Executive Summary Progress report Oct09 Summary_P… · presentations at conferences). A greater focus was placed on attracting HEs to the programme. The summer promotional campaign

First quarterly report

Activity Report Period Jul-Oct 2009 Summary Report

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Summary Report This summary report outlines the progress achieved by the 21 European Partnerships (EPs) for the third quarter of 2009 (i.e. July-October 2009), the major issues encountered and the measures undertaken to resolve them. It also gives a brief overview of the future actions planned for the next quarter of 2009 (i.e. November-January 2009). Main activities The activities carried out under the management and coordination of the EPs during the period mentioned above were characterised by the consolidation of existing contacts in the partnerships (intra and extra consortium) and with multipliers at regional and local level. The permanent contact by email, phone calls and regular coordination meetings helped to establish a cooperative way of work to achieve the partnerships’ goals. The programme process is now better understood and activities and responsibilities are clearly defined in the EPs which allows the programme to run more smoothly and effectively. However, the third quarter showed an activity decrease from some IOs, mainly it would seem due to the lack of human and financial resources. The second network meeting held in Brussels on 21-22 September 2009 was extremely useful for IOs in the sense that it helped to cement the relationships between the proactive IOs and also to provide the EC with feedback regarding the application process and the management tool. The IOs contributed actively to the meeting and took the opportunity to discuss difficulties and success factors face to face. This was especially the case for IOs which are not able to meet due to their location. The majority of IOs followed the communication and promotional activities coordinated by the SO since February 09 targeted at NEs/HEs using the conventional communication channels, namely media (press releases, press articles, TV and radio interviews) websites (newsletters, internet) mailing, letters, phone calls and events (workshops, face-to-face meetings, programme presentations at conferences). A greater focus was placed on attracting HEs to the programme. The summer promotional campaign obtained good results especially in Spain and Italy where there are more IOs. The success stories and testimonies contained in the October press pack helped attract the attention of journalists. A complete list of promotional actions carried out during the third period is available in the Annex. EPs became familiar with the overall building process in the management tool, and screening applications became routine even if it is still perceived as arduous work. The most active IOs regularly checked incoming applications and assessed them in due time further to their internal procedure. The type of applications under “on hold” status remain the same as mentioned in the previous summary report, mostly NEs for whom the business plan is incomplete, inappropriate or provided in a different language than English, and NEs who are waiting for a suitable HE since the demand is larger than the supply. The completed relationships have provided good feedback from both categories of entrepreneur and the HE is usually willing to participate a second time in the programme. On-site support consisted of individual training and welcome packs focusing mainly on information about the host country, assistance with practicalities including health, insurance, housing, transport and compliance with national regulations. The IOs oversee the ongoing exchanges with NEs

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through regular contacts by email, phone calls and quality control when possible. HEs also provide support for NEs, taking care of their well-being during the stay. Main achievements The main outcome for this period is programme recognition. The summer and October press campaign helped to increase awareness of the programme, the most tangible result being an increased number of applications from entrepreneurs. For some EPs; this period has also been very intensive and productive in terms of following up applications and building relationships. The success stories/testimonies contained in the October press campaign had a good impact on journalists and HEs in the sense that it gives concrete and direct feedback from entrepreneurs who completed a relationship, but the more appropriate tool remains direct contact by email and phone calls. Main obstacles and measures undertaken Many difficulties encountered during the third period remain more or less the same as during the first and second quarter of 2009, namely: difficulties in recruiting HEs, the language barrier for HEs and the complexity of the IT tool, even though this has improved as IOs become more familiar with it and the tool is fine-tuned. The European Commission is aware of these issues from previous reports. The inactivity or lack of cooperation from certain IOs became a new issue during this period. This problem is mainly due to lack of financial and human resources. Some IOs have indeed noticed that the amount of work for the promotion, selection, matching and placement process exceeds to a large extent the budget initially allocated to it. Therefore, NEs’ placements became difficult, or in some cases impossible. The most proactive IOs have hired a new staff member and others are looking for alternative means of financing. In addition to this, the amount of administrative work behind the recruitment, building and execution process does not allow IOs to have more time for efficient promotion towards HEs, who require more attention in order to be convinced to apply for the programme. Nevertheless, IOs are strongly cooperating with key multipliers at local (business communities) and regional level to raise programme awareness among their members. On the other hand, the number of NE applications in the programme is quite satisfactory but the lack of HEs available in the management tool negatively impacts on the motivation of the NEs and, despite their high enthusiasm about the programme, they lose interest when they do not rapidly find an HE. Therefore, NEs now increasingly identify their HE before applying. The management tool is considered useful but not user-friendly and it does not provide relevant matches. Furthermore, certain IOs believe that the IT user manual for NEs and HEs should be provided in all EU languages.

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Planning and perspectives for the future According to their strategic planning, the EPs’ activities for the fourth quarter will be the following:

– Management and coordination of the programme within each EP; – Continuous promotion of the programme at national, regional and local level; – Recruitment, assessment of the applications, matchmaking and placement; – Relationships establishment and follow up of exchanges; – Quality control and evaluation, preparation of the induction trainings. – Promotion campaign to recruit NEs and HEs using the traditional channels of

communication; – The most active IOs will try to reach their targets.

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ANNEX Press campaign October 2009

EP PR activities References BW ENTMOB-NET

No information received (restructuring of the LIO)

Press articles Press article in local newspaper on the programme Media Press releases

Press release sent out by UEL (UK) (which did not receive much coverage from London press) & by Miset (FI).

