The European Exchange Programme for Entrepreneurs

Deadline: 31 October 2019
Open to: aspiring/new entrepreneurs or experienced entrepreneurs EU Member States as well as Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Turkey and Ukraine
Benefits: the financial support to new entrepreneurs contributes to travel and subsistence costs during the visit

Description

Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs is a cross-border exchange programme which gives new or aspiring entrepreneurs the chance to learn from experienced entrepreneurs running small businesses in other Participating Countries.

The exchange of experience takes place during a stay with the experienced entrepreneur, which helps the new entrepreneur acquire the skills needed to run a small firm. The host benefits from fresh perspectives on his/her business and gets the opportunities to cooperate with foreign partners or learn about new markets.

Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs helps provide aspiring European entrepreneurs with the skills necessary to start and/or successfully run a small business in Europe. New entrepreneurs gather and exchange knowledge and business ideas with an experienced entrepreneur, with whom they stay and collaborate for a period of 1 to 6 months.

Eligibility

The programme encourages the participation of both:

Aspiring or new entrepreneurs and experienced entrepreneurs from EU Member States as well as Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Turkey and Ukraine.

Read the programme guide  

Benefits

The financial support to new entrepreneurs contributes to travel and subsistence costs during the visit. The grant is paid by the local contact point chosen by the new entrepreneur (registered in the online application).

The new entrepreneur and his/her local contact point sign an agreement which determines the funding granted during his/her stay, and how it will be paid in practice.  The financial support is calculated monthly and is based on the monthly lump sum for the relevant country.

Note that the financial support is provided only for the time spent abroad collaborating with the host.

 Download the table of monthly financial assistance paid per country of stay

How to apply?

For more information regarding the registration process, please go through our simple step-by-step Registration Guide for new entrepreneurs and for host entrepreneurs.

For more information, please visit the official web page.