Erasmus for Young entrepreneurs European programme for business - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Erasmus for Young entrepreneurs

European programme for business exchanges

13 December 2017

What is Erasmus for Young entrepreneurs?

• Programme co-financed by the European Commission.
• Transnational exchange between new entrepreneurs and experienced
• nes.
• Promotion of mutual learning to enhance the quality of businesses

and facilitate new market access.

• Since 2009, close to 4.520 exchanges have taken place, meaning that

close to 9.040 entrepreneurs have benefitted from the programme.

What is Erasmus for Young entrepreneurs?

3

• Since 2009, out of a total 15.296 received applications, 84%

(12.962) have been accepted.

8.080 (62%) are new entrepreneurs 4.882 (38%) are host entrepreneurs

What is Erasmus for Young entrepreneurs?

Involved stakeholders

• European Commission
• Local contact points

Beneficiaries

• New entrepreneurs (NE)
• Entrepreneurs who are firmly planning to set up their own business or

have already started one within the last three years. Experienced entrepreneurs (HE)

• Experienced entrepreneurs who own or manage a Small or Medium-

Sized Enterprise in one of the Participating Countries.

4

How does it work?

• The host entrepreneur (HE) receives a new entrepreneurs (NE) from

another participating country:

• 28 Member States of the European Union, Albania, Armenia, Bosnia-

Herzegovina, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Iceland, Montenegro, Moldova, Serbia and Turkey.

• The exchange lasts between 1- 6 months.
• The NE receives a financial support to contribute to travel and

subsistence costs during the exchange.

5

How to participate?

• Step 1- Online registration
• Step 2- Matchmaking
• Step 3- Formalising the exchange
• Step 4- Exchange

6

How to participate?

• Step 1- Online registration

Apply on http://www.erasmus-entrepreneurs.eu/

7

How to participate?

• Step 2- Matchmaking
• Local contact points help in the matchmaking process.
• Search function in the IT tool:

More than 9.000 entrepreneurs registered on the IT tool. Highest participation from IT, ES, UK, DE, FR.

• Specific LinkedIn group.

8

How to participate?

• Step 2- Matchmaking

9

How to participate?

• Step 3- Formalising the exchange
• Develop an activity plan
• Objectives
• Activities and responsibilities
• Expected results

How to participate?

• Work at least 5 hours per week on the new entrepreneur’s project..
• Example (NE): Develop a marketing strategy.
• Example (HE): internationalisation of his business.
• The starting date of the exchange will be commonly agreed on by the

HE and the NE.

How to participate?

• Step 4- Exchange
• The local contact points offer support during the stay.
• Monitoring during the stay: visits, contact over the phone
• Justification of expenditure
• Final report: 10 page questionnaire (multiple choice).

What does the programme offer?

Host entrepreneur

• The HE receives new ideas, fresh

insights.

• Opportunity to get to know new

markets.

• Find new business opportunities in
• ther EU markets.
• Establish

international business contacts.

• Prestige and visibility.

Sucess stories

NE Sandra Touza (España) “Ponle cara al turismo” HE Ulrich Schmunkamp (Alemania)) “Internationale Dollard Route e.V”

Sucess stories

NE Yuresky Rojas, Plusinn

Sucess stories

Best NE and HE of year 2016, awarded in the Intermediary Organisations Meeting in Athens in 2017

• NE Isabel Álvarez Serón

Puliendo el Talento (Spain)

• HE Katian Caria

KC-Katian Caria (Portugal)

¡Thank you for your attention!

Katharina Kühnelt

Innogate to Europe - www.innogatetoeurope.eu Local contact point Erasmus para Jóvenes Emprendedores Email: ksk@innogatetoeurope.eu http://www.erasmus-entrepreneurs.eu/