COPIE 2

Learning Network on

Inclusive Entrepreneurship

Bettina Reuter

Framework

COP proposal accepted April 2009 Funding 630,000 € Duration 1.02.2009 – 31.01.2012 10 partners

core partners: Germany, Spain, Asturias, Flanders and Czech Republic

active participants: Andalucia,Extremadura, Galicia,Lithuania and Wallonia.

Overall Objective

To produce an environment in which entrepreneurship is a natural choice for people from all walks of life

Specific Objectives

European Tool implementation and strategy development (integrated action plans)

Support of Entrepreneurial Education Ensure high-Quality and Inclusiveness for all

support systems for entrepreneurs Integrated Business Support Access to Finance for All

5 working groups

Strategy and Action Planning

Entrepreneurial Education Quality Management Integrated Business Support Access to Finance

European Tool

Quality Management

EntrepreneurialEducation

Access toFinance

Integrated BusinessSupport

Action Planning

Structure COPIE 2

Overall Objective

To develop a comprehensive set of policies, interventions and support structures for business creation that meet the needs of disadvantaged groups

Project Purpose

A functioning community of practice to help to achieve the overall objective

Specific objectives

1. To develop a European methodology for assessing the conditions for inclusive entrepreneurship at different levels

THE EUROPEAN TOOL

2. To develop common methods for identifying and retrieving good practice on how to build entrepreneurial ladders out of social exclusion

WIKIPRENEURSHIP

3. To strenghten inclusive entrepreneurship strategies during the next round of the structural funds.

COPIE 2

4. To encourage MS and regions outwith the CoP to adopt this approach

APPLICATION TO OTHER REGIONS

Specific Objectives (1)

To develop a European methodology for

assessing the conditions for inclusive entrepreneurship at different levels

European Tool

European ToolOne page per stakeholder

What Who fills it in? How many

questions?

1. Assessment of ‘enterprise

ecology’

Experts 50

2. Assessment from policy

perspective

Policy makers 40

3. Assessment from

advisers’ perspective

Business

advisers

30

4. Assessment from users

perspective

Entrepreneurs 30

Trafic light scoring (Andalusia: Entrepreneurs)

Regions using the COPIE tool

Phase 1 January -May 2007 UK Wales D Berlin ES Asturias B Flanders P Lisbon

Phase 1.5 Summer 2007 Ireland (Limerick,

Longford, Dublin)

Phase 2 December – April 2008

Es Basque Country

Es Andalusia

Es Extremadura

D Rhinehessen

Cz Ustecky

Version 3 by January 2010

UK Northamptonshire (EM)

Italy Venice

ItalyTorino

D Brandenburg

Results of the European tool Generates evidence and data for all target

groups on which to base policy dialogue and practical actions

Evidence of mainstreaming of results in Spain Andalusia PES, Asturias Wales for over 50s, Ireland for women and migrants

Often the first time departments have been engaged in inclusive entrepreneurship discussions

Creating a new dynamic

Specific Objectives (2)

To develop common methods for identifying and

retrieving good practice on how to build entrepreneurial ladders out of social exclusion

Wikipreneurship

Linked bank of good practicewww.wikipreneurship.eu

Specific Objectives (3)

To strenghten inclusive entrepreneurship

strategies during the next round of the

structural funds.

COPIE 2

Way of Working

Sequence of exchange events for members of the 5 working groups

Design of action plans in participating regions Testing of action plans in participating regions and

implanting the lessons of the transnational exchange process

Communication and dissemination of learning

Specific Objectives (4)

To encourage MS and regions outwith the CoP to

adopt this approach

APPLICATION TO OTHER REGIONS

Thank you

For further information about COPIE visit the website at

http://www.copie.esflive.eu

http://www.wikipreneurship.eu