Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs

Project date: 01. 02. 2023 - 31. 01. 2027

Webpage:

http://www.erasmus-entrepreneurs.eu/index.php

Contact: David Rakar

Phone: +386 (0)31 342 221

E-mail: erasmus@tp-lj.si

Since 2019, the Ljubljana Technology Park has been participating in the Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs programme, which helps future and young entrepreneurs acquire the competences and skills to start and/or successfully run a small business.
The entrepreneurs go to an established company in the European Union for 1 to 6 months and gain invaluable experience, exchange knowledge and ideas during their stay.

If you are already an experienced entrepreneur, you can participate in the programme as a guest entrepreneur and mentor young entrepreneurs. Further information can be found here.

The programme is open to everyone: students, young people and others who want to become entrepreneurs in the future, as well as those who already have an entrepreneurial idea.

You can also apply if you already have your own business that is less than 3 years old. Experienced entrepreneurs who have been running their own business for more than 3 years are not excluded. You can become a host for young or future entrepreneurs.

What does the programme offer entrepreneurs?

• Gain invaluable experience in one of the participating EU countries,
• improve your entrepreneurial skills,
• improve your language skills and competences,
• network between business people and SMEs,
• establish new trade contacts for experienced entrepreneurs and learn more about opportunities in another EU country through budding and young entrepreneurs,
• facilitate access to new markets and the search for potential business partners.

How can you participate?

Anyone interested in participating in the Business Exchange Programme should submit an online application, attach a CV (Europass) and a business plan and select their preferred local contact point - the intermediary organisation. Your local contact point will guide you through the entire process.

The most important steps in the programme participation process:

• Prepare everything you need for the application: Resume, cover letter and business plan;
• Register online, add your CV and business plan to your application and select your local intermediary organisation;
• find a suitable host entrepreneur abroad, either with the help of an intermediary organisation or on your own via the database for young entrepreneurs;
• sign a training programme with the new entrepreneur or host entrepreneur and contact us to arrange the details;

Start of the stay abroad: The duration of the exchange can vary between 1 and 6 months, with the possibility of splitting the duration into several separate periods (provided that the total duration of the training does not exceed 12 months).

The financial support is paid to the new entrepreneur in several instalments, according to an agreement between the entrepreneur and his local contact point.

More information about the programme can be found on the official website of Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs.

Contact the programme coordinator at the Ljubljana Technology Park: David Rakar, erasmus@tp-lj.si