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GReaC P oje t ai s at de elop e t of spe ialist t ai i g path fo ould- e-e t ep e eu s looki gfo sta t-up o e , ase o p oje t pa t e ship e pe ie e.
The p og a e, desig ed to suppo t e t ep e eu s i efe i el shape a d p ese t thei usi ess idea to pote ial i esto s, has ee su essfull de eloped a d tested a d oth of o te ts of the p og a e, ased o di e t i ol e e t of ea l stage i esto s i the p o ess.
I o de to dei e su essful i esto t ai i g o te t P oje t GReaC i lude i p e ious a i iies hole i est e ts a ket eeds su e i pa t e s ou t ies Pola d, Bulga ia a d Belgiu he e the I est e t Readi ess is goi g to e i ple e ted. Tha ks to suppo t e pe ie ed i i esto s ield p oje t pa t e s f o Nethe la d a d Ital , e e ela o ated spe ial do u e t a ed T ai i g Toolkit hi h ase at egio al a ket eeds su e s. Tha k to that i esto s t ai i g o te t st u tu e o tai s th ee ai se io s, as follo s:
Fi a e fo sta t-ups - PREPARATORY BLOCK Busi ess pla - ENABLING BLOCK
Pit hi g ith seed i esto s - PRACTICING BLOCK
The th ee lo ks a e ea t to e a le the tailo i g of the t ai i g path a o di g to the apa it a d eadi ess le el of ea h t ai ee, hi h ill e e aluated ia spe ialist e-plafo a ed AIR
-Assessi g i esto eadi ess. AIR ai at tailo i g of the ou se o igi ates efo e the PREPARATORY BLOCK hi h fo esees a assess e t e e ise i o de to dete t the i est e t eadi ess le el of t ai ees, esides p o idi g ta geted i fo aio o sta t up i a i g i te s of dife e t sou es a aila le, i te e io s t polog a d o pa ies life le, i esto s e pe taio s, p os a d o s of fu di g sou es . O the ase of AIR plafo esults, the t ai i g pa i ipa ts ill e seg e ted i to t o ai g oups:
I esto READY e t ep e eu s those ith a sou d usi ess p oposal hi h a e o -u i ated to i esto s
ete fo ulated
The PREPARATORY BLOCK ill i t odu e to sta t up i a i g a d the i esto eadi ess o ept. ENABLING BLOCK e plai the ke issues to uild a sou d usi ess p oposiio s
ith spe ii ega d to the topi s ide iied as ii al f o the e t ep e eu s like st ategi pla i g, i a ial pla i g a d fo e ast. PRACTICING BLOCK is a highl i te a i e se -io ai ed at p epa i g t ai ees fo pit hi g ith i esto s a d it’s o posed ith su h issues as: ho to p epa e the usi ess idea p ese taio , si ulai g the "pit hi g sessio "
ia p ese taio of usi ess p oposiio s i f o t of a pa el of assesso s.
P i ate i esto s a e p o idi g apital fo ell dei ed usi ess ideas. Raisi g ea l stage i a i g fo e k o ledge ased o pa ies depe ds f o p o idi g a sou d t a k e -o d t-o i est-o s, the la k -of a ell dei ed usi ess -odel, the l-o le el -of gua a tees a e
ai issues fo the i esto .
The o e goal f o i esto s eadi ess t ai i g p og a e poi t of ie , is to ise a a e-ess a out highlighi g i usi e-ess p ese taio of ii al su e-ess fa to s as:
Well dei ed usi ess pla s Well dei ed usi ess odel P oita le usi ess
A eptaio of i fo al i esto s as sha eholde s
Tha k to su h t ai i g GReaC p oje t fo e to ell-k o p o le of toda ’s e t ep
e-eu s’ a ket hi h is i sui ie t oope aio et ee e o o i a d p i ate i esto s e i o e ts. A o e a ie is efe t of as et i i fo aio lo , et ee ould- e
-e t -ep -e -eu s a d i -esto s hi h o st u t th-e d-eal aki g, si -e i -esto s a -e ot p o-ided ould- e-e t ep e eu s ith the p ope i fo aio a out the usi ess idea.
I est e t eadi ess p og a es ai s at helpi g ea l stage e t ep e eu s to de elop i a u e of a eas – fo e a ple, helpi g the i de elopi g a usi ess pla , e plai i g the sou es of i a i g, u de sta di g i esto s’ e ui e e ts, e su i g that the ight a age e t skills a e a aila le a d i p o i g the ualit of p ese taio s to o i e the i esto s.
Pilot A io s o er period Ju -Septe er 4 a d ill e pro ided to group of ould- e e trepre urs fro Bulgaria, Belgiu a d Pola d, h ih are looki g for start-up o ey.
