Transnational incubator of creative entrepreneurship in the European rural areas Erasmus Project

Project Title

Transnational incubator of creative entrepreneurship in the European rural areas

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 2017

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Entrepreneurial learning – entrepreneurship education; Creativity and culture; Rural development and urbanisation

Project Summary

The project YouthNest.crea “Transnational incubator of creative entrepreneurship in the European rural areas” aims to develop a virtual and on-site ecosystem of support, advice, encouragement, training, stimulation and opportunity to shape innovative ideas for the empowerment of the young people in their professional development, as well as to foster the entrepreneurial culture and self-employment among them; and thus, to provide opportunities for the creative entrepreneurship in the rural areas of Europe.

In order o do so, a transnational network composed by professionals from six project partner entities (Concello de Vedra -ES, Stichting Business Development Friesland -NL, Comune di Capannori -IT, Newry and Morne Co-Operative Ltd -UK, Obec Zemplinske Hamre -SK and Associação Juvenil de Deão -PT), will be created to lay the foundations of a Transnational incubator; moreover, the network will work throughout the 24 months of the project lifetime (September 2017 – August 2019), in order to jointly develop innovative and high quality methodologies, mechanisms, tools and contents, as well as, to implement a Program of pilot actions that will aim:

• to foster entrepreneurial culture and entrepreneurship in rural Europe as a way of creating self-employment among young people
• to improve the entrepreneurial skills and competences of of young entrepreneurs
• to value the endogenous potential of rural areas and ensure the preservation and sustainability of their resources through creative and innovative entrepreneurship models

Once the project is completed, the elaboration of a joint Sustainability and transfer plan will allow the creation of a common collaborative framework that will ensure the continuity of the Transnational incubator articulated within the framework of the project; furthermore, the Plan will seek the intention of other EU entities and territories to join the European Collaborative Network for the promotion of innovative practices of youth entrepreneurship in the European rural areas.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 141172,2 Eur

Project Coordinator

Concello de Vedra & Country: ES

Project Partners

• Obec Zemplinske Hamre
• Comune di Capannori
• NEWRY AND MOURNE CO-OPERATIVE LTD
• Associação Juvenil de Deão – AJD
• STICHTING BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FRIESLAND