Direct contact

Letters, mailing & phone calls

– Miset sent e-information letter to partners at local level – Poster customized to the IOs working in the Murcia region – UEL conducted a telesales campaign to companies interested in the

programme Internet Website

campaign – www.ge.camcom.it (Genova Chambre of Commerce) – www.im.camcom.it (Imperia Chambre of Commerce) – www.sp.camcom.it (La Spezia Chambre of Commerce) – www.legaliguria.coop (Ligue of Cooperatives Liguria) – www.liguria-pmi.it (article & link to the website www.erasmus-

entrepreneurs.eu) – www.infosetteliguria.it (locale economic digital newspaper) – www.sviluppoitalialiguria.it – www.invitalia.it (Italian Economic development Agency) – www.primocanale.it (Primocanale, regional television network) – www.facebook.com/bicliguria (SviluppomItalia Liguria’s facebook group) – www.aiccreliguria.it (Italian Association of the European Region and

Municipalities – www.unige.it (University of Genova)

Visits An information desk is open and Erasmus’s flyers are available in all the main regional info points.

Columbus

Events

Presentations – Presentation of the programme to new students of our own Business School, ENAE and among the new candidates to take part in our Senior programme on business creation.

– CEEIM is keeping raising awareness on the EYE program to the firms located in the incubator and other areas in the region to recruit HEs

– Presentation of EYE programme in the EEN annual conference held in Stockholm by 8th October 2009.

Internet Websites – logos on the websites Press article – articles in the newsletter Media Press interviews

– radio interview

Events – presentation of the programme at seminars and meetings

Cooperasmus

Note: Some of the partners have found their applications mainly through personal contacts. Some other have invested more on general communication strategies for a more large public. These are two different approaches. The choice can also depend on the resources on which the IO can count.

EE No information received

Events Meetings – 5 information events to recruit both NE’s and HE’s and 1 meeting with possible

cooperation partners that works for entrepreneur ship in Sweden. Internet Website

campaign Web marketing and advertisement via banners and publication of articles on different websites

EM

Network meetings

Information & coordination

– Contact with other Spanish Intermediary Organizations from other provinces of the country which are working with Host Entrepreneurs to help foreign New entrepreneurs to make an Erasmus in Spain and in a HE which would fit better

– (Finland) Introducing project to Programme Managers, Entrepreneurship Coordinators, International Coordinators and Business Advisors in Jyväskylä College, Jämsä College, Jyväskylä Institute of Adult Education and Äänekoski Institute of Vocational and Adult Education

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– Information to teachers and trainers who are responsible for work placements. (These teachers and trainers work closely with potential young entrepreneurs and host entrepreneurs.)

– Information to potential Host Entrepreneurs for NE-candidates from different countries

Letters and mailings

– Mailing to regional and national media and to multiplier actors across the country

– Cooperation agreements with local multiplier actors to support and promote the programme and to organize joint seminars / workshops to promote the project:

• Assodonna, Rome • Business Incubator, Siena • Local Development Agency, Sardegna • EM – Entrepreneurs Mobility Page 5 15/10/09

– (Spain) Direct contact with enterprises to act as HEs Emails with NE profile sent to the IOs of certain countries where the NE wants to go asking for the support on the HE searching phase – 30 European Direct Points: mailing to all Europena Direct Point of Cantabria’s

Region introducing of the Program and asking them for the dissemination of it.. Press releases

The press has not been contact again they are waiting for the first exchange before communicating again on a wide scale.

Media

Press interview

Italian partner was interviewed by Radio Rai 1 on September 17th. Previously, a press release on the programme was published on the web at www.pattoagro.it and www.agroccupazione.it on July 13th.

Newsletter Boutique de Gestion continued to publish articles in its newsletter that is supplied to more than a hundred key people throughout the region. In August, it particularly did a focus on the increasing number of applicants and applicant wannabes. This newsletter still regularly provides the readers with highlights on the project

EMAC

Events Seminars & exhibition

– One-day-seminars to inform potential NEs/HEs, on july 29th in St Laurent du Maroni, on August 7th in Maripasoula and on October 7th in Kourou. These one-day-seminars allowed raising the awareness of 12 applicants.

– On November 1st and 2nd Boutique de Gestion seized the opportunity of its invitation to a professional exhibition in Guadeloupe to inform entrepreneurs about the programme. During this event, information was also supplied to the Consular Chamber of Guadeloupe and Martinique with the prospect of recruiting NEs from these two overseas departments in the French Caribbean.

Network meeting

Boutique de Gestion reactivated all its partners (ADI, AGEFIPH, DDJS, CCIG, Microcrédit Guyane, CEGI/CGI/OGI, MLRG) so that they can in turn send potential applicants to the programme. More, the organization which got in touch with the Consular Chamber of Martinique in July, remained in contact throughout August, September and October: they are currently looking for potential NEs/HEs.

Epicentre No information received

Media

Press releases

– Publication of two press releases; – Radio interviews and also several written articles have been published. – Publications in newspapers and online Medias, relations with universities’

career centres.; publication of success stories at http://www.erasmus-entrepreneurs.eu/

Directs contact

Letters & mailing

Contacted more than 40 local institutions/organizations for specific matching activities mainly based on NEs profiles selected from IT tool as well as research and contact of requested potential HE (the summer period was in many cases a good time to reach entrepreneurs)

EXE Prize

Events Visits & workshops

– visited about 10 local partners institutions with NE and HE profiles in order to support potential matches;

– dedicated promotion during two day workshop within Euro-Desk Italy network meeting 16/17 June 2009);

– promoted the project during institutional events within Interreg initiatives, and EU delegations visits;

– Dissemination of information for the programme through the partnership and clusters’ network.

