Peter Speech Brussels 17 April

COPIE Community of Practice

Inclusive Entrepreneurship

Peter Ramsden Frez ltd.and Paul Soto Grupoalba

The Problem COPIE addresses

Disadvantaged groups face a wide range of barriers to entrepreneurship

Existing policy on entrepreneurship often prioritises high-tech solutions

There is a huge amount of good practice Some Member States have produced a comprehensive

entrepreneurial ladder out of exclusion that works all target groups But we risk losing knowledge and good practice at the end of

Equal because the ideas do not get through to the next layer

The COPIE proposition

To maximise the work of funders, practitioners and innovators of good practice

Take lessons from Equal Validate the work of projects, DPs, National Thematic

Networks, and the European Equal Thematic group Put them into a usable format Take them into the Structural Funds 2007 - 2013

Background to the COP

4 years of working together on the Equal Thematic Group on Business Creation

Wide network of managing authorities that are used to working together

Experience of organising events and workshops at events (London, Antwerp, Warsaw etc)

Mature experience of DPs that have innovated on the ground

Above all commitment to working together

ETG developed the entrepreneurial ladder out of exclusion

Creating the culture for entrepreneurship Integrated business support for all  Access to appropriate finance Consolidation and growth

Each area populated with case studies from DP projects

Communities of practice

A group of people who share a common concern, a set of problems or a passion about a topic and who deepen their knowledge and expertise by interacting on an ongoing basis

Etienne Wenger

Evolution of COPIE

COP proposal accepted December 2006 and granted €300,000 for 12 months

Four founding partners: Flanders, Germany, Spain, and Portugal plus UK (Wales)

France, Wallonia, Greece, Netherlands participate

Origins of the tool based approach

Analysis of best practice using the entrepreneurial ladder out of exclusion

BRIAN tool from Peter Lloyd for assessing 360 impact of social enterprise

Prowess: flagship status assessment from UK Development of tool for DG Employment on policies

measures for micro credit with Jan Evers ´How business friendly is your city?´ Marcus Weidner

of Kiz

We look at experience of 8 target groups

Formerly unemployed Women Migrants and ethnic minorities 50 plus Young people Under 30 People with disabilities Social enterprises

Four tables in the toolOne page per stakeholder

Where? Who fills it in?

How many questions?

Page 1 Experts 50

Page 2 Policy makers 30

Page 3 Business advisers

30

Page 4 Entrepreneurs

20

Results of the European tool

Rapid appraisal – 4-6 weeks start to finish, 15 minutes to 30 minutes

Engages your key stakeholders: policy makers, business advisers, entrepreneurs

Enjoyable and interesting Generates evidence and data on which to base policy

dialogue and practical actions Comprehensive results that cover all target groups

Regions using the COPIE tool

Phase 1 January -May 2007 UK Wales

D Berlin Mitte ES Asturias B Flanders P Lisbon

Phase 1.5 Summer 2007 Ireland (Limerick, Longford,

Dublin)

Phase 2 December – April 2008

Es Basque Country Es Andalusia Es Extremadura D Rhineland Palatinate D Brandenburg Cz Ustecky

Planned UK Northamptonshire (EM) UK Pendle (NW) It Venice It Torino

Inclusive entrepreneurship in the principality of ASTURIAS

D. Rafael Vigil Álvarez D. Guzmán García González-Posada

CIUDAD INDUSTRIAL DEL VALLE DEL NALÓN, S.A.U

Unidad Administradora del Fondo Social Europeo.

MINISTERIO DE TRABAJO Y ASUNTOS SOCIALES

May 2007

Recent achievements

To go from 5 to 15 regions: Animate virtual community of practice with web

2.0 functionality Developing an Action Plan approach

Key learnings

International working involves cross cultural communication

It takes time to build confidence and capacity It helps to involve people who are passionate

about what they are doing You need a good mix of policy people,

practitioners and experts Without forgetting the voice of the beneficiaries -

the entrepreneurs

Come to see us www.copie.esflive.eu

http://wikipreneurship.eu