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ENSPIRE EU. by Project Manager Allan Nordby Ottesen South Denmark European Office. WWW.ENSPIRE.EU. AGENDA . WHAT IS ENSPIRE EU ABOUT ? Project aim , The consortium , Background , Challenges , Solutions, Opportunities , Target groups & Activities . SHALL WE INSPIRE TOGETHER?
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ENSPIRE EU by Project Manager Allan Nordby Ottesen South Denmark European Office WWW.ENSPIRE.EU
AGENDA WHAT IS ENSPIRE EU ABOUT? Project aim, The consortium, Background, Challenges, Solutions, Opportunities, Target groups & Activities. SHALL WE INSPIRE TOGETHER? Pleaseshareyourideas, thoughts and experienceswithus!
BACKGROUND “The desire for Europeans to be self-employed is decreasing. -Especially in the EU15.” Eurobarometer Entrepreneurship Survey 2007 and 2009
ENSPIRE EU Expenses for improvement of entrepreneurialframework e.g: Small Business Act More Finance Free Access to Counseling Entrepreneurialmindset: Willingness to BecomeEntrepreneur
PROJECT AIM Enspire EU aims to boost the Enprepreneurialmindset by: • IDENTIFYINGandSHOWCASINGtheBESTPRACTICES of howweinspire Europeans to becomeentrepreneurs • EXCHANGE THESE BEST PRACTICES i.e. transfer and adoptsuccessfulinitiatives from aroundEurope • PROVIDING POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS for better policy effectuationwithinentrepreneurship
CHALLENGES • AWARENESS OF THE ALTERNATIVE that self-employment is to being a wage earner • ACCESS TO CAPITAL – especially relevant to the ENSPIRE EU target groups • ADMINISTRATIVE BARRIERS to put up your own business • SUCCES RATE for small and medium sized businesses
SOLUTIONS • AWARENESS CREATION • CREATE INCENTIVES TO BECOME SELF-EMPLOYED • REMOVE OBSTACLES - administrative barriers etc.
OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE CONSORTIUM • KNOWLEDGE OF EUROPE’S PROBLEMS IN THIS FIELD • A BIG NUMBER OF SUGGESTED SOLUTIONS • A STRONG BASIS TO INFLUENCE POLICIES
TARGET GROUPS The 3 Target Groups as defined by the consortium: • DISADVANTAGED/ CHALLENGED: Women, Migrants and disabled people • DISCOURAGED: Long-term unmemployed people (over 45 years old) and people with a low level of education • DISCONNECTED: Young people at the secondary level of education who are disconnected from the school system.
LET’S ENSPIRE TOGETHER! PLEASE SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCES AND THOUGHTS WITH US. LET’S ENSPIRE EUROPEANS TO BECOME ENTREPRENEURS, AND TOGETHER CREATE POLICY EFFECTUATIONS WITH IMPACT FOR FUTURE ENTREPRENEURS.