– Participation on various local events: • July1,2: Forum ESINET: European Space Incubators Network • July 6-7: visit of science Park of Chile: mention of European

Programmes and Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs • July 8: European program FIRE promoting renewable energies • July 10: Clusters meeting at l’Europole de l’Arbois in Aix en Provence:

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Capenergies (renewable energies), SCS cluster (secured communication solutions), RISQUES cluster (environmental hazards)

• Sept 8-9: EurOffice meeting in Berlin with all board members (celebrating Adlershof Berlin Science Park’s 100th anniversary)

• Sept 22: Visit of Chinese delegation • Sept 22-23: SAME : Sophia Antipolis Micro-Electronics Forum • Sept 24: Conference at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of

Nice about financing start-ups – Dissemination activities developed in cooperation with the most important

organisation related with SMEs in the Torino area. In particular: • The 12 Hubs of Innovation launched in the Piedmont Region in July,

each of them is a cluster of about 50-70 companies related to a wide range of business sectors;

– Finalization of the joint activities between Start Cup Torino Piemonte 2009 and the project EYE;

– Active I3P help desk for providing information about the programme;

Go for Xchange

Events Meetings – 12.09.09: Presentation „Das neue EU-Austauschprogramm für Existenzgründer und junge Selbständige: Erasmus für Jungunternehmer“ in the framework of the trade fair „Job und Karriere“ in Trier (DE)

– 16.09.09: Presentation “Erasmus für Jungunternehmer” in the framework of the conference „Mobilität zu Lernzwecken in der EU” in Bonn (DE)

– 24.09.09: Presentation „Erasmus für Jungunternehmer“ in the framework of the seminar „Fairwary“ at the University of Trier (DE)

Approximately 50 participants followed those presentations.

Internet In our website we built a permanent link to EYE programme and a promotional page Newsletter Publications of articles in newsletter and bi-weekly news bulletin which is sent to

approximately 35.000 companies of our Region. Letters & mailing

Phone calls & email

To NEs

Events Face to face meetings

– Interviews of new entrepreneurs interested on the project – direct mailing to approximately 300 new entrepreneurs eligible to the

programme – direct mailing to an extensive set of eligible SMEs – a direct mailing to all sector and employers’ federations as well as chambers of

Commerce, alumni associations of universities and business schools, and organizations for the promotion of entrepreneurship (such as Competento, Flemish Young Entrepreneurs, Flanders DC, …)

– dissemination of leaflets at the EU finance day for SMEs in Brussels (1st October 2009) as well as at other events of the Enterprise Europe Network

– Program presentation to students of universities, business school, schools of future managers(management school) and IFAG of Montluçon

Press release - Press release in July disclosing information on the Erasmus programme

Gymnasium

Media Press article – an article in the newsletter of the Agentschap Ondernemen which is sent to

approximately 50.000 companies

IMM Withdrawn from the programme

Letters & mailings

Face-to-face meetings &

– With universities, Incubators Companies, Technology Parks, Enterprises Associations, SME´s & other bodies.

– Presentation of the programme at the IOs websites including: • Register bulletin for details and advisement compilation NE (previous

register in the management tool Erasmus) • Leaflet of the Erasmus Program • User’s Guide. • Relation of the Intermediary Organizations-IO.

It was also realized promotional activities for the October Campaign, through press release and emailing in the Galician region, Spain, and in Portugal, and continued the contacts with several organizations multipliers for inclusion of the information of the Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs Programme in their websites and for the advisement in this matter

M4E

Media TV interview Interview of an NE

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Media Press release – Press Release on the 27th of July (www.agia.it); – At the end of July met the staff of the secretariat of CEJA, the European

Council of Young Farmers, in Brussels. As the unique farmer’s organization participating in the programme, CIA presented the initiative to the world of the European young farmers’ organizations. As a matter of fact, Ceja published several articles in its weekly newsletter in order to spread information among its members (see www.ceja.org - Ceja e-info n.30/n.33 August and September);

– A Press release was sent to various media including newspapers and radio stations on the occasion of the 3rd EYE - Media Campaign organised at European level by Eurochambres for the week 5 to 11 October. The press release has been published, on the Apex website (www.apex.coop). During the radio interviews held during the week 5-11 October Koperattivi Malta took a different perspective of the project and invited NEs and HEs to be interviewed on the radio to give their view and perspective of the project.

– Published several Press releases on the occasion of the 3rd EYE - Media Campaign organised at European level by Eurochambres for the week 5th to 11th October. On this occasion, a press released was published, on 8th October, on CIA’s website (www.cia.it) with the title “EYE: well the first results for new entrepreneurs in Europe” , another Press Release appeared, on 9th October, in Viniesapori (www.viniesapori.net), an informative portal specialising in the agricultural field. Finally a dedicated article appeared also in the Agra Press, the Italian press agency completely devoted to agricultural policies (see publication n.323, www.agrapress.it).

