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Enterprise without Borders Building international entrepreneurial partnerships
Enterprise without Borders
Building international entrepreneurial partnerships
What is EwB?
Enterprise without Borders (EwB) is designed to give Company Programme students the opportunity to create cross-border international partnerships as part of their JA-YE experience.
Through a website, teachers and schools can register for participation and students can upload their company profiles and enter an entrepreneurial ‘dating game’.
EwB Partnerships
Joint-venture companyExport-ImportCoordinated product/service development – Outsourcing
Exchange visits with entrepreneurial content
Why EwB?
Develop and understand economical principles of international tradeUnderstand how different rules and regulations affect your companyDevelop good, active teaching methods for the studentsDevelop skills such as communication, analysing and decision making Develop an understading for other cultures and intercultural competencies
Programme Implementation
Programme is free of charge– all materials available on portal• Programme materials are updated regularly
Each JA-YE organisation must have a national administrator
There are 3 options how to run the programme• To run the EwB before you start the „full“ Company Programme- get
the ideas, contacts, try communication etc.• To run the EWB together with "Company Programme " in the same year
(either since the beginning of the year as soon as they create a product, or in the second semester as a continuation of the Company Programme) or
• To run EWB in the following year as a separate programme (in this case, the company already has developed its product/service, so it can start to participate at EWB website since early beginning of the school year
EwB school yearTiming Schools/teachers Business VolunteersFall Program Start-up
Teacher Training Registrations of Student CompaniesTeachers meet with volunteers
Program Start-upRegistration of volunteersVolunteers meet with teachersTraining sessions for volunteers conducted locally
Fall-Winter Establishing partnershipsMatching and Collaborating OnlineRegular visits/communications with volunteers begin
Matching and Collaborating OnlineEstablishing partnershipsRegular visits/communications with schools begin
Winter-Spring Producing-Selling-Trading-ExchangesAttendance at trade fairs
Volunteers engage with students through the various phasesMay accompany students to trade fairs
Spring Liquidations and preparation for competition Preparation for closing phases
Cycle begins again… Sign up for next year Sign up for next year
Spring Solicitation of Schools; pre-registration Identification of possible volunteers Early Summer Teacher Training
Summer Company of the Year Competition (EwB Award)
Company of the Year Competition (EwB Award)
Programme FeaturesIT platform – website www.ewb.ja-ye.org
EwB companies profiles and cataloguesOn-line EwB partnership registration
EwB MOB ILE- mobile application EwB Brief electronic newsletter (every month)JA-YE Connect - http://connect.ja-ye.org/group/ewb
A networking tool for JA-YE teachers and staff with
a special group for EwB teachers and coordinators
EwB Teachers Café - connecting teachers at intl. EventsEwB Student Café – orientation session with corporate volunteersTraining and Student Materials – on-line
Student and Teacher Text BooksWebsite Administration GuideEwB Joint-Venture Guide, etc., etc.
Survey of participants in 2010 and 2011VIDEO
EwB Network
26 European countries +KenyaEgyptSouth AfricaGhanaUgandaU.S.A.
New comers in 2011-2012France Poland
Project Outcomes after 4 Years
32 countries 35 601 students2 399 teachers1 300 business volunteers, advisors and mentors2 721 mini-companies1 669 joint-ventures
Overall Satisfaction
67% EwB participants agree that they feel more employable as a result of participating. However, as might be expected amongst this age group and in the current socio-economic climate, some apprehension does exist, and 71% would like to become entrepreneurs.
The EwB Experience
EwB Café for Teachers
JA-YE Europe TRADE FAIR
Bodo, NorwayLisbon , PortugalBratislava, SlovakiaZurich, Switzerland
JA-YE Europe Company of the Year
Rotterdam, The NetherlandsCagliari , ItalyOslo, NorwayBucharest, Romania
BEST PRACTICES
EwB High Potential Award 2012(JA-YE Europe Company of the Year)
- recognizes the most innovative, sustainable and profitable cross-border venture in the academic year
Art&Media International(Kenya and Norway)
Sound of Media UB and Deers have joined their skills and knowledge so that fair trade jewellery products were designed and made in Kenya, then the Norwegian team with marketing expertise marketed and sold the jewellery in the target market Norway.
BEST PRACTICES
EwB Collaboration Award 2012(JA-YE Europe Trade Fair)
is presented to the best EwB mini-company participating at the JA-YE Europe Trade Fair, rewarding cross-country collaboration.
EXPAND IT Portugal
The students developed a portable food dispenser that allows people to take their favourite toppings and spreads with them, wherever they go. Their partnership with other student companies in Europe helped to drive the value proposition of their product. The Norwegian company helped with branding and packaging while the Swedish company assisted them with their website.
BEST PRACTICES
UWIANO– GREEN 11 (Denmark Uganda)Uwiano created a new communication system (based on an adaptation of open source software) which makes it possible for Ugandan entrepreneurs to communicate with Danish (and international) companies and consultants without the use of direct access to the Internet.
Success Story
EGASOLUTIONS (Slovakia and Austria)- Created a brilliant concept seeking to break down prejudices around immigration creating awareness and promoting a behavioural change. The teams produced together a movie (DVD) „Kick Out the Difference“
Events to come ...
November Student and Social Entrepreneurship Fair - Belgrade
February YE Belgium Trade Fair - BrusselsFlemish Trade Fair - Antwerp
March Austrian Trade Fair - ViennaJA-YE Europe Trade Fair - Riga
April International Student Company FestivalAgBIZ Trade Fair – Belgrade
EwB Contact
Gabriela ZidkovaEwB European Coordinator
JA-YE EuropeTel: +420 577 219 085 or +420 571 895 605
GSM: +420 602 511 [email protected]
