Startup Europe Week 2016 Yerevan #SEweek16 #SEweek16Yerevan

1. #SEweek16
#SEweek16yerevan
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Yerevan February 05

2. TO UNITE EUROPEAN REGIONS
HELPING ENTREPRENEURS MAKE
A DIFFERENCE TURNING EUROPE
IN A BETTER PLACE TO START AND
GROW A BUSINESS
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THE SEW MISSION

3. THE LARGEST ENTREPRENEURSHIP EVENT IN EUROPE!
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200+ CITIES
40+ COUNTRIES
THOUSANDS OF
OPPORTUNITIES FOR
LOCAL
ENTREPRENEURS

4. WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?
Each city will focus on specific topics, but in general, every SEW event will bring value to participants with:
• Information sessions on local specific actions currently developed by your local authority to support
entrepreneurs (e.g. local grants, tax breaks, office space, funding etc.).
• Regional authorities will come to speak and network with you, presenting which existing resources are
locally available to help your business
• Presentation of existing European-level projects, funds and initiatives that you can benefit now (e.g.
Startup Europe projects, Horizon 2020 initiatives, Erasmus for entrepreneurs, etc.)
• Access to a database with relevant information / details about all existing local resources available to
help your business
• Networking opportunities with other entrepreneurs, investors, and key stakeholders in your area
• Information on access to finance sources in your region
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5. THE TEAM BEHIND SEW
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The story of Startup Europe Week
is an entrepreneurial story itself!
With a small team of highly
motivated volunteers, it has created
in a few months the largest and
most impactful entrepreneurship
event in Europe!
http://startupeuropeweek.eu

6. THE TEAM BEHIND YEREVAN SEW
MARI BARSEGHYAN
Enterprise Incubator
Foundation (EIF)
Project Manager
AREG GEVORGYAN
IBM Innovative Solutions and
Technologies Center (ISTC)
Business Development
Manager
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7. YEREVAN SEW IS POWERED
BY
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Enterprise Incubator Foundation
(EIF)
IBM Innovative Solutions and
Technologies Center
www.eif.am
www.istc.am

8. LET’S GET
STARTED
STARTUP EUROPE
WEEK YEREVAN 2016
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9. AGENDA
European Initiatives
Governmental support
Social entrepreneurship
Tech accelerators
Investment landscape and financial
support
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10. STARTUP EUROPE
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Startup Europe is based in four pillars:
• Connecting people through our array of networks, such
as investors, accelerators, female entrepreneurs and corporate networks.
• Connecting ecosystem by supporting regional initiatives (such as Startup
Europe Week or Startup Europe Regions Network).
• Helping startups to soft-land in other markets.
• Celebrating entrepreneurs’ success (Techallstars and Europioneeers).
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11. ERASMUS FOR YOUNG
ENTREPRENEURS
WWW.ERASMUS-ENTREPRENEURS.EU
Erasmus for
Young Entrepreneurs
facilitates:
exchange of experiences
learning & networking
for New Entrepreneurs
through time spent
with Experienced Host Entrepreneurs
in another country
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12. Online
Application
Matching
Contracting
& Preparing
Stay abroad
Feedback
& Payment
NE – New Entrepreneur
HE – Host Entrepreneur
IO – Intermediary Organisation
5 Steps of the exchange:

13. Country where the NE stays Lump Sum per month in €
Denmark 1100
United Kingdom, Ireland 1000
Finland, Sweden 950
Austria, France, Iceland, Italy 900
Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Spain 830
Cyprus, Greece, Portugal 780
Turkey 750
Croatia, Malta, Slovenia 720
Estonia, Hungary 670
Czech Republic, Latvia, Poland, Slovakia, Armenia* 610
Bulgaria, FYROM, Lithuania, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia 560
Albania, Moldova 530
Outermost Regions of EU, OCTs and Entrepreneurs with special needs 1100

14. EYE Growth path
based on completed relationships by year
(For 2016 - matches in execution included)
Exchanges
2009 54
2010 310
2011 626
2012 1157
2013 2022
2014 3000
2015 3535
2016 3678

15. Exchanges by country 2009 – January 2016

16. AGENDA
European Initiatives
Governmental support
Social entrepreneurship
Tech accelerators
Investment landscape and financial
support
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17. AGENDA
European Initiatives
Governmental support
Social entrepreneurship
Tech accelerators
Investment landscape and financial
support
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