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CREATING A BUSINESS IN THE DIGITAL AGE DEVELOPING ENTREPRENEURSHIP COMPETENCES FOR YOUNG EUROPEANS THROUGH EMENTORSHIP This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

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CREATING A BUSINESS IN THE DIGITAL AGE DEVELOPING ENTREPRENEURSHIP

COMPETENCES FOR YOUNG EUROPEANS THROUGH EMENTORSHIP

This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may

be made of the information contained therein.

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SOME DATES…

-Financing programme: Lifelong Learning, KA 3 - ICT

-Implementation period: 1 November 2010 – 31 October 2012

-Budget: 564.047 euro

-7 project partners from 6 EU countries

This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may

be made of the information contained therein.

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PARTNERS

Romanian Institute for Adult Education

University of Bucharest

bit media e-Learning solution

Association DOCUMENTA

University of Latvia Centro Studi Cultura Sviluppo

Slovak University of Agriculture

This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may

be made of the information contained therein.

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PROJECT OBJECTIVES

• To identify the interest domains for starting a business from youngsters that are going to graduate and potential barriers

• To define a curriculum for developing entrepreneurial competencies, using the WEB 2.0 learning opportunities

• To develop entrepreneurial competences of students through eMentorship activities

This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may

be made of the information contained therein.

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TARGET GROUPS

• Students/graduates from faculties of educational sciences and administration

• Young entrepreneurs• Representatives of employers, unions and SMEs• Chambers of commerce• Local and regional employment agencies• Higher education institutions• Adult education providers• Career counseling centers

This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may

be made of the information contained therein.

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MAIN OUTCOMES

This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may

be made of the information contained therein.

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1. NEEDS ANALYSIS (1)

The three most important kinds of knowledge for business start-up

The most important cognitive skills for starting a business

This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may

be made of the information contained therein.

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The three most important practical skills for business start-up

The three most important motives of business and life activity

1. NEEDS ANALYSIS (2)

This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may

be made of the information contained therein.

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2. ONLINE GUIDE ON QUICK STARTING A BUSINESS

- Entrepreneurs – concept, types & qualities

- Market opportunities

- Business Plan

- Legal aspects on starting a business

- Business analysis

- Business decline

This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may

be made of the information contained therein.

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3. BOOKLET with information on entrepreneurship

– Assess yourself– Planning your business– Setting up a home office & manage work at home– Applying for grants & funding– Managing yourself and others– Developing leadership skills– Mentoring

This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may

be made of the information contained therein.

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4. EMENTORING PLATFORM

http://moodle.crebus.eu/

- more than 40 tandems

- business plans

- mentors all around Europe

• EMENTORING METHODOLOGY– Used during different workshops and seminars

This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may

be made of the information contained therein.

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• 2 hours/week

• 30% theory and 70% practice

• Focused on practical opportunities, learning

from entrepreneurs’ experience.

• The preferred learning methods are: learning by

doing and experience-based learning

This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may

be made of the information contained therein.

The eMentorship process

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OBJECTIVES

• To develop the students’ entrepreneurial, social, digital, language skills needed to survive and flourish in an emerging economy in the context of the recent crisis

• To create a virtual learning community of entrepreneurs• To create an economic network of people who are working

in the same field with the aim of helping each other (a model that values collaboration more than competition)

This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may

be made of the information contained therein.

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5. FACEBOOK page

www.facebook.com/crebus

• 241 likes from Europe, USA, Asia• More than 700 posts

This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects

the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

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• 8 online trainings, few of them available herehttp://crebus-moodle.e-learning.cc/course/category.php?id=14

• 14 workshops with students, entrepreneurs, academia, trainers, researchers on entrepreneurship

• 10 success stories of eMentoring

This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects

the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

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• NEWSLETTERS

• and other promo materials: posters and flyers

This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may

be made of the information contained therein.

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION !

www.crebus.eu

www.facebook.com/crebus

[email protected]