27. 3. 2017 | BIH - Entrepreneurs, Danube, Kosovo - Entrepreneurs, PR, Slovenian Development Assistance, Youth
The initiative that started as CEP’s program activity in the framework of the official development cooperation of the Republic of Slovenia in 2014, has grown into a region-wide project that supports the young entrepreneurs and youngsters with a promising entrepreneurial idea on their way to the development of the idea and launch of their own start-up company.
Empowering entrepreneurs in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Starting with the young entrepreneurs in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) three years ago, the project named Empowering BiH’s Young Entrepreneurs continues to expand its scope of activities. This year’s itineration included a preparation workshop in Networks Sarajevo, Sarajevo, BiH, (Wednesday, 22 March 2017 – learn more about it here) where young entrepreneurs got a chance to present their ideas, learn how to improve their pitch in front of an expert commission and got a direct feedback from their colleagues. Through the preparation process youngsters finalize their ideas and respond to the call for applications, where we select the best entrepreneurial ideas and offer 20 young entrepreneurs from BiH a 3-day all-inclusive package – visit to Slovenia, transportation, accommodation and participation at the PODIM Conference, free of charge.
Encouraging the start-up environment in Kosovo
Having received very positive feedbacks from the participants in BiH, CEP developed a similar project in Kosovo in 2016. A preparation workshop, titled “Investment and growth opportunities for Kosovo start-ups in Slovenia and the Alps-Adriatic region” will take place in the Innovaton Centre Kosovo (ICK) on Wednesday, 29 March 2017 (learn more about it here), followed by the call for applications for the young entrepreneurs from Kosovo and a 3-day visit to Slovenia.
Reaching out to the Danube region
Having focused predominantly on the countries of the Western Balkans in the previous years, we are now turning to the Danube region as well. As the coordinator of the Priority Area 10 of the Danube Strategy (Institutional Capacity and Cooperation), we have launched a special offer for the Danube region start-ups (selected Danube countries include: Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, Montenegro, Serbia, Moldova and Ukraine). 20 participants from the eligible countries will be selected for the 3-day all-inclusive package trip to Slovenia (read more about it here).
Partnership with PODIM Conference and visit to Ljubljana
Selected participants will attend PODIM Conference in Maribor, Slovenia on 10 and 11 May 2017, participate in the biggest networking event for start-ups in the Alps-Adriatic Region, take part in the PODIM Challenge pitching competition and be presented in the PODIM Start-up Catalogue for the one-on-one meetings with PODIM investors and blue-chip partners.
Following the PODIM Conference, the participants will visit Centre for European Perspective at Grad Jable, where a representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will explain more about the Slovenian foreign policy efforts in the Balkan region and the EU-wide Positive Agenda for Youth that recognizes youth in the Balkan region as essential actors in regional cooperation, friendship and reconciliation. Their visit in Slovenia will conclude with a peek into the Slovenian start-up environment and co-working scene at the ABC Accelerator in Ljubljana. The good practices from Slovenia will help transmit one of the key messages of the project – cooperation leads first to small changes in the start-up environment, but not giving up and raising the voice of youth can lead to the system-wide reforms.
By joining forces, PODIM Conference and CEP offer young entrepreneurs an additional learning dimension in the creative process and empowers them to step ahead and present themselves in front of the investors that can help them transform their ideas into a promising start-up company.
CEP in konferenca PODIM združila moči za opolnomočenje mladih podjetnikov
Pobuda, ki jo je CEP začel v okviru mednarodnega razvojnega sodelovanja Slovenije leta 2014, je prerasla v regionalni projekt, ki podpira mlade podjetnike in mlade z obetavnimi podjetniškimi idejami na njihovi poti od razvoja ideje do zagona njihovega lastnega start-up podjetja.
Opolnomočenje podjetnikov v Bosni in Hercegovini
Projekt, ki se je pod imenom Spodbujanje podjetništva medm mladimi v BiH začel pred tremi leti, sedaj razširja svoje aktivnosti. V letošnjo izvedbo smo vključili pripravljalno delavnico v Networks Sarajevo v Bosni in Hercegovini (sreda, 22. marec 2017 – več o tem na tej povezavi), kjer so imeli mladi podjetniki možnost predstaviti svoje ideje, se naučiti, kako izboljšati svoje predstavitve pred strokovno komisijo ter dobiti neposreden komentar in nasvet s strani ostalih udeležencev. Tekom pripravljalnega procesa mladi izdelajo svoje ideje in se tako bolje odzovejo na razpis, preko katerega izberemo najboljše ideje in 20 mladim podjetnikom iz BiH ponudimo brezplačen tridnevni paket – obisk Slovenije, prevoz, nastanitev in obisk konference Podim.
Spodbujanje start-up okolja na Kosovu
Po zelo pozitivnem odzivu udeležencev v BiH, je CEP podoben projekt razvil tudi na Kosovu leta 2016. Pripravljalna delavnica z naslovom “Priložnosti za rast investicije in rast za kosovske start-upe v Sloveniji in v alpsko-jadranski regiji” se odvija v Innovation Centre Kosovo (ICK) v sredo, 29. marca 2017 (preberite več tukaj), sledi pa ji natečaj za mlade podjetnike s Kosova in tridnevni obisk v Sloveniji.
Širitev na Podonavje
Medtem ko smo se v preteklih letih osredotočali predvsem na države Zahodnega Balkana, se projekt letos razširja tudi na Podonavsko regijo. Kot koordinatorji PA10 Podonavske strategije (institucionalna krepitev in sodelovanje), smo poseben natečaj uvedli tudi za start-upe iz Podonavja (izbrane države v regiji zajemajo Bolgarijo, Hrvaško, Češko, Madžarsko, Romunijo, Slovaško, Črno goro, Srbijo, Moldavijo in Ukrajino). 20 udeležencev iz izbranih držav bo sodelovalo na tridnevni ekskurziji v Slovenijo (več preberite tukaj).
Partnerstvo s konferenco Podim in obisk v Ljubljani
Izbrani udeleženci se bodo udeležili konference Podim 10. in 11. maja 2017 v Mariboru v Sloveniji, sodelovali na največjem dogodku za start-upe v alpsko-jadranski regiji, se preizkusili na izzivu PODIM Challenge ter bili predstavljeni v PODIM Start-up katalogu, namenjenem ena-na-ena srečanjem z investitorji in partnerji.
Po konferenci PODIM bodo udeleženci obiskali tudi Center za evropsko prihodnost na gradu Jable, kjer jim bo predstavnik Ministrstva za zunanje zadeve RS povedal več o slovenskih prizadevanjih na področju zunanje politike na Balkanu in o Pozitivni agendi za mlade, ki na nivoju Evropske unije prepoznava mlade na Balkanu kot ključne akterje pri regionalnem sodelovanju, prijateljstvu in spravi. Njihov obisk v Sloveniji se bo zaključil z vpogledom v slovensko start-up okolje in sodelo (co-working) v ABC pospeševalniku v Ljubljani. Dobre prakse iz Slovenije bodo pomagale prenašati eno izmed ključnih sporočil projekta – sodelovanje najprej vodi do majhnih sprememb znotraj start-up okolja, vztrajnost in angažiranost mladih pa lahko vodita do širših reform na sistemski ravni.
Z združitvijo moči PODIM in CEP mladim podjetnikom ponujata dodatno učno dimenzijo v kreativnem procesu in prispevata k opolnomočenju mladih, da stopijo v ospredje, se predstavijo pred investitorji in s tem spremenijo svoje ideje v obetavna start-up podjetja.
23. 3. 2017 | BIH - Entrepreneurs, PR, Slovenian Development Assistance, Youth
On Wednesday, March 22, CEP organized a workshop for young entrepreneurs from Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). The event was organized in the entrepreneurial center Networks Sarajevo in order to promote our project that enables 20 youngsters to attend PODIM Conference. It is the leading regional start-up conference, where 800 people of various backgrounds convene – big corporations, start-ups, investors and others.
Over 100 people, interested into entrepreneurship, development of entrepreneurial ideas and PODIM Conference, attended the event, where Urban Lapajne, PODIM, presented the agenda of the conference, the speakers and the PODIM Challenge, entrepreneurial challenge where the participants from Bosnia and Herzegovina get a chance to be selected for participation free of charge in the framework of Slovenian development cooperation. Nina Čepon, CEP, presented our organization, the initial project idea, financial support of Slovenia and the 3-day package for the selected participants, to whom CEP will cover the transportation, accommodation in Slovenia and additional trip to Ljubljana. The trip, organized by CEP, aims to present Slovenian start-up environment. The participants get a chance to see the accelerator and a co-working hub, which is always the highlight of the trip for young entrepreneurs.
