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