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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.
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How does it work?
• STEP 1: Application• STEP 2: Matching• STEP 3: Contracting and preparation• STEP 4: Stay abroad
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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)
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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
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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
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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.
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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!