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European Seminar: Business Mentoring Success Stories

Discover successful Italian business mentoring experiences by Elisabetta Cannova from Speha Fresia, focusing on entrepreneurship and employability. Learn about integrating mentor profiles, outcomes, challenges, and future e-mentor projects.

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European Seminar: Business Mentoring Success Stories

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  1. European Seminar Mentoring on Emplyability and Entrepreneurship: success storiesHelsinki, Finland - 8th of March 2011 Italian experience on business mentoring for young people by ElisabettaCannova – Speha Fresia

  2. First experienceof “integration” ofMentorprofiles in guidance and coachingpathwaysfornew business start-ups: through NOW programmefrom 1997 to 2001 with the projectsof Women Enterprises Incubator.

  3. Findings from Incubators experienceDefinition of staff and professionals to be engaged in the process of business start-up: welcome assistant, guidance counsellor, business counsellor/coach, tutor and trainers, co-managers, mentorsWeak points: financial sustainability for the whole structure; entrepreneurs availability to play the role of mentors

  4. Outcomes related to the “mentoring approach”: visits, meetings, short stages at the enterprise meetings at the Incubator between would-be entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs mentors facilitated by the business coach on specific needs Creation of an association of Women Entrepreneurs with starters and owners of enterprises

  5. Outcomes related to the “mentoring”:The women entrepreneurs association promoted: self-management of short seminars (called “pills of …”) about specific issues or “hot sits”, like relationships with Bank and credit system, local development policies etc. net-working with European entrepreneurs associations

  6. From this experience Speha Fresia had very few opportunities to integrate “mentors” in its intervention targeted to the labour market inclusion and business start-upOur permanent services are:Guidance for further training, labour market inclusion and business creationBusiness planning coachingTechnical assistance to apply for calls of aids targeted to business start-ups or development

  7. Further implementation of our guidance/coaching supply are expected from E-Mentor project:Implementation of targeted ICT Tools, to strengthen digital key competence and labour market inclusionIntegration of “e-Mentoring” services to the start-ups supportLocal & European networking on methods & tools to foster good jobs or independent work

  8. Speha Fresia has been operating since 1983 in the fields of Consulting, Training and Socio-economic Research. Since 2003 Speha Fresia is conformed to the quality management systems standard UNI EN ISO 9001:2000, as regards: ✓provision of job guidance and counselling services and services for local development✓ design of systemic measures in support of disadvantaged groups, social research services✓ continuous and lifelong learning training activities

  9. Company team:13 members (6 men & 7 women)8 working members (5 women & 3 men)2 employees (1 woman and 1 man)1 administration advisor (woman)Two centres, in Rome (Lazio) and in Palermo (Sicily), are certificated for guidance and training

  10. Main projects related to “e-Mentor”, always under Lifelong Learning Programme:Leonardo da Vinci Multilateral Project“B-Plan - Build personal labour acting in net”http://www.bplanproject.euLeonardo da Vinci Transfer Of Innovation “Galaxies - Gender GuidAnce pathways in EDUCATION and VOCATIONAL TRAINING SYSTEMS for free seXIsm choicES”http://www.galaxiesproject.eu

  11. Associate Partner from Rome (IT)Vocational Training Centre“ALDO E LELLA FABRIZI”of the Municipality of Rome

  12. “Aldo e Lella Fabrizi” VET Centre, opened since 2007/2008, provides: • ✓ 2-3 years courses for cook and restaurant operators • Qualification degree at the end of the 3° year • Professional job as Assistant Cook in restaurants, canteens, hotels and taverns etc. • The target students are 14-18 years old • The attendance is fees free • In 2010/2011 the trainers are 95, and 15 of them have disabilities

  13. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION! SPEHA FRESIA Piazza Fernando De Lucia, n°2000139 - RomaTel. - Fax +39 06 45507650e-mail: info@speha-fresia.itwww.speha-fresia.it Elisabetta Cannova e-mail: betticannova@speha-fresia.it

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