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Dear social affairs attachés,
We have sent the enclosed letter to your Deputy Permanent Representatives end of December. We did not receive any formal reply yet. We would like to be sure that the message was well received. We should have alerted you earlier probably, sorry for that.
Although the OECD may have communicated also on this joint initiative, the official reply is in principle to be sent to the Commission services, not to the OECD.
We would be delighted to receive a reply from you / your authorities soon.
We remain at your disposal, kind regards,
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Subject: Invitation to nominate 2 participants by Member State for the Youth Entrepreneurship Policy Academy (YEPA) - Ares(2022)8898705
Your Excellency,
The European Commission and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are launching the new Youth Entrepreneurship Policy Academy (YEPA).
Please find attached the invitation letter and its two annexes.
Joost Korte
Director-General, DG EMPL
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The OECD-EU Youth Entrepreneurship Policy Academy (YEPA)
Brief overview
The OECD-EU Youth Entrepreneurship Policy Academy (YEPA) is a policy-learning network that
seeks to strengthen youth entrepreneurship policies in European Union (EU) and OECD countries. The
core YEPA network will be comprised of policy makers from the 27 EU Member States (+ Norway and
Iceland being associated), representatives from national and international youth entrepreneurship
networks, youth entrepreneurship experts and social entrepreneurship networks. This group will share
information on youth entrepreneurship issues and policies and develop action proposals. The OECD
Secretariat and the Commission services will develop analytical inputs. Messages and results will be
broadly disseminated to stakeholders in the EU and OECD.
YEPA activities will include two full-day in-person events in Brussels and a series of thematic online
workshops (six half-day online sessions) that present and discuss the obstacles faced by young
entrepreneurs, as well as policy successes and failures. Workshops will include expert presentations,
moderated discussion and an opportunity for policy makers to interact directly with youth to learn about
their challenges and ideas for how support could be improved. Information notes will be prepared and
disseminated following each event. The three-year initiative will build on the long-standing OECD-EU co-
operation on inclusive and social entrepreneurship and the related OECD outputs, expertise, data and
networks on youth entrepreneurship.
Objectives
The YEPA aims to improve youth labour market outcomes by supporting governments and their partners
in designing and implementing appropriate youth entrepreneurship policies. It will boost awareness of the
need for policy support for youth entrepreneurship and conditions for policy success by:
(i) Raising awareness among policy makers about obstacles faced by young people with
potential in entrepreneurship;
(ii) Raising awareness among policy makers about successful policy approaches and how to
design and implement them, as well as how to avoid policy failures;
(iii) Raising awareness among policy makers and youth entrepreneurship networks on the
attractiveness, specificities and added value of social entrepreneurship for youth; and
(iv) Creating a regular mechanism for policy makers to consult with youth entrepreneurship
networks and to stimulate youth entrepreneurship network creation.
Rationale
The COVID-19 pandemic and the economic challenges related to Russian war of aggression against
Ukraine have highlighted the labour market vulnerability of young people. For example, by the end of 2021,
about 17% of 15-24 year olds in the EU were unemployed. This is more than 30 million young people
who were struggling to find work and the situation is getting worse – the number of unemployed youth
increased by nearly one million relative to 2020. A long unemployment spell early during someone’s career
can be devastating as the scarring and income effects could last a lifetime. Governments have responded
with actions linked to the European Skills Agenda, Youth Employment Initiative, Social Economy Action
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Plan and OECD Recommendations on Creating Better Opportunities for Young People, SME and
Entrepreneurship Policy and Social and Solidarity Economy and Social Innovation. All of these stress the
need to support youth transitions to the labour market, and the untapped potential of youth
entrepreneurship as part of the solution.
Surveys show that nearly half of young people are interested in working for themselves in the EU, but
only 7% are actively working on a start-up or managing a new business. In addition, many young people
wish to set up social enterprises, where people would come before profit and with a strong desire to change
things for the better. The gap between interest and action can be explained, at least partly, by the
disproportionate barriers that youth face in business creation – including in the areas of access to finance,
entrepreneurship skills, networks for entrepreneurship and institutional incentives. Governments can do
more to help youth overcome these obstacles with tailored youth entrepreneurship support schemes and
by doing more to ensure that schemes are offered in coherent support packages that prepare youth to
operate a business in a rapidly changing world.
