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EntrepreneurialActivityReport2015
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Entrepreneurial Activity Report 2015 ............................................................................... 1
Business consultancy ........................................................................................................... 3
Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs – activities 2015 ....................................................... 4 Promotional activities in 2015: .................................................................................................... 4
Target group ................................................................................................................................ 4 Execution ...................................................................................................................................... 5 Actions .......................................................................................................................................... 5 Recruitment meetings ................................................................................................................ 6 Information meetings ................................................................................................................. 6 LTU drop-in "Starting a business" ............................................................................................ 6 Career Day in Lulea and Pitea .................................................................................................. 6 Various seminars and meetings ............................................................................................... 6 Young Entrepreneurship (Ung företagsamhet) ..................................................................... 7
Promotion and dissemination of information ................................................................ 7
Positive effects ...................................................................................................................... 8
Other entrepreneurship activities ................................................................................... 10
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BusinessconsultancyOurcompany’scoreactivityhasadualbasis:ononesideofferingexpertiseconnectedtostrategies,fundsandprogrammesoftheEUand,ontheother,offeringbusinessconsultancytocompaniesinterestedtogrow.Ourbeliefisthatsustainabledevelopmentforthegoodofpeopleandregionscanbereachedonlyincollaborative,co-productiveprocesses.Theconsultancyservicesweofferarethefollowing:
- consultingandsupportforcompanyinternationalisationprocesses;- supportforinternationalgrowthstrategies;- supporttostartupsandinnovativeSMEs;- supporttonetworkingandnewintercompanybusiness;- technologyscouting,foreigngrowthandmarketdevelopment.
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ErasmusforYoungEntrepreneurs–activities2015
EuropeanMindsproudlyhelpedtobuild8successfulrelationshipswithinthe7thcycleoftheprogrammein2015.Theprogrammewillcontinueforall2016andmanypromotionalactivitiesareforeseenforspring2016.
Inordertobettersupportyoungentrepreneursintheirintentiontostartuptheirownbusinesstheaftercaresideoftheconsultingserviceshasalsobeendevelopedandorganisedin2015,inadditiontothecoachingactivitiesofferedtoentrepreneursbeforeparticipatingintheprogramme.
ThroughthecooperationwiththeChamberofCommerceinNorrbottenasetofactivitieshavebeenorganizedandimplemented,asfollows:
- supportinfindingpartnersandfundingopportunities;- marketdevelopmentstrategiesandnetworking;- talentandtechnologyscoutinginsupportingintercompanybusinesses.
Promotionalactivitiesin2015:
TargetgroupTheprojecthasbeendirectedatindividuals/companiesofallagesandsectors.Thenewentrepreneurshavebeeninbusinessformorethanthreeyears.Hostentrepreneurshavebeeninbusinessforatleastthreeyears.Theprojecthasalsoaddressedpeopleplanningtostartabusiness,suchasyoungentrepreneurs,universitystudentsandjobseekers.Theprojecthassoughtanequalparticipationfrombothnewentrepreneursandhostcompanies.Listedbelowareexamplesofentrepreneurswhohaveparticipatedandwhohavemettherequirementsforparticipation.NewentrepreneurAndreasAlmqvistAndreasAlmqvist,travelledtoAmsterdam,Holland,anddidhisexchangeforfivemonthswiththecompanyFinalKid.ThecompanyandthecontractorCharlyFriedrichsworkswithmusicandvideoproductionandhadalottolearnAndreas.Theinternationalnetworkofcontactsthathegotbecauseofhisparticipationintheprojectwasveryimportantforhim.KajsaBlacksmithsKajsawenttoLondonandstayedfor2monthsinthecompanyArcolaEnergy,whichamongotherthingsworkswitheducationalmodelsandworkshopsforotherentrepreneurs.Kajsawasverypleasedwiththiscompanyandtheaddedvaluetherelationgenerated.HostCompany:Luleaphotographers,AndreasHarnemoLuleaphotographers,AndreasHarnemo,receivedacontractorKacperSarama.KacperisfromPolandwhereherunshisbusinessasaphotographer.Theexchangelastedforthreemonthsand
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wereverysuccessfulandappreciatedbyboththenewcontractorandthehostcompany.KeroLeather,TomasKeroKeroLeatherreceivedLucaDeSenafromItaly.Lucasdreamwastostartafactorywherehewouldproduceclothesandfootwearfromreindeerhide.ItalyisanimportantmarketforKeroKeroLeatherandThomaswasgratefulforthevaluablecontactsthathegotthroughtheexchanges.Theexchangewentonforthreemonths.
ExecutionDuringtheproject,aseriesofactivitiesandeventshavetakenplaceinordertodistributeinformationandrecruitnewentrepreneursandhostcompaniestoparticipateintheproject.Belowisaselectionoftheactivitiesthattookplaceduringtheprojectperiod.
ActionsInternalmeetingsIntotal,duringtheperiodtherehavebeenaseriesofinternalmeetingsbetweenpeoplewhohavebeeninvolvedintheproject.Theaimhasbeentojointlyplan,toorganizeboththeoperationalaspectsoftheprojectaswellastheeconomicstructureandtoupdateeachotherintheon-goingwork
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RecruitmentmeetingsAvarietyofindividualinformationandrecruitmentmeetingshavebeenheld.Thepurposeofthesemeetingswastoinformthemoftheapplicationprocessandareviewofhowabusinessplanshouldbedesigned.
InformationmeetingsAlargepartofthemarketingprocessconsistsofprovidinginformationonErasmusforYoungEntrepreneursatvariousmeetings.Thefollowingareexamplesofsuchmeetings:
LTUdrop-in"Startingabusiness"EveryThursdaytheCareerunitoftheUniversityinLuleåorganisesadrop-inopportunityforthosestudentswhoareplanningorwhohaverecentlystartedabusiness.TheparticipatingorganisationsintheseeventshasbeentheUniversityBusinessDevelopment,VentureCup,theregionalsupportstructureforsocialeconomyandcooperativesandNorrbottenChamberofCommerce.ThisplatformhasbeenverygoodfortheprojectandNorrbottenChamberofCommercehastriedtobethereasoftenaspossibletogettheopportunitytomeetstudentswhowanttostartbusinesses,andthusprovideinformationontheErasmusforYoungEntrepreneurs.
CareerDayinLuleaandPiteaEachyeartheCareerCenterorganizesacareerdayinthecitiesofLuleåandPiteå.NorrbottenChamberofCommercehasparticipatedduringthesedaystoinformabouttheErasmusforYoungEntrepreneurs.
VariousseminarsandmeetingsTheChamberofCommercehasattendedandorganisedlunchseminars,talkedandinformedabouttheprojectonentrepreneurialbreakfastsaroundtheregionaswellaspresentedtheprojectatseminarsorganisedbytheChamberatitsownpremises.
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EntrepreneurWeekandLabourDayLTUAverygoodrecruitmentopportunityhasbeentotakepartintheEntrepreneurWeekandLabourDay(LARV)organisedonceayear.Duringthesedays,NorrbottenChamberofCommercehaditsownstand,informedabouttheprogrammeandnetworkedwithstudentsandothercompanies
YoungEntrepreneurship(Ungföretagsamhet)Thenationalandregionalinvestment“Ungföretagsamhet”isanimportantregionalplayerinthefieldofsupporttoentrepreneurs.NorrbottenChamberofCommercehapartticipatedinvariouskick-offactivitiesarrangedaroundtheregion,aswellasintheannualfairorganizedatdifferentplacesinNorrbotten.
PromotionanddisseminationofinformationThemarketinghasbeencarriedoutbytheNorrbottenChamberofCommercenetwork,butalsothroughotherstrategicactors'networks.ThesteeringgrouphasbeenabletoassistindisseminatinginformationonthebenefitsfortheentrepreneursFurthermoreErasmusforyoungentrepreneurshasbeenmarketedthroughsocialmediawherewesuppliedaFacebook-page.Postershavebeendistributedinplaceswherewemappedthetargetaudienceis,andinformationanddisseminationinschools,entrepreneurialbreakfastsandvariousplatformshasbeenrealised.
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PositiveeffectsAlthoughweseemanychallengeswiththeproject,wehavealsomappedthemanypositiveeffects.Theentrepreneurswhoparticipated,bothhostingcompaniesandnewentrepreneurs,havebeenverypleasedandgratefulforthenetworksandexpertiseexchangetocontributeto.StatementsbynewentrepreneurswhotravelledtoanotherEUcountryhasbeenthataftertheexchangefeelsstrengthenedtohaveparticipatedandtakenthecouragetotravelhimselftoanothercountrytoworkforsomeonewhoisexperiencedinthefield.Thecontactnetworkscreatedhavealsobeenveryimportantformany.VeronicaRuthenberg,GeektownCommunicationsBureau,saidthisafterJelenaGalkinasstayinLulea.
"WhatwedidwhenwenotifiedustotheErasmusprogramwasthatwecouldgettolearnfromandteachoneanothercreatorinaEuropeancountry.Theexchangealsogaveusmuchmorethewehadnotanticipated.Amonthlater,wehavelearnedtoknowapersonfromacountryandacitywe
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nevervisited-butwenowhaveastandinginvitation.JelenastaygaveusaninsightnotonlyintohowEstoniansseethedesignbutalsoaculturalexchangewehavefoundoutsimilaritiesanddifferences."
Facebookisanimportantmeansofcommunication.Someexamples:
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Otherentrepreneurshipactivities
From2015untiltodayasetofnewlongtermcontractshavebeensignedwithstakeholdersinSwedeninthefieldofbusinessinnovation,entreprenurshippromotionandsupportandstrategiesforinternationalisation.Thesecontractsinclude:
- Consultancyservices(businesssupport,projectmanagement)totheRegionofVästerbottenforabiginvestmentininternationalisationofSME:sasameansforinvestmentandgrowthintheregion(“InvestinVästerbotten”)
- Businesssupport,servicesandsupporttonewentrepreneursinthecreativeindustries.AmainfocusisthegamingindustrywhereaclusterofcitiesinthenorthofSwedenhasbeensetup,newbusinessescreated,networkingactivitiesbeencarriedoutetc.,allthisinthescopeofabiginvestmentintheregionsasafollowuptotheestablishementofserverhallsbyFacebookandothersintheregion.Theinvestmentcomprisesbusinesssupporttothevalueof1,2millionEuroforEuropeanMindsfortheperiod2015-2018
- Promotionofentrepreneurshipandsupporttonewentrepreneursaspartofamajorinvestmentbyajointpartnershipof8ruralmunicipalitiesinSweden.TheservicesincludetransnationalexchangesandplannedbenchmarkingactivitieswithothersuccessfulregionsinEurope,suchasWallonia,Belgium
- Severalcontractsforevaluationservices(bothon-goingevaluationandimpactevaluation)ofERDFprojectsfocusingonentreprenurship,businessdevelopmentandinternationalisationofSME:s
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