1. Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs
ICE Project
01-02-13 / 30-11-14

2. Piero Pirotto
ICE Project referent in Italy

3. CEDIT s.cons.r.l.
www.cedit.org
www.ic-erasmus.eu

4. Main actors
Beneficiaries
• New Entrepreneurs (NE)
• Host Entrepreneurs (HE)
Facilitators
• Intermediary Organisations (IOs)
• Support Office
• European Commission
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5. Concept
• New entrepreneurs travel to an experienced entrepreneur
in another EU country and work with him/her for 1 to 6
months.
• The matching of the new entrepreneurs with the host
entrepreneurs is carried out with the help of the
intermediary organisations.
• The objective is to help new entrepreneurs to acquire
relevant skills for running and developing an SME; taking
full advantages of opportunities provided by the internal
market.
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6. How does it work?
• STEP 1: Application
• STEP 2: Matching
• STEP 3: Contracting and preparation
• STEP 4: Stay abroad
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7. STEP 1: Online application
• Application from NE;
• Application checked by
IO;
HE
• HE states interest to
participate; IO
• File is checked by IO.
NE
www.erasmus-entrepreneurs.eu
IO

8. STEP 2: Matching
• Matching of NE and HE
with the help of the 2
IOs
STEP 3: Contracting and
preparation IO HE
• HE, NE and IOs
establish agreements;
NE
• NE does pre-departure
induction;
• NE receives a grant.
IO

9. STEP 4: stay abroad
• Duration: 1-6 months;
• On-site support
provided by the host IO NE
to the NE;
• Reporting about the
HE
exchange. IO
IO

10. An example of the European Partnership

11. IO services within the programme
Professional support before, during and after the exchange
• Active research for suitable new entrepreneurs (NE) and host
entrepreneurs (HE);
• Assessing the quality of the applications;
• Proactive matching of the relationships;
• Organisation of a mutually beneficial exchange for the NEs
and HEs;
• On-site support of the NEs.
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12. IO services within the programme
• Organising networking opportunities:
– Meetings with local / regional business incubators to assist him in getting
to know the foreign market;
– Contact with local networks of entrepreneurs to extend his personal
contacts to other entrepreneurs in the foreign country;
– Contact with local / regional partners of the Enterprise Europe Network to
inform him on opportunities of European markets;
– Possibility to attend specific seminars and courses of local Chambers and
training centres to improve personal business skills;
– ….
• Ensuring high standards and evaluation feedback;
• Reporting

13. Registration
Interested new and experienced entrepreneurs shall
apply for the programme via the website:
www.erasmus-entrepreneurs.eu
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