As regards the promotional activities carried out during the referred period, APEX (Koperattivi Malta) has:

Internet Website campaign

– Maintained the EYE’s banner, with a link to the official portal on the main page of the AGIA website, the CIA’s Association of Young Farmers. The section dedicated to the Erasmus contains: the latest Press Release, the Press Dossier, the Leaflet (in its Italian version) and an informative paper (see www.agia.it);

– Maintained the EYE’s banner, with a link to the official portal on the main page of www.apex.coop. In the section News and Events visitors will find Press releases and information about Erasmus. Koperattivi Malta is currently in the process of revamping its website. The new website will have a section dedicated to Erasmus for Young Entrepreneur and the company plans to stream all radio and television interviews given in order to promote Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs, and will also feature testimonials.

Newsletter – Dedicated a special section within the CIA-Brussels fortnightly newsletters (see, newsletters n.35 and 38 July and September). The first article was published in the section “grants and opportunities” and intended to underline the availability of grants for young farmers interested to spend a period abroad. The second article appeared in the section “brief news” with the aim of reminding CIA’s participation at the 2nd Networking Meeting in Brussels. Both the articles contained a link to the official website of the programme and information on the registering procedure;

– MEUSAC (Malta EU Steering and Action Committee) are dedicating a section to EYE in all of their monthly newsletters, Funding 4 EU. On a regular basis Koperattivi Malta will be sending them success stories and information about the project. MEUSAC organised a Seminar in Gozo entitled EU Funds for SMEs and Koperattivi Malta were guest speakers promoting the Erasmus for Young Entrepreneur Project. There was good response and feedback which also resulted in HEs and NEs registering on the portal.

Mesdep

Events – Promoted the programme on the occasion of CIA’s National Economic Conference. This year the conference was held on 1st and 2nd October in Lecce. On that occasion the project coordinator of Erasmus described to the management board, including several executives coming from different regions, the functioning of the programme and the actions taken so far.

– Meetings: Koperattivi Malta had meetings with various prospective NEs and HEs. Other meetings were held with the Malta Business Bureau wherein it was suggested that briefing sessions are held with their members to disseminate information about Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs. Two briefing sessions were held with members of the GRTU – General Retailers and Traders Union;

– Contacted a number of associated farmers in order to involve a high-quality level of Host Entrepreneurs’ profiles within the programme database;

– Sent information regarding the EC - Pilot Project to the Universities of

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Siena and Catania disseminating information among young students who have already completed their studies and can be interested in setting up their own activities.

Letters & mailing

– Established an internal shortlist with contacts of New and Host Entrepreneurs which expressed their interest in the past but never registered. This shortlist has been used to recall the entrepreneurs and remind them that the deadline for the application to the first pilot phase of the programme is foreseen for the end of December 2009, and informing them that there will be a second phase starting from January 2010 until December 2010;

Mailin g & letters

Promotional leaflets, posters and postcards distributed among partners and multipliers. – Short fact sheet in German – Individual promotion and individual meetings – Regional promotion events - collaboration with the chamber of commerce & – industry and other business-related institutions. Motivation of experienced

entrepreneurs /HEs – Launch of the “xing”-group EYE – Brochures will be provided to the “Service de la Vie Etudiante” of the

University of Luxembourg as they agreed to dispatch it to student organisations as well as to the heads of faculties.

– Concerning other business-related institutions, Luxinnovation is in contact with the “Confédération luxembourgeoise du Commerce –CLC” that will promote the programme to its members in its next newsletter.

– The programme was also mentioned in several regular meetings with customers if applicable to them.

Events – Forum Soft skills: 24 July 2009 - Best practice of German – Universities: promotion for multipliers and for new entrepreneurs – IT-Day Saarland 2009 – Company Contact Fair; congress hall – Saarbrücken: http://www.it-tag-saarland.de/ 18 September 2009 – opportunity to meet experienced entrepreneurs as well as start-ups – Entrepreneurs breakfast in the business incubator of Saarland University:

September 15 2009 – Regular tables for businesswomen : 11 September 2009 – Promotion in the framework of the Coaching- programme (workshop series for

future managers) of the WUT GmbH: on 18 August 2009, 30 September 2009. – Promotion in the framework of the “Business Development seminar: – project management” organised by WuT for young entrepreneurs: 13 October

2009 – National EXIST (www.exist.de)-Workshop: 28./29. September 2009-individual

promotion – Semester opening at the University: Information session 12 Oct 2009 – Promotion of the “Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs” at events covering

entrepreneurship like the award ceremony evening of the 1,2,3,Go Business plan competition. This individual presentation of the programme to experienced entrepreneurs as well as to business founders resulted in new subscriptions.

– Luxinnovation promoted the programme based on the results of the first exchange (Mr. Schaub / Mr. Lucius). It proved that the first “concrete” outcome of the programme rose interest among the journalists: Almost all Luxembourg newspapers as well as the national television covered the programme.

– In addition, the Luxembourg forum for Europe (europaforum.public.lu) recently interviewed these two participants.

– Xing: The Miles consortium, together with the EIC Trier, launched a social networking group at xing.com. The group, which was highlighted at last September’s network meeting, enabled networking among most German speaking IO’s. The members include IO’s as well as NE/HE’s that can exchange their experiences, a goal of the programme.

– With the beginning of the academic year, Luxinnovation started to intensify their public relations efforts for the programme towards new entrepreneurs.