Structure of the YEPA
The YEPA will be comprised of approximately 160-165 participants, including participants from national
and/or sub-national government from EU Member States, youth entrepreneurship networks and experts
(i.e. specialised researchers, practitioners), as well as international social entrepreneurship networks.
Additional stakeholders (e.g. investors, business incubators) will be invited to participate in relevant
workshops on an ad hoc basis. Recordings of events will be available to the public and information notes
posted on the YEPA webpage.
Approximately 160-165 participants in the YEPA Guests
Participants from 27+2 countries (145 participants) International youth entrepreneurship
Thematic stakeholders
stakeholders (15 participants)
that participate in
Per country (5 participants) Internationally (15 participants total) selected workshops
(e.g. finance sector,
National and sub- Youth Youth International youth Social
social economy actors,
national entrepreneurship entrepreneurship entrepreneurship entrepreneurship
business incubators).
governments (2) networks (2) experts (1) networks (9) networks (6-12)
Role of participants
Policy makers: Participating policy officers will be expected to actively contribute to the workshops
by sharing information on youth entrepreneurship in their country, including current approaches to
supporting young entrepreneurs, policy plans, challenges faced and successes.
Youth entrepreneurship networks: Participants from national and international youth
entrepreneurship networks will contribute to discussions by presenting the views of youth. This
would include discussing challenges faced in business creation, providing feedback on current
entrepreneurship supports and offering ideas on how support systems could be strengthened.
Youth entrepreneurship experts: Researchers and practitioners will inform discussions by
sharing research findings and experiences from youth entrepreneurship support schemes.
Key activities and outputs
Kick-off meeting: Participants will be invited to a one-day in-person kick-off meeting in
Brussels.
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Series of six thematic workshops: Participants will a follow a programme in groups of countries
that covers access to finance, entrepreneurship skills and mind-sets, policy design and delivery,
social entrepreneurship and two specific issues to be selected by the participants. Workshops will
be based on discussion notes and include group work tailored to the countries. Each group will
have its own short group kick-off meeting (60 minutes) before the first thematic workshop.
Series of thematic reports: Workshop discussion notes will be adjusted to incorporate material
from discussions, including contributions of guests.
Event in Brussels: Participants will be invited to a one-day in-person meeting in Brussels to
share experiences and lessons from the past three years.
Website, mailing list and social media: Several channels will be used to maintain contact with
participants and to promote YEPA outcomes.
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National youth entrepreneurship networks (please signal any addition or correction if appropriate)
EU Member Name Mission Website
State
Austria AustrianStartups
Jungunternehmer im ÖGV "We aspire to be entrepreneurial and to focus together on business success, https://www.gewerbeverein.at/
inspiration and innovation. We achieve this by bringing together experienced
self-employed people, our sponsors and young entrepreneurs."
Junior Enterprise Europe "Junior Enterprises Austria fosters entrepreneurship through supporting, https://www.juniorenterprises.at/
representing, and connecting existing and future Junior Enterprises in Austria
among each other as well as external stakeholders."
Moonshot Pirates "Moonshot Pirates is a global community of impact-driven young leaders from https://moonshotpirates.com/
115+ countries. Our approach incentivizes mission-based learning, tracks
progress, and certifies extracurricular achievements & contributions. Our
mission is to help young people develop sustainable solutions for our future."
Belgium VLAJO "Vlajo stands for Flemish Young Enterprises. An organization that, thanks to https://www.vlajo.org/
(Flanders) support from the government and the business community, pursues a clear
mission in Flemish schools, colleges and universities"
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Belgium Bureau International Jeunesse "Le Bureau International Jeunesse est un service de Wallonie-Bruxelles https://www.lebij.be/
(Brussels) International cogéré par la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles et mis en place pour
gérer des programmes internationaux destinés aux jeunes de Wallonie et de
Bruxelles en dehors du cadre scolaire."
