1. TESTIMONIES
Institutional quotes
N a m e :: Gianni Pittella
Name "As a truly believer that more resources should be
allocated for the Erasmus programme to broaden the
P o s iittiio n :: Vice-President of
Pos on range of beneficiaries, since 2006 I have always been
the European Parliament proposing new forms of Erasmus, which have aroused
enthusiasm in the European Parliament and have
been transformed in effective projects. In this
perspective, the Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs is a strategic tool for our SMEs'
competitive growth that is now more important than ever to face the current economic
crisis".
N a m e :: Antonio Tajani
Name “The spirit of Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs is to
help many young Europeans to set up their own
P o s iittiio n :: Vice-President of
Pos on business. This is why the European Commission is
the European Commission working to make this programme a consolidated long-
term instrument for the future.”
N a m e :: Joanna Drake
Name "This is about two people getting together to be very
practical, very down-to-earth and finding solutions to
P o s iittiio n :: European
Pos on their business ideas and to render them realistically
Commission's SME Envoy viable on the market."
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2. TESTIMONIES
Entrepreneurs’ quotes (from –LinkedIn)
N a m e :: Lucian Avadani
Name ‘It was an incredible opportunity which I totally
recommend to new entrepreneurs that have just
S tta ttu s :: New Entrepreneur
S a us started or intend to start a business. Erasmus for
Young Entrepreneurs provides an opportunity to learn
C o u n ttr y : United Kingdom
Coun ry at an early stage the art of entrepreneurship and how
to avoid risks. In future, I hope that I will, in turn,
become host entrepreneur and return the favour to
another new entrepreneur in the European Union.”
“My host entrepreneur, Teet Jagomagi, is a
N a m e :: Todor Balabanov
Name remarkable person, very hardworking and very
experienced. Although Teed was busy, he found the
S tta ttu s :: New Entrepreneur
S a us time to discuss his experiences with me, especially
about his business start-up in the 1990s. Estonia, like
C o u n ttr y :: Bulgaria
Coun ry Bulgaria, was not part of the European Union at that
time. Teed’s office feels more like a home than an
office, and the best part of Teet’s managing style is his positivism and constant energy to
succeed.”
“New entrepreneurs are those motivated and devoted to their own ideas and goals.”
“Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs is an opportunity for host entrepreneurs to find desired
partners and improve their company’s reputation.”
N a m e : Louis Doru Havriliuc
Name “I learnt a lot during my exchange: how to deal with
clients, understanding business environments in other
S tta ttu s : New Entrepreneur
S a us countries, how to balance my job with my private life.
Thanks to my host entrepreneur, Veijo, I have come to
C o u n ttr y :: Romania
Coun ry realise two important things: I must be patient and
hardworking and only then will things come my way.”
N a m e :: Tamas Regoczi-
Name
Ritzmann “New Entrepreneurs do not only learn something
new […] Each participant, from another European
S tta ttu s :: New Entrepreneur
S a us country, carries experience and shares information
which he/she does not only express in words.”
C o u n ttr y :: Hungary
Coun ry
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3. TESTIMONIES
Other testimonies from entrepreneurs
N a m e :: Javier Saiz
Name
“Captar la energía de jóvenes emprendedores
S tta ttu s :: Host Entrepreneur
S a us enriquece mi empresa."
C o u n ttr y :: Spain
Coun ry "Capturing the energy of young entrepreneurs
enriches by business". (English translation)
C o m p a n y N a m e :: Taller de
Company Name
arquitectura y urbanismo
N a m e :: Octavian Serban
Name
"The programme is very important because it is a
S tta ttu s :: New Entrepreneur way of establishing communication and partnerships
S a us
for future projects."
C o u n ttr y :: Romania
Coun ry
C o m p a n y N a m e ::
Company Name
Knomacons
N a m e :: David Dale
Name "It's always good to get fresh ideas. Organisations
can sometimes become stale with doing what they
S tta ttu s :: Host Entrepreneur
S a us have always done. And if you get somebody new,
who is starting their own business, they will have
C o u n ttr y :: UK
Coun ry ideas that might feed into your company, no matter
how experienced you are as an organisation."
C o m p a n y N a m e ::
Company Name
International Quality Centre
N a m e :: Francine Huaman
Name
"It's very positive to help people understand how the
S tta ttu s :: Host Entrepreneur
S a us business works, it's very positive to pass the
knowledge and it's positive for my company because
C o u n ttr y :: Spain
Coun ry of the networking and contacts."
C o m p a n y N a m e :: Estetic
Company Name
Medical Center
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4. TESTIMONIES
N a m e :: Ella Alcasas
Name "Without the programme it was impossible to imagine
to be able to open a new branch in another country
S tta ttu s :: Host Entrepreneur
S a us simply because it was too complicated for us, we
would have needed to study a whole new market
C o u n ttr y :: Luxembourg
Coun ry there."
C o m p a n y N a m e ::
Company Name "Each new person coming into your company or
Onformonics interacting with your company gives it more energy
and more perspective. You can learn a lot from that
so I highly recommend it!"
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