Three Bosnian start-ups presented their work at the workshop in Sarajevo. Two of them already took part in the program and were therefore able to present their inspiring story, advantages of the participants, possibilities for cooperation and other perks that PODIM Conference offers. The most successful among them, Koola start-up, described how their team change their initial idea in a matter of a few hours after their discussions with potential investors. They tested the idea next day immediately in their one-on-one meetings with their investors. Start-ups Coffee Time from Mostar and AntColony presented their stories as well.
The concluding part was devoted to the presentations of seven Bosnian start-ups that got the chance to get a direct feedback from the participants and experts present at the event – how to improve the presentation, how to better present the idea and how to attract the attention of potential investors. Young entrepreneurs presented: a platform for selection of the faculty in BiH (izaberifax.ba), platform for promotion, explanation and order of the solar cells (Solart), technologia solution for cars tracking and communication with the car repairs services (Koola), innovative UV protection for the toilet bolws (LooSeat), portal for excellent web developers (BlablaDev), platform for services and products exchange among businesses (BizBook) and system for the HR support in the selection processes (HRocket).
Similar workshop will be organized next week, on Wednesday, 29 March, in the entrepreneurial hub Innovation Centre Kosovo in Prishtina, Kosovo.
The project is part of our program activities, financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Republic of Slovenia in the framework of Slovenia’s development cooperation.
Mladi podjetniki iz BiH predstavili svoje start-up ideje
V sredo, 22. marca, se je v Sarajevu v podjetniškem centru Networks Sarajevo odvila delavnica za mlade podjetnike iz Bosne in Hercegovine (BiH), katere namen je promocija projekta preko katerega Center za evropsko prihodnost pomaga 20 mladim, da se udeležijo konference PODIM. Gre za vodilno regionalno konferenco za start-upe, kjer se sreča okoli 800 ljudi iz različnih okolij – velike korporacije, start-upi, investitorji in ostali zainteresirani.
Zbralo se je več kot 100 mladih, ki jih zanima podjetništvo, razvijanje podjetniških idej in konferenca PODIM. Urban Lapajne iz PODIMa je predstavil program konference, predvidene govorce ter Podim Challenge, podjetniški izziv, preko katerega se lahko mladi s pomočjo mednarodnega razvojnega sodelovanja Slovenije (MRSS) brezplačno udeležijo konference. Nina Čepon iz CEPa je predstavila CEP, izvor projektne ideje ter način financiranja ter obrazložila, da bo 20 udeležencem organiziran tudi prevoz iz BiH, namestitev v Sloveniji ter dodaten dan v Ljubljani, kjer bo predstavljeno celovito slovensko start-up podporno okolje. Udeleženci bodo obiskali pospeševalnik in sodelovalni (co-working) prostor, kar je mladim vedno še posebej zanimivo. Sledila je razprava s tremi bosanskimi start-upi, od katerih sta dva že bila na konferenci PODIM in sta tako predstavila prednosti, način sodelovanja in možnosti, ki jih PODIM nudi. Najbolj uspešen izmed njih je start-up Koola, ki je predstavil, kako je na PODIMu preko razgovorov s potencialnimi investitorji preko noči spremenil in prilagodil svojo idejo ter jo takoj naslednji dan testiral v novem krogu ena na ena sestankov z investitorji. Svoje izkušnje sta predstavila še start-upa Coffee time iz Mostarja in AntColony.
V zadnjem delu je sedem start-upov predstavilo svoje ideje in poslušalo komentarje udeležencev in strokovnjakov – kako izboljšati svojo predstavitev, bolje predstaviti svojo idejo in pridobiti pozornost primernih investitorjev. Podjetniške ideje, ki so se predstavile so: platforma za izbiro primerne fakultete v BiH (izaberifax.ba), platforma za promocijo, obrazložitev in naročilo solarnih celic (Solart), tehnološka rešitev za sledenje avtomobilom in komunikacija vseh podatkov serviserju (Koola), inovativna UV zaščita za straniščno školjko (LooSeat), portal odličnih spletnih razvijalcev (BlablaDev), platforma za izmenjavo storitev in blaga med podjetji (BizBook) ter sistem za podporo kadrovskim službam za izboljšanje svojih odločitev pri izbiri primernih kandidatov (HRocket).
Podobno delavnico bo CEP izvedel prihodnji teden, v sredo, 29. marca, v podjetniškem centru Innovation Centre Kosovo, v Prištini na Kosovu.
Projekt je del programskih aktivnosti CEP, ki jih financira Ministrstvo za zunanje zadeve Republike Slovenije iz sredstev za mednarodno razvojno sodelovanje.
