Ten years ago, Project Ahead was involved for the first time in the Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs Programme. Last Thursday (February 13), we organized Happy Hour for Entrepreneurs - Celebrating Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs.
Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs Programme offers,funded by the European Commission, is aimed at young aspiring entrepreneurs. Thanks to a local contact point like Project Ahead, the aspiring entrepreneur can plan his/her exchange, gaining the skills needed to start and/or improve a SMEs in Europe. Project Ahead), è rivolto a giovani aspiranti imprenditori affinché possano sviluppare le skills necessarie a creare e/o dirigere una PMI in Europa.
Dialogue Place, based in the heart of the Quartieri Spagnoli, hosted the event Happy Hour for Entrepreneurs - Celebrating Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs., ospitato nello spazio di coworking spaces Among the participants there were both young entrepreneurs who went abroad for 1-6 months and entrepreneurs who hosted foreign young entrepreneurs. foreign young entrepreneurs.
Here the participants and their experiences:
Maurizio Nazzaro,, a Neapolitan entrepreneur specialized in enology, was hosted in UK by Mr. Carlos Blanco,an expert in this sector. Although it was one of the shortest exchanges Project Ahead organized, Maurizio considers it was a fundamental experience for his business thanks to which he could gain professional expertise.
Fiore Zullo and his wife Carla Robertson founded Teatro Simurgh.They have worked in Latin America and Africa for thirty years. So, when the came back to Italy, they decided to host Magdalena Lamza,a young promising Polish actress. Fiore and Carla showed her the tricks of the trade. Theatre is not just art, but also an intense teamwork.
graduated in biochemistry, is passionate about non-formal education. She wants to learn how starts a business and develops research activities and scientific dissemination. Currently, she is working at Fondazione Idis, operating arm of Città della Scienza; thanks to this exchange, she is studying the strategies and the management models she will repeat in Turkey.
Claudio D’Agostino is the Immaginaria Coop Sociale Onlus President, focused on project management and international training courses. Recently, Zoi Diakoumogiannopouloubegan her exchange: she is a Greek worker who wants to learn all the secrets of project management, to create her own business.
Here, Francesco could improve his Consorzio Funghi del Mediterraneo, demonstrating that Balkans are a place for successful business as well as other more popular places.
Francesco’s experiences was voted as Best EYE Story Content 2019! Best EYE Story Contest 2019!
For more information about Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs Programme offers, contact us segreteria@pja2001.eu.phone 081412404.