THE EUROPEAN EXCHANGE PROGRAMME FOR ENTREPRENEURS
Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs helps provide aspiring European entrepreneurs with the skills necessary to start and/or successfully run a small business in Europe. New entrepreneurs gather and exchange knowledge and business ideas with an experienced entrepreneur, with whom they stay and collaborate for a period of 1 to 6 months. The stay is partly financed by the European Commission.As a new entrepreneur, you will benefit from on-the-job training in a small or medium-sized enterprise in another Participating Country. This will ease the successful start of your business or strengthen your new enterprise. You can also benefit from access to new markets, international cooperation and potential possibilities for collaboration with business partners abroad.
As a host entrepreneur, you can benefit from fresh ideas from a motivated new entrepreneur on your business. He may have specialised skills or knowledge in an area you do not master, which could also complement yours. Most host entrepreneurs enjoyed the experience so much that they decide to host other new entrepreneurs afterwards.Who can participate?
- New entrepreneurs, firmly planning to set up their own business or have already started one within the last three years
- Experienced entrepreneurs who own or manage a Small or Medium-Sized Enterprise in one of the Participating Countries
In the area of European Project Planning, it is important to know all the opportunities dedicated to European citizens to improve their employability and cooperation between Member States, as well as the Europe 2020 strategy.
What is Erasmus for young entrepreneurs?
Erasmus for young entrepreneurs is a transactional program that promotes the exchange of entrepreneurial and managerial experiences.
Specifically, this exchange consists in offering a new entrepreneur or potential entrepreneur training experience to a small or medium-sized enterprise (SME) in another country of the European Union, managed by a highly professional entrepreneur.
This program aims to:
fortifying entrepreneurial culture in Europe;
strengthen entrepreneurial attitudes by offering skills;
generate new knowledge and experiences;
increase the number of start-ups and their resilience;
promoting the transactional exchange of ideas, knowledge and cooperation between enterprises;
support small businesses to create networks, innovate and become international;
help create jobs opportunities;
What are the benefits?
With this program, new participating entrepreneurs have the opportunity to:
develop their ability to manage a small company;
acquire relevant skills and knowledge;
gain practical experience;
create networks;
In the case of host entrepreneurs, for them it is an opportunity to:
take advantage of a new entrepreneurial attitude;
gain knowledge on another market and culture;
get international cooperation opportunities;
acquire new ideas and new perspectives;
Conditions for participating in Erasmus for young entrepreneurs
The program is open to:
new entrepreneurs – aspiring entrepreneurs with a credible business plan or people who have already started their own business in the past three years;
entrepreneurs of all ages-there is no age limit;
no restrictions by topic: any sector or company can participate;
to enrol in the program it is necessary to register on the dedicated web page where there are all the necessary instructions.
Visit the official page of the European Commission for more information.
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