Tesi g of i vest e t readi ess trai i g
progra
e
Ruse, Bulgaria . . Whole t ai i g a i ates i f a e of the GReaC p oje t ill e i -ple e ted i Belgiu , Bulga ia a d Pola d ia i iiai es a ed
Pilot A io s , ha i g i i d T ai i g Toolkit o te t/ assu pio s as ell as dei ed i est e t a ket eeds. I est-e t Rest-eadi est-ess t ai i gs ill est-e p o idest-ed Best-elgia , Bulga ia a d Polish p oje t pa t e s to dei ed g oup of ould- e e t ep
e-eu s f o a o e ou t egio s i pe iod Ju e – August . I o de to de o st ate the a of IRP i ple e taio du i g the
da s GReaC e e t i Bulga ia, p oje t pa t e s i ol ed e t ep e-eu s f o Ruse egio to pa i ipate i i est e t eadi ess t ai i g sessio . P oje t pa t e s e e di ided i to g oups a d pla ed the ole of e aluato s/i esto s. As GReaC IRP p o ide , Meta G oup pla ed ole of ode ato . “essio sta ted f o p ese taio of usi ess ideas Bulga ia ould- e e t ep
eeu s. Ate that pa t e s e aluate the ideas, highlight i pe fe -io s of p ese ta-io s a d sta ted to oope ate, i g oups ith the
usi ess ideas o e s, i o de to i p o e thei p ese taio s. T ai i g sessio allo ed to poi ted out a d o e o e the
eak-esses of usi ess ideas p ese taio as ell as e plai i g the dife e es et ee usi ess idea o e a d i esto s poi ts of ie s. Pa i ipa ts lea ed the ell p ese ted usi ess pla , i ludi g a ket e og iio , p oita ilit a e o e fa to s fo su -essful i esto gai .
Mode ato of the sessio , highlight that all pa i ipa ts of Pilots should e a i el i ol ed i I esto s Readi ess t ai i g e alua-io p o ess i o de to i p o e its o te t a o di g ith egalua-io al
ould- e e t ep e eu s as ell as i esto s spe ii eeds.
i alised a d ofe ed P oje t Pa t e s to all pote ial ould- e e t ep e eu s hi h a e looki g
e i a ial sou es f o thei usi ess idea i ple e taio .
Project trai ers a d coordi aio eei g
Ruse, Bulgaria . . The eei g as hosted Ruse Cha e of Co e e a d I dust a d took pla e i a o fe -e -e oo of RCCI H-ead ua t-e s i Rus-e Bulga ia . M-e-ei g i lud-ed p -es-e taio s of T ai i g toolkit a d dis ussio a out egio al p og a s i ple e taio ia Pilot A io s p oje t t a s-fe ee ou t ies i o de to e su e ei ie t i ple e taio as ell as la if all aspe ts elatedith i esto eadi ess t ai i g p og a IRP ith Meta G oup, p oje t pa t e hi h p o ide k o ledge, e pe ie e, est p a i es as ell as assu pio s of IRP. Wo kshop e e o ga ized the WP leade , Meta G oup, ith the suppo t of )e ike as ell as RCCI, a d add essed to the pe so el of the pa t e s o ga izaio s that ill e
e-spo si le fo the i ple e taio of the egio al t ai i g p og a e. Meei g ai ed at p o idi g the egio al t ai i g a age s the k o ledge, tools a d ad ises e -essa fo the IRP p og a e a age e t, a d i
-lude:
The p og a s ope a d out o es Pa i ipa t sele io p o ess
The tea hi g ate ials a d e pla aio of it’s use
The ai tea hi g ethods hi h ould e used i deli e a d assess e t Class a age e t te h i ues
Ate the o kshop, a p oje t pa t e ’s oo di aio eei g as e su ed, i o de to p ese t p oje t p og ess o e ie , up o i g tasks a d pilot a io i ple e taio .
GReaC at i ter aio al eve ts
A ge e al high le el of i te est fo the a i iies of the GReaC appea ed e ide t as p oje t’s a io s a d goals a e of e t e e sig ii a e fo a pa i ipa ts a d stakeholde s, espe iall fo sta t-ups i o de to a ess seed fu di g a d e tu e apitals. All pa i ipa ts to the e e ts i hi h EBN p ese ted GReaC de o st ated ate io fo the a io a d the i al goals of the p oje t espe iall i elaio to the a uisiio of apitals a d to the possi iliies of ete aste i g all e ha is of usto e lo alt a d a uisiio . I ase of eal i te est, to all of the EBN assu ed suppo t fo the esta lish e t of o ta ts ith GReaC othe p oje t pa t e s a d stakeholde s.
