COPIE 2

INTEGRATED BUSINESS START-UP

SUPPORT

Expert: Ana María Méndez - ana@ceei.es

Berlín, 21st May 2010

WORKPLAN

Workplan 2010-2011

Germany (leader from Copie 2) - Asturias (partner)

Budget

Signed the final agreement: 07/04/2010

Asturias (lead partner from this community of practices) –

External Expert

Recruit the external expert

Signed the contract

MAIN GOAL

First point: Baseline Study

To facilitate the start up business and their survival after this phase, providing them necessary tailor made services according to their needs

The start up business support services are not only to provide opening a business. It is really necessary to maintain our european and recently created SMEs, specially during first months after their start-up.

DEVELOPED ACTIONS

Workplan 2010

BASELINE STUDY

• Baseline study: Galicia, Czeck Republik, Asturias

• Completed Baseline Study: Extremadura (Dec-Feb 2010)

• Review of the workingplan

WORKPLAN

• Concreted actions with partners: Galicia, Extremadura, Asturias

• Partners confirmed regional contacts

• Review of the situation at european level and with other members. Interest from new partners: Castilla y León, Incyde

2010: The ESF support

Workplan 2010

The Comission intends to further develop EU support

measures to improve and suplement the business support

services

The study (SWOT/ needs assessment)

2workshops

•19th May.- ESF support to micro-enterprises and self-

employment

• July

WORKPLAN: FUTURE WORK

Workplan 2010

1ST MEETING.- Identification of main actors and methodologies

Asturias: September 2010 (15th-30th)

ACTIONS

• Previous phone conferences

• Active partners and observers in this COP

THE MEETING

• Results from the European Comission Study

• Conclussions and results from the previous work about Actors and Metodologhy

• First steps for the 2nd meeting: tools, skills and services

WORKPLAN: MEETINGS AND DATES

Workplan 2010-2011

1- Identification of the main actors and methodologies: September 2010 - Asturias

2 - Different tools, skills and services in the advising process which facilitate the start up in an integrated business supprot services: December 2010

3 - Good practices and real cases: 1st semester 2011 (Marz)

4 - SWOT and Structural Funds recommendations for the new rounds of Regional Operative Programmes: 2nd semester 2011 (September)

Lacks/needs in Bussiness support services

REVIEW: TO REFRESH OUR MINDS

1. A lot of support for entrepreneurs: services + Funds.

2. Relevant gaps during first months after starting up their business

3. The Structural Fund ESF focused on entrepreneurs, the ERDF focused on consolidation of companies.- ESF support for micro-enterprises and self-employment

4. Specific support services for disadvantage groups

Inclusive entrepreneurship:

Needs of integrated business support services focused in all phases of the process and focused in all kind of

entrepreneurs and business