1. ERASMUS PER GIOVANI IMPRENDITORI Bollenti Spiriti European Job Days 2009 Bari – Fiera del Levante 16 Set 09

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. IO STEP 1: Online application Application from NE Application checked by IO HE states interest to participate File is checked by IO NE HE 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. NE IO STEP 2: Matching Matching of NE and HE with the help of the 2 IOs STEP 3: Contracting and preparation HE, NE and IOs establish agreements NE does pre-departure induction NE receives a grant HE IO

9. NE IO HE STEP 4: stay abroad Duration: 1-6 months On-site support provided by the host IO to the NE Reporting about the exchange 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 INTRA consortium Nº of NEs provided N° of HEs provided Spain67 ITC03 FULP32 FEULL32 Italy66 TECNOPOLIS33 REGIONE PUGLIA 33 Finland55 ENSIMETRI55 Bulgaria65 BRCCI65 Portugal22 CEIM22 Total25 INTER consortium Nº of NEs provided Nª of HEs provided Spain32 ITC02 FULP2 0 FEULL10 Italy32 TECNOPOLIS21 REGIONE PUGLIA 11 Finland33 ENSIMETRI33 Bulgaria33 BRCCI33 Portugal11 CEIM11 Total1311

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.eum.avantaggiato@regione.puglia.itg.grasso@tno.it www.erasmus-entrepreneurs.eu