EU-wide
Useful Links:
EU – Small Business Portal: ec.europa.eu/…
European Investment Funds – Microfinance products: eif.org/…
Network with other (young) entrepreneurs in the framework of the Junior Chamber International:
Junior Chamber International: jci.cc/
Useful Links:
Practical guide for doing business in Europe: http://europa.eu/youreurope/…
Legal issues of starting or taking over a business in Europe. ec.europa.eu/…
Legal advice for start-ups:
iLINC is the European Network of Law Incubators. Its main objective is to facilitate the provision of free legal support to start-ups while, at the same time, offering postgraduate law students the opportunity to engage in professional practice in the fast-moving and highly exciting world of technology start-ups.
https://www.ilincnetwork.eu/
Your Europe, your rights – A practical guide for citizens and businesses on their rights and opportunities in the EU’s single market. bookshop.europa.eu/…
Planning a business (business plan):
– How to write a business plan. myownbusiness.org/…
– More useful “How to” guidelines. entrepreneur.com/…
How to profit from the EU market. ec.europa.eu/…
Internationalisation of your enterprise supported by the Enterprise Europe network. een.ec.europa.eu/…
Meet other Erasmus participants at LinkedIn (social network group). linkedin.com/…
Sig Ueland’s collection of 18 social networks for entrepreneurs. practicalecommerce.com/…
The European Union has set up a new European Progress Microfinance Facility providing crocredit to small businesses and to people who have lost their jobs and want to start their own small businesses:
EPMF – European Progress Microfinance Facility. ec.europa.eu/…
Enterprise Europe Network http://een.ec.europa.eu/
EBN innovation network http://ebn.be
Accelerator programme funded by EU http://www.europeanpioneers.eu/en/
In Austria
Network for young entrepreneurs in Austria:
Junior Chamber Austria: jungewirtschaft.at/
Business start-up service:
Business start-up service of WKO – Austrian Federal Economic Chamber: gruenderservice.at
Wirtschaftskammer Österreich, Austrian Federal Economic Chamber:
Representing interests, providing service, imparting of knowledge: wko.at
In Belgium
Network with other (young) entrepreneurs in the framework of the Junior Chamber International:
Junior Chamber International – Belgium: jcibelgium.jimdo.com/
Groupe Srib (Brussels’ regional society for investments):
Groupe S.r.i.b. – Société régionale d’investments de Bruxelle: www.srib.be/
ARKimedes
PMV: www.pmv.eu/
In Germany
General Advisory and Support
Support platform by KfW bank:
gruenderplattform.de
Existenzgründerportal by Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action:
Business start-up Portal – Hints, advisory services and addresses: existenzgruender.de/
Unternehmenswerkstatt Deutschland Support by Chambers for commerce:
uwd.de
Support (consulting on legal aspects, potential sources of funding) by Bundesagentur für Arbeit:
arbeitsagentur.de/
Networks
Bundesverband Deutscher Innovations-, Technologie- und Gründerzentren e.V.:
Find innovation centres for innovation- and technology-oriented founders: innovationszentren.de
Network within Junior Chamber Germany:
Junior Chamber Germany: wjd.de/
Funding opportunities
EXIST – Programme:
Support programme of Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action: exist.de/
Especially for Female Founders
General Support for Female Founders – Jumpp:
jumpp.de/
Special advice for female new entrepreneurs:
gruenderinnenzentrale.de/
Weiberwirtschaft eG:
weiberwirtschaft.de/
In Italy
Network with other (young) entrepreneurs in the framework of the Junior Chamber International:
Junior Chamber International – Italy: jciitaly.org
In Spain
EBN SPAIN BY ANCES
Spanish network of business incubation centers
http://www.ances.com/
YUZZ
Young entrepreneurs program in Spain
http://yuzz.org.es/
ENISA
Funding opportunities for Spanish entrepreneurs
http://www.enisa.es
INICIADOR
Iniciador Foundation aims to promote and facilitate entrepreneurship in the world through monthly events in different Spanish cities.
http://www.iniciador.com
MINISTERIO DE INDUSTRIA, ENERGÍA Y TURISMO – Entrepreneur channel
Offers information about the different support given by the national government
http://www.ipyme.org/es-ES/CEmprendedor/Paginas/Emprendedor.aspx
Foro ADR
Association of the Regional Development agencies, publish the different activities and support offered by the different Spanish regional governments
http://www.foroadr.es/
APTE
Scientific and Technological Spanish Parks Association
http://www.apte.org/es/
In Slovenia
Young Entrepreneur Institute
http://mladipodjetnik.si/