20. 3. 2017 | BIH - Entrepreneurs, PR, Slovenian Development Assistance, Youth
For the third year in a row, Centre for European Perspective offers its support to the young entrepreneurs from Bosnia and Herzegovina and youngsters with entrepreneurial ideas, who want to develop and launch their projects. In order to do so, we organize a call for applications in cooperation with the leading regional start up conference PODIM, that takes place every May in Maribor, Slovenia.
The call helps us select the best entrepreneurial ideas and pitches and we offer 20 young entrepreneurs (the members of the teams and their mentors) the transportation to the conference, accommodation and the ticket to the PODIM Conference. We widen their knowledge about entrepreneurship and give them an insight into the process of development of the project from the initial idea to the launch, we offer them an opportunity to meet potential investors and last but not least, the entrepreneurs with the same mindset from the whole Alps-Adriatic region.
Following the PODIM Conference, the participants will visit Centre for European Perspective at Grad Jable, where a representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will explain more about the Slovenian foreign policy efforts in the Balkan region and the EU-wide Positive Agenda for Youth that recognizes youth in the Balkan region as essential actors in regional cooperation, friendship and reconciliation. Their visit in Slovenia will conclude with a peek into the Slovenian start-up environment and co-working scene at the ABC Accelerator in Ljubljana. The good practices from Slovenia will help transmit one of the key messages of the project – cooperation leads first to small changes in the start-up environment, but not giving up and raising the voice of youth can lead to the system-wide reforms.
Youngsters have to present their entrepreneurial idea in the application, that is reviewed by the expert commission. Since we realized during the previous years that the presentations of the ideas and the pitches could be prepared even better, we decided to organize a startup workshop, where our participants get to know the call for applications and PODIM conference. The workshop, where the young entrepreneurs also get the opportunity to prepare a preliminary presentation and get the immediate feedback from their colleagues and our experts, will take placeon Wednesday, March 22, 2017, in Networks Sarajevo, Sarajevo, BiH. Apply here.
The project is part of our program activities, financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Republic of Slovenia in the framework of Slovenia’s development cooperation.
Spodbujanje podjetništva med mladimi v BiH
CEP že tretje leto nudi podporo mladim bosanskim podjetnikom in mladim s podjetniškimi idejami, ki bi radi svoje ideje razvijali, nadgrajevali. V ta namen v sodelovanju z vodilno regionalno start up konferenco PODIM, ki poteka vsako leto meseca maja v Mariboru, organiziramo natečaj, preko katerega izberemo najboljše podjetniške ideje in predstavitve. 20 mladim podjetnikom (članom ekip in njihovim mentorjem) bomo tako omogočili prevoz, namestitev in vstopnico za konferenco PODIM. Tako razširjamo njihovo znanje o podjetniških korakih, jim ponudimo možnost srečanja s potencialnimi investitorji in nenazadnje, z enako mislečimi iz celotne regije Alpe-Adria.
Po konferenci PODIM bodo udeleženci obiskali tudi Center za evropsko prihodnost na gradu Jable, kjer jim bo predstavnik Ministrstva za zunanje zadeve RS povedal več o slovenskih prizadevanjih na področju zunanje politike na Balkanu in o Pozitivni agendi za mlade, ki na nivoju Evropske unije prepoznava mlade na Balkanu kot ključne akterje pri regionalnem sodelovanju, prijateljstvu in spravi. Njihov obisk v Sloveniji se bo zaključil z vpogledom v slovensko start-up okolje in sodelo (co-working) v ABC pospeševalniku v Ljubljani. Dobre prakse iz Slovenije bodo pomagale prenašati eno izmed ključnih sporočil projekta – sodelovanje najprej vodi do majhnih sprememb znotraj start-up okolja, vztrajnost in angažiranost mladih pa lahko vodita do širših reform na sistemski ravni.
Mladi morajo za prijavo na natečaj oddati predstavitev svoje podjetniške ideje, ki jih nato pregleda strokovna komisija. Ker smo v preteklih letih zaznali, da bi lahko mladi predstavitve pripravili še bolje, organiziramo delavnico, kjer bodo mladi izvedeli vse o natečaju, konferenci in na svojo predstavitev dobili takojšen komentar strokovnjakov in kolegov. Delavnica bo potekala v sredo, 22. marca 2017, v Sarajevu v prostorih Networks Sarajevo, prijava je možna na povezavi tukaj.
Projekt je del programskih aktivnosti CEP, ki jih financira Ministrstvo za zunanje zadeve Republike Slovenije iz sredstev za mednarodno razvojno sodelovanje.