Miles

Internet All relevant information is on the institutions’ website (http://www.unisaarland. de/kwt) and wiki (http://www.uni-saarland.de/gruenderwiki) Web presentation 'Saarland Offensive für Gründer – SOG' (http://www.sog.saarland.de ) and websites of regional network partners: IHK, ZPT With the participation in the “Xing-Network” (www.xing.com) the attention of further NEs/HEs to the programme can be called. As the Miles network launched a social

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networking group at xing.com networking among IO’s is easier. The members include IO’s as well as NE/HE’s that can exchange their experiences, a goal of the programme. Collaboration with the AstA –students department for entrepreneurship is helpful as bridge to self-employed students and freelancer. Concerning experienced entrepreneurs a staff member of Saarland University (responsible for technology transfer) is promoting the programme in regular meetings with regional companies.

Press coverage

Press releases, articles and brochures were published: – Euro Saar, Ausgabe 4/2009-10-15, S. 44/Wirtschaft – Press release PM: 9 October 2009 – Advertisement in the following brochures – AStA-Studienführer (‘Students guide’ 2009-2010) – “It’s your business”: brochure of the incubator for future managers – Press releases and web presentation

Especially for the first success story in July 2009 specific promotional activities took place: press releases were sent to regional contact points and interviews with journalists were arranged, video clips and TV interviews/ reports were recorded. With the first visible outcomes journalists’ interest in the programme has increased. The activities raised the programme’s awareness in both regions. Other functional dissemination activities like information booth on campuses and presentations for entrepreneurial-oriented students couldn’t take place because of the summer break but will be intensified with the starting academic year in October.

Media

TV TV-promotion: – On basis of the first exchange a promotional campaign started. – The regional TV “SR Fernsehen” interviewed all involved people: NE, Mr.

Schaub; HE, Mr. Lucius and the Mrs. Merkle from the IO and broadcasted a television report on 2nd September 2009, 19:20 h;

– “Aktueller Bericht”. http://www.familie-steinel.de/upload/Aktueller_Bericht_-_Schaub-2009-09-02-19-10.mp4

Events – 3rd of September “The European Entrepreneur Exchange Programme”, during

the AUTUMN Fair– Bacau , 17 participants; – 15th of September “Young entrepreneurs can learn from European

experience”, Erasmus program presentation to students from _George Bacovia_ University – Bacau, 22 participants ;

– 1st of October “The European Entrepreneur Exchange Programme”, programme presentation to economic agents from Bacau, Neam_ and Suceava counties, 43 participants;

– 8th of October “Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs”, during MEDICALEXPO Fair – Bacau, 17 participants;

– 2-6th of September - AUTUMN Fair – Bacau ; – 1st of October – “European Funds” – organised by Bacau Chamber of

Commerce and Industry; – 8-10th of October - MEDICALEXPO Fair – Bacau; – Presentation of the programme at the summer university for start ups of the

University of technology and economy (24th September)

Mov.ent

Websites – http://www.berlin.de/wirtschaft/aktuell/erasmus_jungunternehmer/index.php

– http://www.berlin-transfer.net/unternehmen/erasmus-fuer-jungunternehmer.html

– http://www.berlin.ihk24.de/produktmarken/starthilfe/Anlagen/_download/Infobrief-Unternehmensgruendung-und-fuehrung-Maerz-2009.pdf

– http://www.uv-berlin.de/news/index.php3?id=1366&rubrik=2 – http://www.b-p-w.de/2009/newsletters-details.php?ind=14 – http://www.openpr.de/news/325285/EU-Programm-Erasmus-

fuer-Jungunternehmer.html – http://www.b2b-deutschland.de/wirtschaftsnews/090320/neu-

erasmus-fuerjungunternehmer/index.php

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– http://www.gruender-set.de/presse/aktuelles/58-gsub-vermittelt-erasmus-stipendien-fuerjungunternehmer.html

– http://www.leipzig.ihk.de/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-169/96_read-14519/branch-/

– http://www.gruender-lausitz.de/Betreuung – http://www.fu-

berlin.de/wirtschaft/profund/angebote/gruendertreffen/Download.html

– http://opus.kobv.de/zlb/volltexte/2009/7508/pdf/NAchste_Nr_72_2009.pdf

Letters & mailing

– 300 project flyers printed as promotional materials; – 2128 e-mails (Erasmus programme presentation) sent to the potential NE ; – 4401 e-mails (Erasmus programme presentation) sent to the potential HE ; – Banner on the Bacau Chamber of Commerce website – www.cciabc.ro

(10721 hints) – 1.000 project flyers printed as promotional materials; – Banner gsub mbH website www.gsub.de

Media Press coverage

- Article in the magazine bick (circulation of 10.000 copies) - Article in the crafts’ chamber magazine

Press release – A press release about the programme was published on July 2nd. 2 online

newspapers published the press release, see e.g: – http://www.osthessen-news.de/beitrag_A.php?id=116823 – http://www.ziaruldeiasi.ro/finantari-europene/titlu-programului-

erasmus-pentru-tineriintreprinzatori~ni5cnt – http://www.3ner.ro/Anunturi/erasmus-pentru-tineri-

intreprinzatori – http://www.immromania.ro/ptir/noutate.php?id=13 – http://www.immromania.ro/ptir/noutate.php?id=14 – http://www.immromania.ro/ptir/noutate.php?id=15 – http://www.netguide.ro/site/www.ptir.ro – 02/07/09: presentation of the programme and distribution of promotional

material to 18 people. They are old beneficiary of I Tech Off (business incubator for new enterprises - set by the three founding partners Aster, University of Bologna and Fondazione Alma Mater ) and beneficiary of the We Tech Off (is the business incubator of Aster);

Media

Press article – 2 articles published in 2 major business newspaper (including interviews with me, HE’s and NE’s).

