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Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs Programme An opportunity for professionals. Venice, 4th June 2015 Daniela Nardello – Unioncamere del Veneto. Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs. Since 2009 – 6 years down the line : 24,5 mln EUR in 6 Calls More than 2000 exchanges
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Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs ProgrammeAn opportunity for professionals Venice, 4th June 2015 Daniela Nardello – Unioncamere del Veneto
Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs Since 2009 –6 years down the line: 24,5 mln EUR in 6 Calls More than 2000 exchanges More than 8000 entrepreneurs registered (leading: IT, ES, UK, DE, FR) Intermediary Organisations: 180 active
Unioncamere del Veneto – Eurosportello Veneto • Eurosportello Veneto coordinates the activities of Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) for the Northern East of Italy • Eurosportello Veneto cooperates with: • The EU Commission and the other EU institutions • The 500 members of Enterprise Europe Network • The Veneto Region • The national and regional system of the Chambers of Commerce • The Brussels Delegation of Unioncamere Veneto – Veneto Region • APRE (Agency for the Promotion of European Research) • Eurosportello Veneto leads the GYMNASIUM consortium since the Pilot Phase (2009) of the EYE Programme • Eurosportello Veneto has been awarded by the European Commission as Best Performing IO in 2012; • It is part of the EuropeanTask Force for the design of the future EYE Framework Programme.
Concept of EYE Programme European exchange programme: Nascent or new entrepreneurs learn from an experienced entrepreneur established in another Member State. How? New entrepreneurs travel to an experienced entrepreneur in another EU country and work with him/her for 1 to 6 months. The matching of the new entrepreneurs with the host entrepreneurs is carried out with the help of the intermediary organisations.
Whatis the specific objective? • Help new entrepreneurs to acquire relevant skills for running and developing an SME • They enrich theirexperiences, learning and networkingby spending periods in enterprises run byexperienced entrepreneursin other EU Member States. • Enhancing entrepreneurship and internationalisation: SMEs get the opportunity to explore markets abroad • Increasing Competitiveness of start-up entrepreneurs and new and established SMEs in the EU (mutual knowledge transfer) 5
Main Actors: Spends from 1 to 6 months abroad Host (experienced) Entrepreneur New Entrepreneur Facilitators: Intermediary Organisations, Support Office, EASME Learning on-the-job – exchange of best practises – access to new markets – networking
Who can participate? • New entrepreneurs (NE): entrepreneurs active for less than 3 years (start-ups/business transfers) or Wannabe (receiving a monthly financial assistance from the programme to cover travel, housing and subsistence expenses during the time of the stay with the host entrepreneur) • Host entrepreneurs (HE): experienced entrepreneurs active for more than 3 years
What are the potential benefits for NEs? • learning from an experienced entrepreneur in another EU country how to best start and manage an SME; • develop international connections and knowledge about foreign markets; • benefit from possible co-venturing opportunities and the development of cross-border markets; • gain insights into a different cultural and organizational setting; • understand the regulatory framework in another EU country.
What are the potential benefits for HEs? • Work with a motivated NE who has new ideas and fresh views; • access to new skills and innovative knowledge provided by the NE that an SME might not have; • gain of knowledge about foreign markets and an opportunity to internationalize the business; • improved growth potential and opportunity to establish a new business partnership with an NE from another country; • interaction with the other HEs and become part of a dynamic European business network of successful entrepreneurs
Silvia Rama – “Young” Professional in the Wine sector Silvia Rama, professional from Verona, founder of Di-Vinum (www.di-vinum.it), a Communication and Marketing business specialised in wine and agri-food. She spent 3 months (along all 2012) in Denmark at MMN Arr. & Event, a Danish tour operator with the entrepreneur Michael Skovgaard. From this exchange they had the idea of creating holiday packages for “wine-lovers” with the purpose of promoting Italian wines in Northern Europe.
Thanks for your attention! Daniela Nardello EYE website: www-erasmus-entrepreneurs.eu UNIONCAMERE DEL VENETO VIA DELLE INDUSTRIE 19/D 30175 VENEZIA TEL. 041 0999411 FAX 041 0999401 Email: europa@eurosportelloveneto.it