs to the youth of Australia. For information on our latest projects click here.

Current Board Members:
Executive Director (Chairperson): Daniel Clarke B Comm. LLB
At the age of 25, Daniel Clarke has achieved more than most do in a lifetime.  He currently owns and runs four companies, AussieISP, AussiePCShop.com, AussiePCFinance and AussieDial; and has been running his own company for nine years.  Daniel also regularly encourages other young Australians to achieve their goals and aspirations through advocacy and public speaking.

Daniel Clarke was announced the 1999 NSW Young Australian of the Year in the Career Achievement category and has also been a member of the Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) Young Leaders Forum, the 2000 National Youth Roundtable, the Australia Day Youth Committee, the Australian Tax Office Personal Taxation Advisory Group, various World Vision conventions and several technology based industry bodies.  He has just completed undertaking post graduate studies in Law full time, whilst running his own business, being a Director of Life Changing Experiences Foundation Ltd and chairing the Enterprise Network for Young Australians Ltd. 

Executive Director (Vice Chairperson): Ainsley Gilkes BA, IAA Dip. Marketing Communications, MPRIA      
Ainsley has always been heavily involved in the youth sector working on community youth events and forums, been a finalist or winner in various community youth awards, and was a member of the National Youth Roundtable in 2003. Ainsley co-created a business called Youth 2 Youth at age 19, training young people working on youth projects or starting businesses. She ran this for 2 years before leaving to found the Enterprise Network for Young Australians.

Ainsley's contribution to Australian youth enterprise development has been significant, participating in:

She believes the best thing about her involvement in youth enterprise is encouraging other young people to become enterprising so that they can have similar life-changing experiences, and listening to the wonderful stories of those who have done just that. Her interests have diversified to include international relations, intercultural communication, sustainable youth livelihoods, meaningful work for young women, the information society, media and company governance.

Director: Tan Le B.Comm, LLB, Solicitor & Barrister    
The 1998 Young Australian of Year, Tan Le is the co-Founder of SASme Pty Ltd, a leading wireless software company in Australia.

Arriving in Australia at the age of four as a refugee from Vietnam, Tan grew up in Footscray, a western suburb of Melbourne. At the age of 15, Tan started her double degree in Law and Commerce at Monash University where she received a KPMG scholarship for academic achievement. That year, realising the problems of unemployed people in the refugee community, Tan started to devote herself to community work, joining the Australian Vietnamese Services Resource Centre. Within three years, she became the president of this organisation at the age of 18, and helped to build into one of the most effective Vietnamese community organisations in Australia.

Tan has been recognised for her contribution to the community and was awarded Young Australian Of The Year in 1998.  In the same year, Tan was appointed as an Australian Youth Ambassador to Asia and was voted one of Australia's 30 Most Successful Women Under 30.

Tan has been appointed to a number of prominent positions including the Australian Citizenship Council, National Committee for Human Rights Education in Australia, RMIT Business in Entrepreneurship, Ambassador for the Status of Women & Ambassador for Aboriginal Reconciliation.

Tan is also a guest speaker for numerous corporate & government functions and conferences such as Vodafone, Qantas, AMP, Australia Post, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Australian Property Council, Department of Immigration & Multicultural Affairs, Department of Finance & Administration.

Past Board Members:
Mark Tomasz
Time Served: Founder, Company Secretary March - June 2003; Finance Director June - December 2003.

Claudia Sgammotta 
Time Served:  Company Secretary June 2003 - June 2004.