1. Questions
What are the main barriers for young people to start and develop a business?
How to streamline plans and actions of different departments & levels of government, and of employment or start-up support organisations?
What schemes and plans can easily be scaled, or adapted to work in other countries?
Dos and don'ts  for implementing ESF and YEI schemes

2. Getting young people ready for doing business
Entrepreneurship:
Attitudes and skills needed for enterprising
Creating and developing a business
 Entrepreneurial attitudes and skills increase employability 2

3. Good Practice Examples that can be scaled and replicated Common features:
(1) A package of support:
Raise awareness, develop knowledge, skills, and attitudes
Provide guidance, advice, coaching and mentoring
Provide financial support (grants a/o loans)
Develop infrastructures for (youth) entrepreneurship

4. Good Practice Examples Common features:
(2) Implemented by professional teams outside the public sector
(3) Highly specific regarding targeted youth population
(4) Several rounds of selection 4

5. Good Practice Examples Common features:
5)Sectors with low market entry costs
IT; internet; communication and media
Wellbeing; care services
Retail
Education and Culture
Tourism
Crafts
Repair, renovation, recycling
Protecting the environment; efficient use of materials, and renewable energy
Food production and distribution 5

6. Good Practice Examples Common features:
Effective and efficient ESF implementation:
Good understanding of the complexity of situations, problems and opportunities
Business start up scheme is integrated in national or regional employment and SME strategies and action plans
Plans and actions of different departments & levels of government, and of employment or start-up support organisations are aligned
Robust mechanisms for monitoring, and evaluation and learning are established

7. Conclusions for ESF Programmes
Integrate schemes to promote entrepreneurship & business creation in ESF and YEI programmes
Align ESF and ERDF actions
Simplify cost verification requirements
Design integrated support packages
Establish EU level peer learning platform 7