Are you thinking about setting up your own business or are you already a successful entrepreneur? If so, Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs could be for you! This is a new European exchange programme aimed at helping new entrepreneurs to acquire relevant skills for managing an SME by spending time working in another EU country with an experienced entrepreneur.

Are you thinking about setting up your own business or are you already a successful entrepreneur? If so, Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs could be for you! This is a new European exchange programme aimed at helping new entrepreneurs to acquire relevant skills for managing an SME by spending time working in another EU country with an experienced entrepreneur.

This EU programme facilitates access to new markets and the search for potential business partners. Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs further enhances networking between business people and SMEs. It also allows experienced entrepreneurs to develop new commercial relations and find out more about opportunities in another EU country.

Who can participate?

• New entrepreneurs who are firmly planning to set up their own business or have already started their own one within the last three years.
• Experienced entrepreneurs who own or manage an SME in the EU.

How to participate?

Over 100 intermediary organisations (IOs) have been selected to run the programme across the EU. They generally operate at national or regional level, support the new entrepreneurs (NE) and the host entrepreneurs (HS) in finding the best matches, facilitate contacts and follow the relationships before the stay abroad starts. They also offer local assistance. As part of the registration, the new entrepreneur and the host entrepreneur will have to select an IO which will act as guide and contact throughout the process.

Interested new and experienced entrepreneurs apply through the on-line registration form and establish contact with the intermediary organisations (IOs).

Once the application has been processed and accepted by an IO, the profile will be stored in a database.

This database will allow accepted new entrepreneurs and host entrepreneurs to search for business partners and all IOs to facilitate contacts and matches.

See: Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs