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Yerevan February 05

TO UNITE EUROPEAN REGIONS

HELPING ENTREPRENEURS MAKE

A DIFFERENCE TURNING EUROPE

IN A BETTER PLACE TO START AND

GROW A BUSINESS

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THE SEW MISSION

THE LARGEST ENTREPRENEURSHIP EVENT IN EUROPE!

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200+ CITIES

40+ COUNTRIES

THOUSANDS OF

OPPORTUNITIES FOR

LOCAL

ENTREPRENEURS

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

Each city will focus on specific topics, but in general, every SEW event will bring value to participants with:

• Information sessions on local specific actions currently developed by your local authority to support

entrepreneurs (e.g. local grants, tax breaks, office space, funding etc.).

• Regional authorities will come to speak and network with you, presenting which existing resources are

locally available to help your business

• Presentation of existing European-level projects, funds and initiatives that you can benefit now (e.g.

Startup Europe projects, Horizon 2020 initiatives, Erasmus for entrepreneurs, etc.)

• Access to a database with relevant information / details about all existing local resources available to

help your business

• Networking opportunities with other entrepreneurs, investors, and key stakeholders in your area

• Information on access to finance sources in your region

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THE TEAM BEHIND SEW

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The story of Startup Europe Week

is an entrepreneurial story itself!

With a small team of highly

motivated volunteers, it has created

in a few months the largest and

most impactful entrepreneurship

event in Europe!

http://startupeuropeweek.eu

THE TEAM BEHIND YEREVAN SEW

MARI BARSEGHYAN

Enterprise Incubator

Foundation (EIF)

Project Manager

AREG GEVORGYAN

IBM Innovative Solutions and

Technologies Center (ISTC)

Business Development

Manager

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YEREVAN SEW IS POWERED

BY

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Enterprise Incubator Foundation

(EIF)

IBM Innovative Solutions and

Technologies Center

www.eif.am

www.istc.am

LET’S GET

STARTEDSTARTUP EUROPE

WEEK YEREVAN 2016

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AGENDA

European Initiatives

Governmental support

Social entrepreneurship

Tech accelerators

Investment landscape and financial

support

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STARTUP EUROPE

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Startup Europe is based in four pillars:

• Connecting people through our array of networks, such

as investors, accelerators, female entrepreneurs and corporate networks.

• Connecting ecosystem by supporting regional initiatives (such as Startup

Europe Week or Startup Europe Regions Network).

• Helping startups to soft-land in other markets.

• Celebrating entrepreneurs’ success (Techallstars and Europioneeers).

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ERASMUS FOR YOUNG

ENTREPRENEURS

WWW.ERASMUS-ENTREPRENEURS.EU

Erasmus for

Young Entrepreneurs

facilitates:

exchange of experiences

learning & networking

for New Entrepreneurs

through time spent

with Experienced Host Entrepreneurs

in another country

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Online Application

Matching

Contracting& Preparing

Stay abroad

Feedback

& Payment

NE – New EntrepreneurHE – Host EntrepreneurIO – Intermediary Organisation

5 Steps of the exchange:

Country where the NE stays Lump Sum per month in €

Denmark 1100

United Kingdom, Ireland 1000

Finland, Sweden 950

Austria, France, Iceland, Italy 900

Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Spain 830

Cyprus, Greece, Portugal 780

Turkey 750

Croatia, Malta, Slovenia 720

Estonia, Hungary 670

Czech Republic, Latvia, Poland, Slovakia, Armenia* 610

Bulgaria, FYROM, Lithuania, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia 560

Albania, Moldova 530

Outermost Regions of EU, OCTs and Entrepreneurs with special needs 1100

EYE Growth pathbased on completed relationships by year

(For 2016 - matches in execution included)

Exchanges

2009 54

2010 310

2011 626

2012 1157

2013 2022

2014 3000

2015 3535

2016 3678

Exchanges by country 2009 – January 2016

AGENDA

European Initiatives

Governmental support

Social entrepreneurship

Tech accelerators

Investment landscape and financial

support

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AGENDA

European Initiatives

Governmental support

Social entrepreneurship

Tech accelerators

Investment landscape and financial

support

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