Open-eye

Internet Website campaign

The following multipliers and networks were contacted in order to actively get involved in activities concerning the transfer of information and public relation: Wirtschaftsjunioren Gießen Hessen IT Network (Hessen-IT is the program of the Hessian Ministry for the Economy to support the Hessian information and communication technology (ICT) sector in their market development as well as small and medium-sized enterprises in their efficient and creative use of ICT.) National E-Business Network (Netzwerk Elektronischer Geschäftsverkehr) www.ecnet. de “Route A 66” Business Start-up network of four universities in the Frankfurt Rhine Main region Fachhochschule Wiesbaden (University of Applied Science, Faculty of International Industrial Engineering and Management) The following meetings with information about the project were arranged: a. July 2009: Project presentation at meeting of “Kompetenznetz Gründungsberatung Darmstadt Rhein Main Neckar” which brings together some 30 organizations as the business incubation units of the chambers, the federal labour office, the business incubation centres, the universities of applied sciences, the business women network,

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the patent information centre (PIZ) as well as municipalities and districts b. July 2009: Project presentation at meeting of potential and young entrepreneurs from the creative industries area, TIGZ Gustavsburg (9 participants) c. July 2009: Meeting with 9 prospective NE, TIGZ creative industries d. July 2009: Project presentation at 19th Networkmeeting of the Hessian IT-Initiatives (Treffen des Netzwerks der hessischen IT-Initiativen) July 2009: Radio interview Radio Rüsselsheim, K2R JEUNE: - Attendance to the 2nd Networking meeting in Brussels, 22nd September - Participation in Networking Lunch with the members of the OPEN-EYE, 22nd September - Dissemination of the programme trough the members of JEUNE - Email encouraging the JEUNE members to register to the Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs database as potential Host or Young entrepreneurs - Specific email to the JEUNE members in Germany - Invitation to Host entrepreneur Niels Bramsen to the General Assembly of JEUNE, 16th October to explain his experience as a host entrepreneur to the members of JEUNE

Network meetings

Information & coordination

Letters and mailings

– Some contacts with Confesercenti Bologna (at national level it is the main category association which regroups about 27.000 enterprises in the following sectors: services, tourism, craft, and SME);

– 25.09.09: distribution of leaflets during the European event Researcher’s Night 09. We are focusing on entrepreneurs that already established their start-ups and are trying to find international partners to help them to growth. We believe this public can take more from the program and can match the outcomes expected from the European Commission.

Events Seminars & exhibition

Further programme presentations took place at the booth of the Hochschule Fulda at the regional Fair and Congress FIBIT (http://fibit.de) in Fulda (4-5.9.09), at the business and startup fair “Gündermesse” in Fulda (18.9.09) at the booth of the University and with a presentation by Thomas Berger (inter.research e.V.). The presentation by Thomas Berger was also announced widely in the regional press, see http://www.open-eye.net/content/section/5/71/lang,english/ The programme was also presented during the reception of the Institute inter.research e.V. in the framework of its 10th anniversary (29.9.09) with more than 90 people attending and it is mentioned in the brochure (circulation: 1000) and in the newsletter of the institute. Inter.research e.V. furthermore organised a project meeting and networking lunch with IOs and 2 new entrepreneurs in Brussels (see press article: – 06/07/2009 – 11/07/09: presentation of the programme and distribution of the

leaflet and press kit to 24 people in the framework of the Aster DOC initiative. Aster DOC is an educational programme organised by Aster addressed to young post graduate students from all Universities of Emilia Romagna region. The main content of this programme concerns the relationship among University, Industry and local context, the innovation process, the creation of innovative enterprises (academic spin off, BP, intellectual property, etc.);

– 17.09.09: presentation of the project and activities to the referent of Bologna Province. The referent is a staff member of Business Angels Network (BAN) in Bologna. BAN Bologna is a no-profit organisation which aims to guarantee the matching between entrepreneurs who require capital funding and management skills and informal investors who offer their own capital and managerial support.

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Rempart Events – Presentation in Cámara de Comercio de Tenerife (Departamento Desarrollo Empresarial). Santa Cruz de Tenerife.7 October 2009

– Presentation in Cabildo de Tenerife within the press conference about the Project TRANSCREA (INTERREG MAC 2007 – 2013). 29 September 2009

– Presentation at Enterprising Meeting. La Gomera. 24 September 2009. – Presentation at Jornadas de Motivación en Aula. Emprende Project of FEULL,

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during September - October 2009 – Participation in Radio Campus program of ULL http://www.rcampus.net 28

September 2009 – Promotion to Enterprise Europe Network clients in the Canary Islands2. As a

result, the HE Paco Caballero (Spain) has a relationship with NE Adrian Hristov (Bulgaria) in ICT sector. Date of arrival November 2009.

– Dissemination of HE David Aguado profile in First Class tool (intranet tool for Enterprise Europe Network members), looking for a NE with specific skills in Safety at work. As a result, Unioncamere Calabria has identified a potential NE in Italy and is waiting for registration and validation of the relationship.