LJE - Les Jeunes Entreprises "LJE a pour objectif de stimuler l’esprit d’entreprendre chez les jeunes âgés de https://www.lje.be/fr
8 à 25 ans."
Young Entrepreneurs of Tomorrow YET offers a network of committed partners and acts as a springboard to https://yet.brussels/
(YET.brussels) discover all the news on youth entrepreneurship in Brussels, including
entrepreneurship programmes and support organisations dedicated to youth
entrepreneurship.
Belgium UStart Entrepreneurship Club "UStart LLN est une ASBL née de l’initiative d’étudiants de Louvain-la-Neuve, https://www.ustartclub.com/lln
(Wallonia) visant à sensibiliser et à favoriser l’esprit d’entreprendre."
Bulgaria National Association of Young "To provide the young entrepreneurs in Bulgaria information and materials for https://en.bia-bg.com/branch/view/83/
Entrepreneurs in Bulgaria youth programs of the Council of Europe, the European Union and the
European Federation of young entrepreneurs."
Nova Idea Foundation >> build bridges between the young people and the business, No website
provide access to young people to trainings which improve their business skills,
>> awaken the entrepreneurial spirit among the people in our society,
>> support inexperienced entrepreneurs all the way from turning an idea into a
successful business,
>> develop local business communities.
Junior Achievement Bulgaria "The mission of Junior Achievement Bulgaria Foundation is to educate and https://www.jabulgaria.org/
inspire young people to value free enterprise, business and economics to
improve their quality of life. We motivate young people to be active and
proactive and prepare them to know-how and be able to realize their ideas in a
competitive environment."
Teenovator "The clubs' host schools provide an environment in which students and mentors https://www.teenovator.bg/
can create and implement their startup projects within an academic year, with
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meetings held once a week for two school hours. The program is completely
free for schools and students."
Youth Business Club "Youth Business Club (YBC) is entrepreneurial and business skill development www.ybcbulgaria.com
organization based in Sofia, Bulgaria. Through the years we have organized
more than a 120 public events to serve the development of business skills in
youngsters, university students as well as young business professionals. Our
startup pre-accelerator training course – UniStart was among the 2 finalist for
the best startup course in the country by the jury at the Central European
Startup Awards."
Start It Smart "Start It Smart is an entrepreneurship organization founded in 2009 that was http://www.startitsmart.com/en/about/
created with the goal to spread and develop the entrepreneurship mindset in
Bulgaria while supporting young people in starting and developing their own
business."
Association of Bulgarian Leaders and "The Association of the Bulgarian Leaders and Entrepreneurs (ABLE) is an https://www.ablebulgaria.org/en/
Entrepreneurs active community of entrepreneurial young people, who contribute to the
development of the environment around them, wherever they are. We met
during our participation in the Bulgarian Young Leaders Program (BYLP) and
in 2011 we decided to found a nonprofit to serve as a platform for our ideas and
for positive change in Bulgaria."
Croatia Young Entrepreneur Association – "The main long-term project of the Young Entrepreneur Association is the https://www.facebook.com/UMPHrvatska/
CROATIA creation of the National Center for Young Entrepreneurs which would be a
support center for young people under 35 who started a business or are about
to, and are in need of specific services"
Cyprus Cyprus Association of Young No info online https://www.yesforeurope.eu/yes_members.php
Entrepreneurs (CAYE)
Junior Achievement Cyprus "JA Cyprus is a partnership between the business community, educators, https://jacyprus.org/
mentors, volunteers and alumni — working together to inspire young people to
dream big and reach their potential."
Youth Business Network "Empowering the next generation of young leaders." http://www.ybn.club/
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CyprusInno "A platform of digital tools, live events, and a physical space in Cyprus' Buffer https://cyprusinno.com/
Zone that builds peace through entrepreneurship and collaborative innovation."
