Scaling trust-based partnership models to recharge youth entrepreneurship: Supporting underserved communities with innovative entrepreneurship support instruments (TPM-RYE)
Agricultural University of Athens - Research Committee ·Multi-country
About this project
<p><u>Challenge</u>: Despite significant investment, young people in many regions still face systemic challenges to start, grow & sustain a business. This is intensified by the lack of documented evidence & learning on what kind of entrepreneurship support is most effective in different contexts, and a scarcity of tested & scalable models. </p> <p><u>The main objective & expected results:</u> to pilot the TbP Model and provide direct services to the target group in Greece, Italy, Spain and Poland;gather evidence and improve results and social impact of the model; to mobilize stakeholders and advocate for additional support for model scaling.</p> <p><u>Outputs </u>include research conducted report incl. data & evidence developed; TbP Model tested & improved; new assessment system proposed & used; methodology toolkit prepared; knowledge transfer workshops implemented; conferences organized. Accordingly, the main expected <u>outcomes</u> are:</p> <ul> <li>increased number of underserved youth return to training/education; found employment; and/or started entrepreneurial activity;</li> <li>organisations use the knowledge base of what works, where & why;</li> <li>increased number of stakeholders are aware of the TbP Model</li> </ul> <p><u>Target groups/end beneficiaries</u>:The project targets underserved youth (25-30yrs) who will benefit from dedicated & highly specialized financial & nonfinancial business development services, resulting from evidence-based research.</p> <p><u>Transnational added value</u>: interchange methodology & techniques, exchange of best practice and co-creation will lead to a transnational, repeatable & scalable support methodology proposition.</p> <p><u>Measuring success</u>: An appropriate system of assessing results, outcomes and -whenever possible- impact, with a focus on relevance, effectiveness, sustainability & cost-efficiency developed.</p> <p><u>Expected sustainability</u>: Results are expected to enable organisations mobilise public, private and philanthropic investments and advocate for better planning of EU funding, thus contributing to a better ecosystem.</p>
Project partners
- KIZ SINNOVA Company for Social Innovation gGmbH Donor project partner· Germany
- Youth Business International (YBI) Donor project partner· United Kingdom
- DEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF KARDITSA S.A., ANKA ANAPTYXIAKI KARDITSAS ANAPTYXIAKI ANONIMI ETAIRIA O.T.A. Donor project partner· Greece
- Foundation Technologic Incubator (YBP) Donor project partner· Poland
- Microfinanza S.R.L. Donor project partner· Italy
- Autoocupació Donor project partner· Spain
- Munich Business School Donor project partner· Germany