– Presentation of Results of V Edition of our Entrepreneurship Programme On 1st July, during the celebration of our annual event where we present the results of our programme, we also presented the Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs initiative to the assistants. Around 120 people participated in this event, between entrepreneurs, would be entrepreneurs and professionals of the area of promoting entrepreneurship. Information session On 25th September, we were invited to deliver an information session on entrepreneurship and the Erasmus Program aimed at the telecommunication engineering students, celebrated at their Faculty. Around 25 students attended this event. Information session On 1st October, we were invited to deliver an information session on entrepreneurship and the Erasmus Program aimed at the ICT engineering and maths students celebrated at their Faculty. Around 20 students attended this event. – Permanent post at our virtual community: www.emprendeull.ning.com – Activities of dissemination between the new companies of the Tecnopolis

Incubator; – Collaboration to a technical workshop in Cassano delle Murge (Ba) on

October 3rd concerning to industrial clusters, new enterprises and technological innovation in the regional wine sector;

– Participation to the European Job Days 2009, organized by Eures Puglia and held on Sept. 16th at the Fiera del Levante in Bari.

– Participation to the event organized by Tecnopolis PST scarl on October 3rd concerning the new enterprises and the technological innovation in the regional wine sector;

– Participation to the European Job Days 2009, organized by Eures Puglia and held on Sept. 16th at the Fiera del Levante in Bari.

– The main emphasis during the period was put on the first exchange of Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs programme achieved through the assistance of the Bulgarian-Romanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BRCCI) in its role as an intermediary organization. On September 7 a press release in Bulgarian language was sent to the media announcing that Evelin Petkov from Bulgaria will spend 6 months working with Maxi Torau, his Italian host entrepreneur. In the third quarter of 2009 there have been two successful and approved by the European Commission relationships involving NEs from Bulgaria and almost half of the budget of BRCCI will be spent on financing those two new entrepreneurs. Both exchanges will be for the maximum stay of six months. That’s why the main efforts were directed towards making public the positive progress of the programme. During the period BRCCI received lots of phone calls from potential candidates. They asked different questions and received information about the right way to apply for EYE programme.

– ENSIMETRI has informed about the project during the summer 2009. There has been a piece of news in Pirkanmaan Yrittäjä (Tampere region’s Entrepreneur)-newspaper/14th of August about one of our NE Ms Ritva Ruponen. REMPART Page 6 14/10/2009

– ENSIMETRI has contacted a couple of local newspapers and there s going to be a piece of news about our NE Mrs Anita DE Coteau in Nowember s Pirkanmaan Yrittäjä-newspaper. There’s also going to be a piece of news about Mrs De Coteau in one of our local newspaper Pohjois-Satakunnan Sanomat. YLE (Finnish TV-station) is going to make a document about Portugal and Mrs De Coteau is going to perform in that document. It’s going to be broadcasted in January. ENSIMETRI has frequently events for the entrepreneurs so advertises this project always there. At least there are always brochures present.

– Presentations 3 (5th of September Finnish Entrepreneurs Day, 8th -10th of September Subcontracting Exposition and 23rd of September Young Entrepreneurs’ Occasion)

– CEIM – BIC Madeira during this last quarter had held several activities to

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promote and disseminate the Programme, despite this quarter covered the holiday season.

– Several meetings with potential host entrepreneurs and new entrepreneurs, just like the ones that were made in the first and second quarter, essentially to describe the project itself and the specific advantages in their participation.

Press article Press release, articles and presentations: – http://www.ceim.pt/images/stories/projectos/090806_erasmus.

pdf) – http://www.ceim.pt/images/stories/projectos/090219_erasmus_

apresentacao_conferencia_imprensa.pdf) – http://www.ceim.pt/index.php?option=com_content&task=view

&id=430&Itemid=238

Media

Press article – http://www.ceim.pt/images/stories/projectos/090806_erasmus.pdf)

– http://www.erasmus-entrepreneurs.eu/press/05-10-09_Entrepreneurial_networking_in_Brussels4ac9ea4132e93.pdf

– FULP Boletín I+D+i: Fundación Universitaria de Las Palmas has an on-line news service called Boletín I+D+I. This service compiles and sends via e- mail on a daily basis interesting news for students, researchers and businesses. Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs has been published via this medium. Currently we have 3.172 people registered to receive this news bulletin every day.

– Press release & articles 2 (going to be on11th of November and 15th of November)

– Radio/TV interviews 1 (going to be one tv document, it s going to be broadcasted in January 2010)

Newsletter – 7th July 2009: http://www.fulp.ulpgc.es/?q=boletin_mostrarnoticia&codigo_noticia=18938

– 10th August 2009: http://www.fulp.ulpgc.es/?q=boletin_mostrarnoticia&codigo_noticia=19091

– 25th August 2009: http://www.fulp.ulpgc.es/?q=boletin_mostrarnoticia&codigo_noticia=19146

– 21st September 2009: http://www.fulp.ulpgc.es/?q=boletin_mostrarnoticia&codigo_noticia=19244

– 2nd October 2009: http://www.fulp.ulpgc.es/?q=boletin_mostrarnoticia&codigo_noticia=19305

– 8th October 2009: http://www.fulp.ulpgc.es/?q=boletin_mostrarnoticia&codigo_noticia=19341

Internet websites – 1 Red CIDE is a regional network coordinated by ITC, providing innovation services to SMEs www.redcide.es

– 2 ITC is member of Enterprise Europe Network in the Canary Islands. www.een-canarias.org

– http://www.dnevnik.bg/evropa/biznes/2009/09/07/780455_bulgarsko-rumunskata_palata_startira_obmen_po_programa/

– http://news.expert.bg/n260382/ – http://www.ruseinfo.net/news_66275.html – http://www.ceim.pt/images/stories/projectos/090528_poster_er

asmus_a3.pdf) – There is a permanent promotion at ITC website www.itccanarias.org as

well as Enterprise Europe Network in the Canary Islands www.een-canarias.org Some folders, brochures and guidelines for applicants are provided at ITC premises with regional REMPART contact details, as well as

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an electronic info pack including the Europass CV and business plan templates.

