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Youth Business Forum & Partnership Programmes 2008-2009

Explore upcoming events and partnership programmes fostering entrepreneurship, financial literacy, and innovation amongst young students and graduates.

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Youth Business Forum & Partnership Programmes 2008-2009

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  1. Board Meeting 19.02.2009 HP office

  2. 1. Approval of the agenda2. Approval of the minutes from December 2 2008 Board Meeting

  3. Manager for a Day2009 – concept, patron, partners, sponsorship etc. • Skills@Work International Competition, March 11-13 2009, Sofia • - Joint event of British Council and JA-YE Europe, hosted by Junior Achievement Bulgaria • 19 countries, First International event in BG • Sponsored by British Council and Microsoft as a corporate partner • Minister of Education and Science patron and Department of Vocational training of MES – partner • British Ambassador hosting Awards reception at the British Residence • Jury composed of representatives from EC, business community, media 3. Upcoming events

  4. Youth Business Forum (Student companies competitions – graduate and high school, 4 or 5 of June 2009)- Join the two company competitions in one event - Corporate sponsors will make business presentations (prospective sponsors – Microsoft, Nestle, HP, Coca Cola, Oracle, Shell, etc.)

  5. Corporate Partnership programmes 2008-2009Financial literacy, Citi – Banks in Action 37,500 USDInnovation and Creativity, Microsoft 5,000 EUR, British Council 10,000 EUR, Overgas 1,500 EUR - Skills@Work Challenge Responsible Business and Ethics, HP – HP Responsible Business 8,000 EUR and JA Worldwide 10,000 USDEntrepreneurship in universities, Nestle 14,600 EUREntrepreneurship and IT, HP 10,000 EUR – Get IT and JA TITAN, Oracle 10,000 USD (pending)Economic literacy and business skills for young students, GE 5,000 USD and Sofia Municipality 3,000 EUR Success and career orientation skills, Manpower – 5,000 USDEntrepreneurship in High schools, MIE – 65,000 EUR

  6. EU PROGRAMMES GRANTS 2009-2012

  7. It’s my Business! &Comenius Programme • 3 years • Funding – n/a • 4 countries (Bulgaria, Belgium, Norway, Romania) • Elements: • Introducing youths to entrepreneurship • Developing entrepreneurial skills • Trains for Student Company programme • Exchange famous entrepreneurs stories - European web project Business partners: GE,Abbott

  8. Innovation Camp &Leonardo da Vinci Programme • 3 years • 600, 000 EUR (27,000 EUR per country) • 14 countries • Elements: • 600 students/country • online platform • national and international competitions • Public partner: Ministry of Economy • Business partners: Microsoft, Audi, SAP

  9. Graduate Company&Erasmus Programme • 3 years • 400 000 EUR (approx. 60, 000 EUR/country) • EU funding - 75% of the total budget • 5 countries (Bulgaria, Belgium, Norway, Portugal, Romania) • Elements:  • 15 universities • 750 students (approx.) • Virtual campus • Volunteers • International team • Business partners: Nestle, Microsoft

  10. GET IT • HP Project for training youths on business and IT skills to assist them into professional life and/or in help them launch their own businesses. • 25 SME countries • Value: 10,000 EUR • Target group: 16-25 (school and university students participating in Student and Graduate company programmes). • Target numbers: 30 tutors 600 students

  11. JAB Strategy for GrowthKey policy partners: MIE, MES, Local Municipalities, business communityTo establish entrepreneurship key competency through JA programmes in the Bulgarian Educational system Funding: EU grants – 4 identified; partnerships with local municipalities (Sofia Municipality – 30,000 BGN submitted application); MIE – new public tenders; America for Bulgaria Foundation – funding for strategic policy implementation – 3 year grant under discussion

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