Social Entrepreneurs Exchange Development Plus 2

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SEEDPlus2 project seeks to contribute to the Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs programme’s objectives: to promote the exchange and development of European entrepreneurs, to foster mutual learning and to help SMEs across Europe be more international and competitive. Drawing on experience of previous EYE cycles, the specific objectives of the SEEDPlus consortium are the following: 1. Ensure that social entrepreneurs, non-profit leaders, creative and tech entrepreneurs have opportunities to connect with each other, along with entrepreneurs from other sectors, and with the EU agenda; 2. Ensure that entrepreneurs between 18 and 35 as well as women entrepreneurs have opportunities to take part in the EYE programme, connect with each other and with the other target groups of the SEEDPlus project; 3. To provide on-the-job training for NEs in order to support the development of their business ideas and helping them to overcome typical start-up challenges related to regulation, financing, strategy, market access and business support; 4. To create links between more traditional entrepreneurs and social entrepreneurs, opening each other up to different business models; 5. To promote social entrepreneurship as a sustainable business model with both social impact and economic sustainability, contributing to growth, jobs and social inclusion; 6. To promote the internationalisation of SMEs (of social entrepreneurs in particular), raising awareness of EU support for SMEs and social enterprises in particular, and the potential of the single market for trade and joint ventures. The nine applicants will aim to reach a number of 433 relationships established over three years, involving 212 NEs and 221 HEs. The consortium estimates that among the 221 HE matches, at least 65 will be involving returning HEs from previous cycles. The consortium will aim to recruit 475 NEs and 243 HEs.