Czech Republic Junior Achievement Czech "The mission of our non-profit organization is to provide young people with https://jaczech.org/
practical economic education, develop their knowledge and skills, inspire them
and support them in an active approach to life."
Svou cestou – Young Business “Association of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises and Crafts of the Czech https://amsp.cz/about-us/?lang=en
Republic (AMSP ČR – Asociace malých a středních podniků a živnostníků ČR)
was founded in 2001 upon three fundamental pillars: INDEPENDENCE,
EXPERTISE, EXPERIENCE…My Way-Young Business, supporting beginners
in the business world.”
Chamber of Commerce “The Chamber has more than 16,000 members organized in 60 regional https://www.komora.cz/en/
chambers and nearly 124 branch associations.”
Denmark Young Entrepreneurs of Denmark "Young Entrepreneurs of Denmark Association is a new association focusing No website (https://jeune-europe.org/denmark/)
Association on enhancing entrepreneurship for young people in Denmark, helping and
inspiring entrepreneurs to achieve more."
Danish Foundation for Entrepreneurship- "The Foundation does this by helping schools and educations to promote https://eng.ffe-ye.dk/
Young Enterprise entrepreneurial and innovative abilities in pupils and students. The goal is for
entrepreneurship to be a natural part of teaching at all levels of education in
Denmark."
Danish Arm of the Erasmus Programme “Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs is a cross-border exchange programme https://www.erasmus-entrepreneurs.eu/
for Entrepreneur Exchange which gives new or aspiring entrepreneurs the chance to learn from
experienced entrepreneurs running small businesses in other Participating
Countries.”
Innovation Fund Denmark “Innovation Fund Denmark creates a framework for entrepreneurs, researchers https://innovationsfonden.dk/en
and businesses so they can develop innovative and viable solutions to society’s
challenges.”
Estonia JA Eesti "Mission is to develop entrepreneurship in young people, support business- http://www.ja.ee/
oriented choices and shape young people's economic thinking."
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Finland Nuoret Yrittäjät - Young Entrepreneurs of "The mission of Yrittäjät is to improve the position of entrepreneurs and the https://www.yrittajat.fi/palvelut-ja-edut/yhteiso/nuoret-
Finland conditions for entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship lead the yrittajat/
entire Finnish society towards a better future."
Junior Achievement Finland "The non-profit organization Junior Achievement Finland (JA Finland) is a https://nuoriyrittajyys.fi/en/
leader in entrepreneurial education in Finland. We offer programs supporting
entrepreneurial attitudes, work-life skills, and financial education among
children and youths. The programs are organized at schools as part of the
education they provide. Our free programs reach 35% of Finnish schools and
educational institutions."
Aalto students Entrepreneurship Society “Aaltoes – Aalto Entrepreneurship Society – is the most prominent and active https://www.aaltoes.com/
student-run entrepreneurship society in Europe. We provide entrepreneurial
learning opportunities for curious individuals who want to challenge themselves
and build their ideas in a creative and supportive atmosphere. Developing our
members’ entrepreneurial mindset is at the core of our purpose.”
YES ry “We, in the YES network, strive for a network of entrepreneurial education that https://yesverkosto.fi/en/tapahtumat/koulutus-mita-
unites municipal actors to build more effective entrepreneurship education that yrittajyyskasvatus-voi-antaa-minulle-opettajana
produces competence, wellbeing and vitality. YES shows the direction for the
development of entrepreneurship education.”
France Citizen Entrepreneurs "A pro-entrepreneur association founded in 2007. For more than 10 years, we https://citizen-entrepreneurs.com/
have been committed to promoting entrepreneurship in France and young
French entrepreneurs internationally"
Entreprendre pour apprendre "Entreprendre Pour Apprendre est une fédération de 15 associations loi 1901, https://www.entreprendre-pour-apprendre.fr/
agréée par le Ministère de l’Éducation nationale, de la Jeunesse et des Sports.