– http://www.plandeempleo.ulpgc.es/index_paginas.php?pagina=erasmus_emprende

Events Information

dissemination – Presentation of Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs to the 25 organizations of

the Var region. – Presentation to The Var’s Chamber of Business with the cooperation of the

city of Toulon (working union, engineering universities, mayor…) – Meeting to present the programme to other Madrid institutions to facilitate

their diffusion and communication activities among their enterprises and associates.

– Individual calling of each NE who wants information, new inscription planned of a few of them. We can think that some relationships are going to be created.

– Interview for the newspaper “La Croix” – Creation of 300 leaflets / files introducing the program to the 25 organizations – Presentation of the programme to the following groups and interested people

in Crete: • To Science & Technology Park of Crete companies • To students and graduates of the Technical University of Crete

(Chania, Crete) (www.career.tuc.gr) • to students and graduates of the Technological Educational

Institute of Crete (TEI of Crete). • To individual entrepreneurs

– Presentation in several events organized locally Mailing & letters

Email & phone calls

– In addition to this, they provided support to over interested people (NEs and HEs) through e-mail and telephone

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CEEI Provence is presenting the project during dedicated “breakfast”,

business meetings or lunches. The audience is constituted by its final target (firm managers) – the involvement of its networks is not enough efficient to only concentrate its promotional activities on them. CEEI Provence has built 2 PowerPoint documents that enable it to dispense from 15 to 60 minutes of explanations. From June, CEEI Provence achieved 2 meetings (one for a town situated in an economic restructuring zone, one for business social networks oriented club).

The Polish Chamber of Commerce has prepared information for companies in its monthly newsletter for Wielkopolski Capital Klub. In September 2009 information about the project has been on our website www.pcc.org.pl. Information about the advantages of participating in programme has been given to almost every client witch visited the Chamber. We have posters in the office and brochures, which are available for every person visiting our chamber. Information about the project is provided currently

The IHK- Projektgesellschaft has used its network and projects for promoting the Erasmus project again. In addition that IO has established contacts with two colleges. Their students are very interested in Erasmus, but it needs time, until they will have been finished their studies. Unfortunately only a few students want to become self-employed. They have fear of the global crisis and shrink from the risks of self-employment. Through the cooperation with job centres, companies and agencies, the IHK-Projektgesellschaft could promote the Erasmus programme further. The most effective promotion is the success of the exchanges. Silvio Kunze, a new entrepreneur, came back from Austria, two weeks ago. Two articles about his activities, his positive experiences, and his success as a whole have been published: the first one in Das Forum, the other one in Das Wirtschaftsforum. The IHK-Projektgesellschaft has now the hope that some more entrepreneurs are interested in the Erasmus programme.

Smee

CEEI Albacete and BIC Euronova have sent new information about the project progress to the media in order to encourage entrepreneurs to demand details about the programme. Both IOs along with EOI and CADE (Andalusian Entrepreneurs Centre) have provided training courses

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intended to help entrepreneurs in the process of starting their business. So, target groups of the programme EYE attend these training actions due to this it was essential to have the chance to spread the programme and to encourage the participation of these NE. Furthermore as in the previous case, CEEI Albacete along with EOI provides course concerning internationalization. The main difference, regarding the previous course, is the profiles of the participants due to they are HEs instead NEs. So, it was quite productive to present the programme in this course, in which more than 20 HEs, interested in selling their products abroad, were present. BIC Euronova has promoted the Erasmus programme in “BIC Euronova Innovative Breakfasts” These are periodical meetings were some companies of the incubator participate to exchange information about them with other companies, and receive information about the projects in which BIC Euronova is currently working. The main difference, regarding the previous workshops, is the profiles of the participants due to they are also HEs not only NEs. So, it was quite productive to present the programme in these meetings where more than 15 HEs interested in selling their products abroad were present

Events

Meetings – The Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs Programme has been promoted mainly from the General Secretaries of the two Chambers of Commerce during their official visits in Italy, Slovakia and Hungary.

– Department of Planning and Regional Development of the University of Thessaly promoted the Programme both in the University and in the local SMEs background in order to speed up the NE and HE registration process.

Media Press articles – Articles of the Programme have been published in different websites and magazine (for example the official magazines of the two Italian Chambers of Commerce abroad).

Smeboost

Mailing & letters

– promotional material (brochures, pens, stickers) have been sent by partners to interested parties

Media Press articles - Publishing articles in IOs’ Newsletters and other regular communications tools.

- Contact with media. Mailing & letters

- Mailings to the database of the IOs

Internet - Permanent information in the IOs’ web pages

Ulixes’eyes

Events Seminars & conferences

- Presentation of the programme in any event - seminars, conferences, … - in which the IO participate related with entrepreneurs.