He e, elo , a list of the e e ts i hi h GReaC as p ese ted:
Ne Fro iers for Europea E trepre eurs, Brussels Belgiu
9th Ap il . e f o ie sfo eue t ep e eu s.eu This e e t sho ases the top te h olog sta t-ups, e t ep
e-eu s a d “MEs i Eu ope ith the pote ial to g o e po-e iall i i tpo-e aio al a kpo-ets, i gi g thpo-e togpo-ethpo-e
ith i esto s, e to s, poli ake s a d i te edia ies. It featu ed:
i esto eadi ess t ai i g a d i te aio alisaio o kshops
oppo tu iies fo ICT o pa ies to pit h to i te aio al i esto s;
a i esto st a d fo used o oss- o de e tu i g; a d,
poli -o ie ted ou dta les to ide if o ete a io s to si ulate digital a d ICT e t ep
e-eu ship i Eu ope The o je i es of the e e t :
o e t Eu ope’s ost p o isi g te h olog o pa ies ith ea h othe ;
i t odu e the o pa ies to i esto s, e to s a d pote ial pa t e s i othe Eu opea a
-kets;
ide if oppo tu iies fo oss- o de i est e t i Eu ope; a d,
de elop a io a le poli e o e daio s to foste Eu opea digital e t ep e eu ship.
The pa i ipaio of EBN to this e e t a d its GReaC disse i aio a i it as ai i g at eai g i te est pa i ipa ts to the GReaC i est e t eadi ess t ai i g p og a e. The i te est fo the p oje t’s disse i aio ithi this e e t as ai i g at illust ai g p oje t’s esults a d its sho t a d
ith the ai of a essi g ea l stage de elop e t apitals.
EBN Co gress
4, Lleida, Spai
th to th Ju e P ese taio of the GReaC p oje t du i g the e e t; P o oio a o g EU seed fu di g e tu e apital
stakeholde s;
C eaio of o e io s a o g EBN pa t e s a d the GReaC p oje t.
Mo e tha pa i ipa ts f o pu li o ga is a d p i ate usi esses i the EU a d othe o i e ts.
You g e t ep e eu s, togethe ith all i situio s suppo i g the , ep ese ted the fo us of this EBN Co g ess. The pa i ipaio of GReaC as useful fo the p oje t to e i full light a d e-i g a le to e-i ease the ele a e of its a io o the EU fu di g stakeholde s di e tl a d, i di-e tl , to di-eatdi-e o di-e io s a d s di-e gidi-es usdi-eful fo thdi-e p ojdi-e t a d its di-e di-ei ia idi-es to i p o di-e its p ese t a d futu e a io .
Othe GReaC p oje t pa t e Ruse Cha e of Co e e, )e ike, Metag oup e e p ese t to this e e t as e e of the EBN et o k a d helped EBN staf disse i ate i fo aio a out the p oje t. EBN M Rafaele Buo pa e , i pa i ula , took pa t i to a o kshop spe ii all
de-oted to ou g e t ep e eu s a d o ga ized to highlight est e a ples of fu di g p a i es i the EU a d o a glo al s ale.
Meei g i Busi ess A ade y I u ator
th Ju e O Ju e th, at the head ua te s of the A ade Busi ess I u ato at the U i e sit o Bielsko-Biala held a ilate al eei g of the p oje t "Gei g Read fo Capital" i ple e ted ith
the i a ial suppo t of the Eu opea Co issio u de the "Lifelo g Lea i g P og a e". The eei g ai ed at p ese taio of p oje t GReaC I esto Readi ess T ai i g p og a e.
The eei g allo ed to dis uss a efe -i e easu es suppo -i g de elop e t of e t ep e eu ship, i pa i ula esta -lished i oope aio ith the A ade
I u ato a d pla ed to i ple e taio i f a e of GReaC a i iies fo p ope u de -sta di g of the isk apital a ket. The eei g p o ided a oppo tu it to dis uss the spe-ii fa to s, a o g pa i ipa ts, that ha e a sig spe-ii a t i pa t o the de elop e t of
ou g usi ess.
Dis ussio fo used a out pla ed t ai i g p og a , hi h ill e i ple e ted i August a d “epte e . T ai i g ill ase at the ela o ated a d t a slated T ai i g Toolkit hi h des i e the a of IRP i ple e taio . Du i g the dis ussio i iial fo o IRP Pi-lot A io s e e esta lished, a o di g to hi h, I est e t Readi ess t ai i g ill e
o posed f o da s o kshops. Fi s da ill e fo uses at p ese taio of i a i g a d the i esto eadi ess o ept. F o sta t up’s. The pa i ipa ts ould e e t ep e eu s, e t ep e eu s f o BAI , ill p ese t i sho t ut the o e ie of usi ess ideas hi h the ill e e aluated ia AIR e-plafo i o de to e iied thei i esto eadi ess. Ate that
pa i ipa ts togethe ith t ai e s e e of GReaC p oje t as ell as p i ate i esto s ill o kout togethe i p o e e t of usi ess p ese taio a o di g to i esto s eeds. What is o e, RDA BB is t i g to i ol e eal seed/ e tu e apital i esto to the pa i i-paio i Pilot A io s, as e pe ts, hat ill i g a e t a added alue ot o l to the GReaC p oje t a d I esto eadi ess p og a e tesi g ut eate a g eat ha e fo pa -i -ipa ts to eet a d e e ga-i eal -i esto s.
