Empowering Youth Entrepreneurship: Strategies for Growth and Employment
This conference, held on August 30, 2011, in Tallinn, focused on youth entrepreneurship as a vital tool for economic growth and reducing youth unemployment. Experts, including Maria Kasepalu and Tiit Leier, discussed regional challenges and initiatives in promoting entrepreneurship among young people. Interactive sessions on best practices and hands-on examples provided insights into motivating youth, improving information flow between them and companies, and generating innovative ideas. The conference highlighted successful collaboration among partners from Estonia, Spain, Italy, Germany, Turkey, and Denmark.
Empowering Youth Entrepreneurship: Strategies for Growth and Employment
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Presentation Transcript
ProYouth Youth entrepreneurship as a tool for growth 30. August 2011, Tallinn
Morning agenda • “Initiatives of promoting youth entrepreneurship”Maria Kasepalu, Adviser to the Minister, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications of Estonia • “Regional possibilities and challenges for youth entrepreneurship”Tiit Leier, Rapla County Governor • “Practical examples and possibilities in promoting youth entrepreneurship”EppVodja, Junior Achievement Estonia • “Entrepreneur’s experience: from crazy ideas to valuable solutions”Bruno Lill, Managing Director, Pipfrog
Afternoon agenda • Round table:Situationand views on entrepreneurship as a tool of reducing youth unemployment in partner countries of “Pro-Youth” (Estonia, Spain, Italy, Germany, Turkey, Denmark) and reporting good practices.E. Elenurm, T.Leier, Y. Corrochano, G. Pappada, A. Imbesi, Greco, K. Heydecke, D. Kauffmann, A. Tatar, M.B. Jensen • Discussion and idea generation on: • Best ways to motivate young people to be entrepreneurial • Tools to improve information flow between young people and companies
ProYouth • Exchanging best practices on ideas how to reduce youth unemployment • Youth unemployment tends to be higher than overall unemployment • Enterpreneurship as a tool for growth and gettign experiences • Partners from Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Italy, Spain and Turkey.
Youth unemployment • Estonia was among top-5 countries for youth unemployment in Europe in 2010. • Unemployment in Estonia has decreased fast lately, but less so amoung young people • Competitiveness of young people on job market?
Youth entrepreneurship • How to support entrepreneurial activities? • Lifestyle vsgrowth entrepreneurship? • Experience vs energy & new ideas? • Flexibility? • Mentoring? • Courage vs „doing everything correctly?“ • Increasing young peoples’ competitiveness on job market when needed?
Entrepreneurialism? • Estonian young people are relatively entrepreneurial (Italy, Hungary, Estonia) in Europe • But Europeans are less entrepreneurial than Chinese, Brasilians or Americans.
Situation and views on entrepreneurship as a tool of reducing youth unemployment in partner countries of “ProYouth“
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Discussion? • How to increase youth entrepreneurship? • How to reduce youth unemployment?