presented by Laura Malita

1. CREATING A BUSINESS IN THE DIGITAL
AGE DEVELOPING ENTREPRENEURSHIP
COMPETENCES FOR YOUNG EUROPEANS
THROUGH EMENTORSHIP
This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only
of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information
contained therein.

2. SOME DATES…
-Financing programme: Lifelong Learning, KA 3 - ICT
-Implementation period: 1 November 2010 – 31 October 2012
-Budget: 564.047 euro
-7 project partners from 6 EU countries
This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only
of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information
contained therein.

3. PARTNERS
Romanian Institute for University of Bucharest
Adult Education
bit media e-Learning University of Latvia Centro Studi Cultura
solution Sviluppo
Association DOCUMENTA Slovak University of
Agriculture
This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only
of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information
contained therein.

4. PROJECT OBJECTIVES
• To identify the interest domains for starting a
business from youngsters that are going to
graduate and potential barriers
• To define a curriculum for developing
entrepreneurial competencies, using the WEB
2.0 learning opportunities
• To develop entrepreneurial competences of
students through eMentorship activities
This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only
of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information
contained therein.

5. TARGET GROUPS
• Students/graduates from faculties of educational
sciences and administration
• Young entrepreneurs
• Representatives of employers, unions and SMEs
• Chambers of commerce
• Local and regional employment agencies
• Higher education institutions
• Adult education providers
• Career counseling centers
This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only
of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information
contained therein.

6. MAIN OUTCOMES
This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only
of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information
contained therein.

7. 1. NEEDS ANALYSIS (1)
The three most important kinds of knowledge for business start-up
The most important cognitive skills for starting a business
This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only
of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information
contained therein.

8. 1. NEEDS ANALYSIS (2)
The three most important practical skills for business start-up
The three most important motives of business and life activity
This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only
of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information
contained therein.

9. 2. ONLINE GUIDE ON QUICK STARTING A BUSINESS
- Entrepreneurs – concept, types & qualities
- Market opportunities
- Business Plan
- Legal aspects on starting a business
- Business analysis
- Business decline
This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only
of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information
contained therein.

10. 3. BOOKLET with information on entrepreneurship
– Assess yourself
– Planning your business
– Setting up a home office & manage work at home
– Applying for grants & funding
– Managing yourself and others
– Developing leadership skills
– Mentoring
This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only
of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information
contained therein.

11. 4. EMENTORING PLATFORM
http://moodle.crebus.eu/
- more than 40 tandems
- business plans
- mentors all around Europe
• EMENTORING METHODOLOGY
– Used during different workshops and seminars
This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only
of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information
contained therein.

12. The eMentorship process
• 2 hours/week
• 30% theory and 70% practice
• Focused on practical opportunities, learning
from entrepreneurs’ experience.
• The preferred learning methods are: learning by
doing and experience-based learning
This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only
of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information
contained therein.

13. OBJECTIVES
• To develop the students’ entrepreneurial, social, digital,
language skills needed to survive and flourish in an
emerging economy in the context of the recent crisis
• To create a virtual learning community of entrepreneurs
• To create an economic network of people who are working
in the same field with the aim of helping each other (a
model that values collaboration more than competition)
This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only
of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information
contained therein.

14. 5. FACEBOOK page
www.facebook.com/crebus
• 241 likes from Europe, USA, Asia
• More than 700 posts
This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only
of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information
contained therein.

15. • 8 online trainings, few of them available here
http://crebus-moodle.e-learning.cc/course/category.php?id=14
• 14 workshops with students, entrepreneurs,
academia, trainers, researchers on
entrepreneurship
• 10 success stories of eMentoring
This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only
of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information
contained therein.

16. • NEWSLETTERS
• and other promo materials: posters and flyers
This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only
of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information
contained therein.

17. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
ATTENTION !
www.crebus.eu
www.facebook.com/crebus
crebusproject@gmail.com