“YOUR IDEA, OUR SUPPORT“– EUROPEAN PROGRESS GRANTS FOR SUPPORTING YOUTH SELF-EMPLOYMENT

7. April 2016.

The European Progress’ info days on the process of allocating grants for youth business start-ups entitled “Your Idea, Our Support” will be held in Bujanovac, Vranje, Leskovac, Nis, Novi Pazar, Prijepolje and Ivanjica in the period from April 8 to 25, 2016. The info sessions are organized for the purpose of familiarizing the future young entrepreneurs with all the grant application stages and steps they need to take – from applying and participating in the public call for proposals, through the criteria for project selection, to the award of grants for business start-ups.

Eligible to apply are unemployed young people between 18 and 30 years of age, registered with the National Employment Office at the moment of submitting the project concept note, who are permanent residents of one of the local self-governments in European Progress’ area of responsibility and who plan to launch their own businesses in one of them. The European Union and the Swiss Government earmarked 180,000 euros to support up to 20 business start-ups in the fields of manufacturing, IT and food processing industries with a maximum of 10,000 euros per project. The minimum amount of funds to be allocated to a project is 2,500 euros.

AGENDA OF THE INFO SESSIONS ON THE PROCESS OF ALLOCATING GRANTS FOR YOUTH BUSINESS START-UPS “YOUR IDEA, OUR SUPPORT”

BUJANOVAC
Friday, at 12 o’clock noon on April 8, 2016
The Amphitheatre of the Subotica Faculty of Economics’ Department in Bujanovac (Karadjordja Petrovica St)
* The session is held for participants coming from the local self-governments of Bujanovac and Preševo

VRANJE
Monday, at 12 o’clock noon on April 11, 2016
City Assembly Building’s Hall (1, Kralja Milana St)
* The session is held for participants from the local self-governments of Bosilegrad, Surdulica, Trgovište, Vladičin Han and Vranje

LESKOVAC
Tuesday, at 12 o’clock noon on April 12, 2016
The Advanced Professional Training Centre (6, Leskovačkog odreda St)
* The session is held for participants from the local self-governments of Bojnik, Crna Trava, Leskovac, Lebane, Medvedja and Vlasotince

SCHEDULE OF THE INFO SESSIONS ON THE PROCESS OF ALLOCATING GRANTS FOR YOUTH BUSINESS START-UPS “YOUR IDEA, OUR SUPPORT”

12:00-12:30	Registration of the participants
12:30-13:00	Welcome and introductory speeches
	Presentation of the European Progress program
	Presentation of Local Youth Offices/or Local Economic Development Offices
13:00-13:20	YOUR IDEA, OUR SUPPORT – the examples of good practice
	Presentation of successful entrepreneurs or local associations of entrepreneurs
13:20-14:00	Presentation of the “Supporting Youth Self-Employment” Program activity
	Program activity goals and the methodology of the Public Call for Proposals
	Participation in the Public Call for youth business start-up project proposals – eligibility and deadlines Participation of future young entrepreneurs in training programs – eligibility and deadlines Presentation of the subsequent activity for implementing the process
14:00-14:30	Questions and Answers

Source: European Progress and Coordination Body