Other support opportunities

EU-wideIn AutriaIn Belgium In Germany In SpainIn Italy

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/