Partner Search Request: TEPKISxIYES - Pilot Project ERASMUS for young entrepreneurs” all for Proposals NT/ERA/08/311 <20Aug08

Partner Search Request: TEPKISxIYES (-41d) Trans-European Platform of Knowledge Innovation Services for Innovation nascent Young Entrepreneurs and germinal Startups

INNOVANET – CONSEN, MUFICATA s.l. and TELECOOP CAT at eCentres.net is looking for partners for a Erasmus for Entrepreneurs covering an 18 months 140KE funding effort to profile, match, advice and study though a Virtual System, 50 pairs relationship building between nascent entrepreneurs (NE) and host entrepreneurs (HE).
The project relate to the building a Trans-European Platform of Knowledge Innovation Services to use a Virtual Innovation System to support services, to enhance profiling, matching and reproting, particularly those innovative entrepreneurs (i.e. ‘wouldbe entrepreneurs’ or ‘wannabes’) who intend to set up a business (Nascent Entrepreneurs) or who have already started an own business- but no more than three years ago (Germinal Startups), involved in models, process and products with high technological and financial risk and a low or medium personal and marketing risk.
INNOVANET at eCentres.net acts as the ground to grow up the trans-european professional and experts platform and develop a convenient information and communication environment to invite, mentor and manage the individuals NE and PE
The main tasks to enhancing the mobility of nascent entrepreneurs should be:
(a) Providing information to and screening Nascent Entrepreneurs NEs
(b) Promotion and engagement of Host Entrepreneurs HE
(c) Compiling applications of NEs and HEs
(d) Matching the relationships NE/HE
(e) Information and induction of Entrepreneurs Partnerships EP
(f) Management of contracts and commitments
(g) Logistical support
(h) Financial assistance
(i) Quality control and evaluation
(j) Active networking of the pilot projects
(k) Reporting by the Intermediate Organizations IOs
The outcomes of TEPKISxIYES will be:
– Support to 45-50 NEs who are visiting a HE and 45-50 successfully matched relationships;
– participation in 3 network meetings in Brussels
– reports for each successful EP (NE/HE) and a final implementation report


INNOVANET is keen to have partners of any size - industry / academia / other to create entrepreneurship spirit and innovative business.
* Can you add another dimension?
* Would you like to be the collaborator acting as Intermediary Organization (IO)?
* Whatever is your capability - let INNOVANET know your interest
* What are you potential contributions
* Axcting
* Acting as local Coordinating Body (CB) How any successfully pairs could you think are you able to host during 1-6 months?

INNOVANE like to hear from you
INNOVANET describes itself as experienced innovators and would like to collaborate in other partnerships as well i.e. creating common understandings, exchange best practices, expert analysis for success, detecting key-points, etc

Contact: Ferran Cabrer i Vilagut, Director at – info AT eCentres.net

+Info a documents at
http://ecentres.net/content/erasmus-young-entrepreneurs-20-august-2008

Next steps:
1)Registration to eCentres.net
2)Request subscription to the IYES Innovative Young Entrepreneurs & Start-Ups Group
http://ecentres.net/IYES
3)Participate actively in the Webminars organized
4)Fill and send us the information and documents required in the deadlines established

Pilot Project ERASMUS for young entrepreneurs” all for Proposals NT/ERA/08/311