Increased initiative and capacity building regarding youth entrepreneurship Erasmus Project

Project Title

Increased initiative and capacity building regarding youth entrepreneurship

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Strategic Partnerships for youth

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2018

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Entrepreneurial learning – entrepreneurship education; Labour market issues incl. career guidance / youth unemployment; ICT – new technologies – digital competences

Project Summary

The main objectives of the project “Increased initiative and capacity building regarding youth entrepreneurship” are:
• To foster youth entrepreneurship and active new business idea development;
• To raise creativeness, communication, cooperation and other competences of youngsters regarding business plan development, including international business plans;
• To facilitate the cooperation between local governments, youth and entrepreneurs;
• To raise the quality of youth work.
The project aim is in line with the Erasmus+ programme priorities – to foster new competences, creativeness and skills regarding business idea development as well as raise the quality of youth work. Project consortium will consist of three organizations – Jurmala City Council (Latvia), Terracina City Council (Italy) and Vaasa municipality (Finland).
The project main target group are active youngsters (aged 16-21) with in interest in entrepreneurship and with new business ideas. Youngsters will be motivated and trained by business idea mentors who will help for the business ideas to become into business plans.
During the project three training sessions will be organized. The first training seminar “Laboratory of Ideas” will gather the youngster whom ideas were selected in the project idea pre-selection. During the second training session “From idea to product” youngsters will have a practical insight into business idea development. During the third training session “My city – potential for growth” youngsters will learn how to present their business ideas.
Each of the project partners have an important role in the project, because the project international team provides an opportunity for young people and all other participants (mentors, youth workers, local government representatives) to improve their knowledge and demonstrate skills, not only locally but also internationally, which is often important in business environment.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 33895,88 Eur

Project Coordinator

JURMALAS PILSETAS DOME & Country: LV

Project Partners

• VAASAN KAUPUNKI
• Comune di Terracina