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IMAGEEN Turin September 2011

Paul HannaDirector Economic Development &

Programmes

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What I will cover

Imageen- Partners-Approaches

The Birmingham Experience

Key themes and next steps

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Improvement of Methodologies and Governance of European Entrepreneurship Network (IMAGEEN)Three year programme to

Identify and benchmark best practice in developing Entrepreneurship across the partnership.

Explore how this best practice can be transferred to each partner and the wider EU.

Develop a range of materials which are available to both policy makers and local practitioners in how to influence and implement these approaches locally.

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The PartnersBirmingham Birmingham Chamber of Commerce Group Gothenburg Business Region GothenburgGranada County Council of GranadaLyon Lyon Chamber of Commerce and IndustryMunich The City of Munich – Department of

Labour and Economic DevelopmentTurin Province of TurinWarsaw The City of Warsaw

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Partner ApproachesGothenburg Mind your own Business / Expedition ForwardGranada Working in rural communities, taking the support out to the people who need it mostLyon LVE building an integrated network of

quality assured Business Support SpecialistsMunich Diana will tell you more in her presentationTurin MIP network of start up supportWarsaw Network of local information points across the city and access to start up finance

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Birmingham Case StudyStimulating Enterprise through Coaching

The Problem

High Levels of UnemploymentLow levels of Entrepreneurship in key communitiesLow take up of the existing mainstream Start- Up provision

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Birmingham Case StudyStimulating Enterprise through Coaching

The SolutionEngaging with people in their local communities.Building individuals confidence in their business idea through 1:1 coachingSupporting them into the mainstream provision and helping them make the best of the support on offer.

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Imageen Key themes to emerge so far.

Similar initiatives developing across the partnershipEngagement at a local levelWork with the networks that already existAccess to low cost finance is critical

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Next Steps

Partner meetings Turin and Granada Development of good practice guidePresent the guide and findings to the wider EU policy makers.

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FinallyThank you to the European Union ERDF and Interreg IVC for supporting and partly financing the project.

All newsletters, partner programmes and information can be found atWWW.imageen.eu

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Questions

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Imageen Partners visitTurin September 2011