Point 2 Enterprise
Pillar/Theme: EQUAL Projects Entrepreneurship Pillar - Theme C
Project End Date: December 2007
Project Aim: To develop and deliver innovative enterprise supports to improve the take up and success rate for self employment amongst those experiencing inequality of opportunity within the labour market and to identify effective routes to mainstreaming of the project outcomes.
Project Objectives:
- To identify key barriers faced by the target audience in accessing enterprise creation;
- To develop outreach strategy which will reach potential entrepreneurs within the defined target audience;
- To design and deliver relevant enterprise training supports for those participating in the training;
- To design and deliver a mentor training programme;
- To set up and support a network that offers a supportive environment for participants working to set up their own business;
- To further develop and consolidate the Development Partnership.
Target Groups:
- Young People under 25;
- People 40 years and over who are long term unemployed or not currently participating in the labour market;
- Other individuals that do not fit within the age profiles will also be considered.
Project Actions:
- Consolidate the Development Partnership and set up four advisory groups to drive the implementation of the project;
- Establish an outreach strategy through the Outreach Advisory Group. Prepare and distribute promotional materials including web site, brochures and media campaign. Organise and run five community based information sessions work with local agencies;
- Develop and deliver enterprise training course (focusing on delivery options within community settings) in collaboration with existing education providers focusing on business start up skills that will meet the needs of target group;
- Develop and implement both one to one and group based mentoring to provide mechanism for peer support and intergenerationalcommunication between enterprise trainees;
- Design and deliver a mentor training programme focusing on mentor skills relevant to working with project target audience, this training will be targeted at existing education and support organisations;
- Set up mainstreaming advisory group to develop and implement a mainstreaming strategy;
- Work with transnational partners in achieving joint planned activities and outcomes.
Name of Transnational Partnership (TCA): ME BCP P2e
TCA Number: 3518
Aim of TCA: The aim of the TCA is to share learning, information and project materials at transnational level that will assist disadvantaged people to participate more fully in economic success via enterprise creation.
Member State of Partners: UK, Malta.
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