Promoting entrepreneurship in developing rural areas (Phase I and Phase II)
Implementation period: August, 2014 – June, 2015 / August, 2015 – June, 2016
Partners: Centre for Pure Development (Estonia) and Soroca Business Incubator (Moldova)
Sponsor: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia
Goal: Young people from rural areas consider entrepreneurship as an alternative to employment and a possibility to avoid migration to cities
Objectives:
- Enhanced entrepreneurship among young people from rural areas;
- Strengthened entrepreneurship support system for young people
Results:
- New and innovative business ideas developed into business models;
- Raised awareness of the target group of practical methods on how to start and develop a business (including Lean Startup techniques);
- Stronger teams working on their innovative business ideas;
- Mentor network developed;
- Enhanced popularity of entrepreneurship among young people in rural areas;
- Enhanced know-how and competences of the employees of the entrepreneurship support system in Soroca;
- Young people offered the availability to acquire information on financing opportunities and events in the field of technology;
- Teams with better access to the business incubators