By Project Manager Allan Nordby Ottesen South Denmark European Office ENSPIRE EU .

by Project Manager Allan Nordby OttesenSouth Denmark European Office

ENSPIRE EU

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AGENDA

WHAT IS ENSPIRE EU ABOUT? Project aim, The consortium, Background, Challenges, Solutions, Opportunities, Target groups & Activities.

SHALL WE INSPIRE TOGETHER?Please share your ideas, thoughts and experiences with us!

BACKGROUND“The desire for Europeans to be self-employed is decreasing. -Especially in the EU15.” Eurobarometer Entrepreneurship Survey 2007 and 2009

ENSPIRE EUExpenses for improvement of entrepreneurial framework e.g:Small Business ActMore FinanceFree Access to Counseling

Entrepreneurial mindset: Willingness to Become Entrepreneur

PROJECT AIMEnspire EU aims to boost the Enprepreneurial mindset by:

IDENTIFYING and SHOWCASING the BEST PRACTICES

of how we inspire Europeans to become entrepreneurs

EXCHANGE THESE BEST PRACTICES

i.e. transfer and adopt successful initiatives from around Europe

PROVIDING POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS

for better policy effectuation within entrepreneurship

THE CONSORTIUM

CHALLENGES

AWARENESS OF THE ALTERNATIVE that self-employment is to being a wage earner

ACCESS TO CAPITAL – especially relevant to the ENSPIRE EU target groups

ADMINISTRATIVE BARRIERS to put up your own business

SUCCES RATE for small and medium sized businesses

SOLUTIONS

AWARENESS CREATION

CREATE INCENTIVES TO

BECOME SELF-EMPLOYED

REMOVE OBSTACLES

- administrative barriers etc.

OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE CONSORTIUM

KNOWLEDGE OF EUROPE’S PROBLEMS IN THIS FIELD

A BIG NUMBER OF SUGGESTED SOLUTIONS

A STRONG BASIS TO INFLUENCE POLICIES

TARGET GROUPSThe 3 Target Groups as defined by the consortium:

DISADVANTAGED/ CHALLENGED:

Women, Migrants and disabled people DISCOURAGED:

Long-term unmemployed people (over 45 years old) and people with a low level of education

DISCONNECTED:

Young people at the secondary level of education who are disconnected from the school system.

ENSPIRE EU ACTIVITIES I JAN.2010-DEC.2012

ENSPIRE EU ACTIVITIES II JAN.2010-DEC.2012

LET’S ENSPIRE TOGETHER!

PLEASE SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCES AND THOUGHTS WITH US. LET’S ENSPIRE EUROPEANS TO BECOME ENTREPRENEURS, AND TOGETHER CREATE POLICY EFFECTUATIONS WITH IMPACT FOR FUTURE ENTREPRENEURS.