erasmus for young entrepreneurs a new european exchange programme
DESCRIPTION
Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs A new European exchange programme. Official launch 19 February 2009. Maive RUTE Director for Promotion of SMEs competitiveness, European Commission. Ben BUTTERS Director of European Affairs, EUROCHAMBRES. Main actors. Beneficiaries New Entrepreneurs (NE) - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs
A new European exchange programme
Official launch 19 February 2009
Maive RUTE
Director for Promotion of SMEs competitiveness, European Commission
Ben BUTTERS
Director of European Affairs, EUROCHAMBRES
19/04/234
Main actors
Beneficiaries• New Entrepreneurs (NE)• Host Entrepreneurs (HE)
Facilitators• Intermediary Organisations (IOs)• Support Office • European Commission
Concept
• 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.
• The objective is to help new entrepreneurs to acquire relevant skills for running and developing an SME; taking full advantages of opportunities provided by the internal market.
04/19/23 5
How does it work?
• STEP 1: Application• STEP 2: Matching• STEP 3: Contracting and preparation• STEP 4: Stay abroad
19/04/23 6
IO
STEP 1: Online application
• Application from NE;
• Application checked by IO;
• HE states interest to participate;
• File is checked by IO.NE
HE
www.erasmus-entrepreneurs.eu
IO
NE
IO
STEP 2: Matching
• Matching of NE and HE with the help of the 2 IOs
STEP 3: Contracting and preparation
• HE, NE and IOs establish agreements;
• NE does pre-departure induction;
• NE receives a grant.
IO HE
NE
IO
HE
STEP 4: stay abroad
• Duration: 1-6 months;
• On-site support provided by the host IO to the NE;
• Reporting about the exchange. IO
Wolfgang TREINENEIC Trier (IHK/Hwk-Europa- und
Innovationscentre GmbH)
The example of the European Partnership“go for xChange”
(Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; Moselle, France)
19/04/23 11
Presentation of the European partnership “go for xChange”
Two intermediary organisations (IOs):
a) EIC Trier (IHK/Hwk- Europa- und Innovationscentre GmbH), Germany
b) Synergie S.A., France
04/19/23 12
IO services within the programme
Professional support before, during and after the exchange• Active research for suitable new entrepreneurs (NE) and host
entrepreneurs (HE);• Assessing the quality of the applications;• Proactive matching of the relationships;• Organisation of a mutually beneficial exchange for the NEs
and HEs;• On-site support of the NEs.
IO services within the programme
• Organising networking opportunities:– Meetings with local / regional business incubators to assist him in getting
to know the foreign market;– Contact with local networks of entrepreneurs to extend his personal
contacts to other entrepreneurs in the foreign country;– Contact with local / regional partners of the Enterprise Europe Network to
inform him on opportunities of European markets;– Possibility to attend specific seminars and courses of local Chambers and
training centres to improve personal business skills;– ….
• Ensuring high standards and evaluation feedback;• Reporting
04/19/23 14
Benefits for the new entrepreneur (Maria)
Maria has:• Gained valuable experience in running a business in a
relevant field, of potential pitfalls and how to avoid them;• Gained knowledge on access to finance, business
management, marketing, etc…allowing her to refine her business plan;
• Acquired international perspectives, opening her eyes to possible opportunities beyond the Costa Del Sol or Spanish market and a potential business partner.
Benefits for the host entrepreneur (Günther)
Günther has: • developed a new potential business partnership;• benefited from the input of a motivated & creative
collaborator;• developed new perspectives and information on the
Spanish market;• the possibility to network with other experienced host
entrepreneurs in other EU-member states;• the satisfaction of mentoring a potential new entrepreneur.
04/19/23 16
Registration
Interested new and experienced entrepreneurs shall apply for the programme via the website:
www.erasmus-entrepreneurs.eu
(from 19/02/2009 onwards)
870 stays abroad shall be organised in 2009-2010 and registrations should be done by December
2009.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!