Promoting youth entrepreneurship skills and dialogue about nature-friendly, sustainable and innovative entrepreneurship development opportunities in rural regions

Title	Promoting youth entrepreneurship skills and dialogue about nature-friendly, sustainable and innovative entrepreneurship development opportunities in rural regions
Abbreviation	Youth Project
Project number	456697
Programme	Youth in Action

Project partners

1. Vidzeme Planning Region (Latvia) (leading partner)

Project objectives

To contribute to the development of high quality national, regional and local support systems for young people seen as potential enterpreneurs; To promote young people' s active citizenship through the development of skills to start up and develop new business in innovative sustainable and green industrial fields.

Activities

7 day training course to gain knowledge on how to start business; non-formal education, including simulation game "My New Enterprise"; publicity.

Results

Organised 7 day training course; Organised simulation game "My New Enterprise"; Ensured communication between young people of Vidzeme region and youth and enterpreneurship policy makers on local, national and international level; Policy recommendations for enterpreneurship policy makers.

Budget

14 658,06 EUR:

Implementation period

01.02.2013.- 10.09.2013.

Contacts

Anda Eihenbauma Phone. +371 64116007; +371 26107764 E-mail: anda.eihenbauma@vidzeme.lv