
More than 1600
exchanges have so far been organised under the Erasmus for Young entrepreneurs
programme and some 3200 businesses have been created or expanded (including
numerous joint ventures and new cross border relations, see MEMO/13/412). Since
2009, funded by the European Commission, Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs
enables new entrepreneurs –
be they "would-be" entrepreneurs armed
with a coherent business plan or entrepreneurs who started their own business
in the last three years – to gain valuable skills and experience in a business
in another country participating in the Competitiveness and Innovation
Programme (CIP). European Commission Vice President Antonio Tajani will
congratulate tomorrow in Milan new entrepreneurs who recently set up their own
company. They have opened various types of company, including an enterprise
company producing educational game software and promoting tourism using mobile
technologies, a strategic consulting firm for technology focused companies, and
a jewellery technology network.