2. 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
3. Main Actors
Beneficiaries
• New Entrepreneurs (NE)
• Host Entrepreneurs (HE)
Facilitators
• Intermediary Organisations (IOs)
• Support Office
• European Commission
4. How does it work?
• STEP 1: Application
• STEP 2: Matching
• STEP 3: Contracting and preparation
• STEP 4: Stay abroad
5. STEP 1: Online application
• Application from NE
• Application checked by
IO
• HE states interest to HE
participate
• File is checked by IO IO
NE
www.erasmus-entrepreneurs.eu
IO
6. CV in Europass format
• Personal information
• Work experience
• Education and Training
• Professional skills and
competence
• Other information
• Attachments
Dowload at:
http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu
7. Summary of Business Plan
• The idea
• The market
• Service or product
description
• The company
• Summary of financial
situation
8. STEP 2: Matching
• Matching of NE and HE
with the help of the 2
IOs
STEP 3: Contracting and
preparation HE
• HE, NE and IOs
IO
establish agreements
• NE does pre-departure NE
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
exchange HE
IO
IO
10. Benefits for the new entrepreneur
(Maria)
• Maria has gained:
– Valuable experience in running a business in a relevant field, of
potential pitfalls and how to avoid them
– Knowledge on access to finance, business management,
marketing, etc…allowing her to refine her business plan
• Maria has now international perspectives, opening her eyes to
possible opportunities beyond the domestic market and a
potential business partner
11. Benefits for the host
entrepreneur (Gert)
Günther has:
• developed a new potential business partnership
• benefited from the input of a motivated & creative
collaborator
• developed new perspectives and information on a new,
foreign market
• the possibility to network with other experienced host
entrepreneurs in other EU-member states
• the satisfaction of mentoring a potential new
entrepreneur
12. REMPART technical
implementation
INTER Nº of NEs Nª of HEs
INTRA Nº of NEs N° of HEs
consortium provided provided
consortium provided provided
Spain 3 2
Spain 6 7
ITC 0 2
ITC 0 3
FULP 2 0
FULP 3 2
FEULL 1 0
FEULL 3 2
Italy 3 2
Italy 6 6
TECNOPOLIS 3 3 TECNOPOLIS 2 1
REGIONE 3 3 REGIONE 1 1
PUGLIA PUGLIA
Finland 5 5 Finland 3 3
ENSIMETRI 5 5 ENSIMETRI 3 3
Bulgaria 6 5 Bulgaria 3 3
BRCCI 6 5 BRCCI 3 3
Portugal 2 2 Portugal 1 1
CEIM 2 2 CEIM 1 1
Total 25 25 Total 13 11
13. Registration
Interested new and experienced
entrepreneurs shall apply for the
programme via the website:
www.erasmus-entrepreneurs.eu
(from 19.02.09 onwards)
870 stays abroad shall be organised in 2009-
2010 and registrations should be done by
December 2009
14. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
ATTENTION!
Contact
Regione Puglia – Bollenti Spiriti
Massimo Avantaggiato m.avantaggiato@regione.puglia.it
Tecnopolis PST Scrl – Creazione d’Impresa
Gaetano Grasso – g.grasso@tno.it
www.erasmus-entrepreneurs.eu