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The Flagship Project ” Sustainable Rural Development ”

The Flagship Project ” Sustainable Rural Development ”. Youth Entrepreneurship Conference October 22 nd and 23 rd , 2013 Some conclusions. Discussions in the Latvian conference.

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The Flagship Project ” Sustainable Rural Development ”

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  1. The Flagship Project”Sustainable Rural Development” Youth Entrepreneurship Conference October 22nd and 23rd, 2013 Someconclusions

  2. Discussions in the Latvianconference • What are the five most important things that would make you attracted to settle in a rural area and build your future there? • What is your driving force to try to find solutions to a challenge instead of seeing problems? What triggers your entrepreneurial ability? Why are you realizing certain ideas and dreams? • What are the support systems for young rural entrepreneurs that you know about in your country?

  3. Personal and subjectivereflections • There is not oneunique or ”right” wayofentrepreneurship. Thereareseveral • Wehavemetwithvery different entrepreneurs • Usingresourcesavailable, combiningthemto get some kind of new outcome • Different ways in to business • Strong but different drivingforces

  4. Driving forces • ”Making the world a little bit better” • Using the fishingculture and products and addingvaluetodevlopemoretypesofincome • Using the horses you ”happenedtobuy” tocreate a business • Wantingto be a millioneerbefore 30 • Making a good business from the love offarming • Disabilitytoresist the challengeof a problem or unusedresource

  5. Ways to business • Training from parents, an entrepreneurialor artistical familyenvironment • Training by organisingparties, sales, events.. • Dedication in educationwith focus on a goal from the start • Wantingto live in a rural area and beingforcedtoinvent an occupation • Findingyourselfas ownerofsome horses

  6. Hightargets and moderate goals • Somehavereallyhigh, in my perpective(or for me) unreachablegoals. • Somearedevelopingduring the way and mayberaising the targets • Somearepleasedjust whenpeopleare happy (more or less)

  7. Support measures • Thereare lots of support systems and fundingavailable in all the countries • Search for the information! • ”Knock on every door”!

  8. Somequotations • Being full of good and innovative ideas and at the same time being critical to all of them, is easier if you are in a team. • Good ideas are only 10% butthe ability to implement the ideas is 90% of the success • The family and the resourceswehavearesomeof the mostimportant assets wehave. • Train an ”elevator presentation” ofyour business idea • “Have no fear of perfection, you will never reach it”

  9. Morequotations • There are no miracles. It is about hard work and focus • Do not do it for the money but for the joy of the children, of your family or other people • Be not afraid of failures and mistakes • Be honest to your customers and keep what you have promised

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