YES Project (Young European Startups) - is a Grundtvig learning partnership Project.

1. YOUNG EUROPEAN
STARTUPS
Economic
situation of
young people
and their
involvement in
business
sector in
Greece

2. CURRENT SITUATION IN GREECE
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Unemployment : 27,5% (elstat)
Youth unemployment : 65% (elstat)
Self-employment (ages 25-49): 27,4% (eurostat)
Socioeconomic crisis
Immigration of Youth professionals to other countries

3. SELF–EMPLOYMENT SECTORS
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Tourism
Entertainment
Clothing and footwear
IT
Renewable Energy

4. SUPPORTING EVENTS
Unions of start-ups
 Network
 Promotion and dissemination of activities
 Inspiration
 Consulting
 Funding opportunities
 Contests
 Venues

5. Open Cof fee Patras
 Monthly start-up venue in Patras
 Presentation of innovative start -ups
 Networking

6. S.W.O.T. ANALYSIS OF WESTERN GREECE
Strengths
 Western gate of Greece to other countries
 International tourism destination
 High natural and environmental value
 High quality of local products
 Important folk and cultural heritage
 Academic and Research institutions

7. S.W.O.T. ANALYSIS OF WESTERN GREECE
Weaknesses
 Decentralisation
 Low per capita GDP
 Low regional Development
 Low competitiveness
 Lack of infrastructures
 Deindustrialization trends

8. S.W.O.T. ANALYSIS OF WESTERN GREECE
Opportunities
 Improvement of transfer connections with rest regions and
countries
 Increase of international interest in alternative tourism
 Development of renewable energy
 Increase of usage of ICT
 EU supporting programmes
 Integration of economic migrants

9. S.W.O.T. ANALYSIS OF WESTERN GREECE
Threats
 High competition in production sector from rest EU countries
 Overuse of natural resources
 Migration to other regions or countries of scientific personnel,
because of the lack of local opportunities
 Dependence of production in governmental support
 Inef ficient social inclusion of economic migrants

10. THANK YOU