European Enterprise Network
Business Support For Disadvantaged Target Groups
Development Partnerships and organisations of several European
countries make up the European Enterprise Network. Its aim is
to promote entrepreneurship amongst disadvantaged groups. The
main focus is to improve business support and sustainability
for potential entrepreneurs through meetings and contacts between
experienced business support practitioners, business mentors
and/or consultants.
The transnational partnership works by sharing experience, best practice and training and advice programmes. The aim is to develop complementary links between different local support mechanisms.
News
October 5, 2005
The Prince's Trust invites for participation in "Mentoring for Future Conference"
Held on the 9th of November at the Jolly Hotel St. Ermin's in London, the conference marks the end of the "Business Mentoring - an Equal Partnership". Key partners are The Prince's Trust (the lead partner), NFEA, Prime and SFEDI. The Partnership has set up a National Business Mentoring Network working nationwide across all age groups and across all target groups to assist start-ups with mentoring.
The conference will highlight the project's achievements and provide a platform for interested parties to debate key factors that affect the effectiveness of business mentoring.
Fur a detailed programme and further information, please contact Alex Mula at The Prince's Trust on +44 20 7543 1265 or email futurementoring@princes-trust.org.uk.
September 13, 2005
DP Verbund Enterprise - Young people on the road to professional independence nominated as good practice example by the European Commission
In the framework of the European Commission's mainstreaming strategy of the results of EQUAL I, Verbund Enterprise has been chosen as a good practice example for entrepreneurship promotion in Europe. A three-pager on the project is available on the front page of the European Commission's EQUAL website under:
http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/employment_social/equal/index_en.cfm
July 1, 2005
New EQUAL projects started in Germany and Belgium
As two new DPs in Theme 2C of Entrepreneurship Promotion, DP Enterprise plus..for more quality in start-up support and DP Federation de Couveuses Wallonnes have officially started their activities in Berlin and the Walloon region in the second round of the EQUAL funding period. Working together transnationally as associate partners, both DP have concluded separate transnational cooperation agreements (TCA) with new partners. For more information on the new TCA "On Target - Transnational Access to Regional Training and Entrepreneurship" concluded by the German DP Enterprise plus.. please have a look at our website www.start-up-support.net .
Information on the national programmes and objectives of the two DPs are available on the EU EQUAL website: http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/employment_social/equal/index_en.cfm
April 3, 2005
European Enterprise Network takes part in the EU Employment Week in Brussels
Taking place on April 12-14, 2005, the EU Employment Week will provide an open forum for all stakeholders including policymakers, EU bodies, social partners, business leaders and NGOs to have an exchange of views on current developments in employment creation through dialogue, discussions and debate.
An article on the European Enterprise Network will be published in the EU Parliament Magazine's special supplement on the Employment week. (PDF-download)
In addition, the German EQUAL DP Verbund Enterprise - young people on the road to professional independence will be present at the exhibition area and give an input on the challenge of youth unemployment during the conference programme.
Fore more information, please visit www.employmentweek.com