Nos activités sont reconnues complémentaires de l’école. Créateur de
nouvelles perspectives, nous interconnectons l’école et l’entreprise pour
s’enrichir mutuellement de toutes les énergies et faire grandir ensemble tous
les potentiels."
La Nouvelle PME "La Nouvelle PME is a network of united entrepreneurs stemming from the https://twitter.com/lanouvellepme
rundown neighbourhoods and the minorities. The association aims to
overcome their lack of networks, skills and access to finance."
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PEPITE (Pôle étudiants pour l’innovation, Financed by the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation, https://www.enseignementsup-
le transfert et l’entrepreneuriat) PEPITE is a network of 33 youth entrepreneurship centres across France that recherche.gouv.fr/fr/poles-etudiants-pour-l-innovation-
offers students and recent graduates access to co-working spaces, financial le-transfert-et-l-entrepreneuriat-46301
aid and professional support services in the pre start-up and nascent
entrepreneurship stages.
Réseau des Groupements de Créateurs A network consisting of 32 sites across France focussed on supporting out-of- https://groupement-de-createurs.fr/le-reseau/
school and/or under-employed youth in developing their professional autonomy
through entrepreneurship and project-based training.
100 000 entrepreneurs 100 000 entrepreneurs is an entrepreneurship network of more than 635 000 https://www.100000entrepreneurs.com/
young entrepreneurs, 1 200 established partners and 12 200 volunteer
entrepreneurs across 500 professional networks which aims to help youth (13
to 25 years old) pursue entrepreneurship across France.
Germany Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft Köln "The nationwide JUNIOR programs offer schoolchildren the opportunity to set https://www.junior-programme.de/startseite
up their own start-up at school. The goals of the programs are careers
orientation, promoting young people's ability to train and their career
opportunities, and imparting business knowledge and key qualifications."
Wirtschaftsjunioren Deutschland e.V. "We represent the largest global network of young businesses in Germany with https://wjd.de/en/start
(WJD) around 210 local organizations. Our members are committed to their profession
– and want to make a difference beyond their own business"
BVMW - Bundesverband mittelständische "Founded in October 2016 as part of the renowned Federation of small and https://www.bvmw.de/junger-mittelstand/?lang=en
Wirtschaft medium-sized enterprises (BVMW), we represent the interests of more than
3,200 young entrepreneurs in Germany not only at national level but across
national borders. Our members are service providers for our country, both
economically and socially."
KIZ “Entrepreneurship is a transformative option to unlock income generation. https://www.youthbusiness.org/member/kiz-sinnova-
Youth entrepreneurship creates decent work for young people, strengthens germany
communities and drives inclusive economic growth, but for too many young
people, entrepreneurship is out of reach. YBI supports young people (18-35)
around the world to start, grow and sustain businesses. Together with our
members, we equip disadvantaged young people to build the skills, confidence
and connections they need to beat the odds and become successful business
owners. We design programmes and resources specifically for delivery to
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young people, recognizing the difference this makes to the sustainability and
growth of youth-led businesses.”
International Officer Business Juniors “We, the Wirtschaftsjunioren, are young entrepreneurs and executives under https://wj-sachsen.de/
Saxony the age of 40. Those who join us are committed to their profession - but also
want to make a difference beyond that.”
Die Jungen Unternehmer “THE YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS are the voice of the young generation, the https://www.junge-unternehmer.eu/
young family and owner entrepreneurs up to the age of 40.”
Greece Hellenic Youth Entrepreneurship "The Youth Entrepreneurship Club NE constitutes the biggest association in http://clubne.com/en/
the Greek business domain. Founded in June of 2010 and headquartered in
Thessaloniki, it has soon found a big resonance in the business community of
the city." More here: http://clubne.com/en/mission/
Young Leaders – Young Entrepreneurs "Set up in 2007, YoungLeaders – Young Entrepreneurs Association Hellas No website (https://jeune-europe.org/greece/)
Association Hellas comprises all entrepreneurs under 45 who are members of YoungLeaders, the
largest and more serious organization for young entrepreneurship in Greece.
The purpose of YoungLeaders is to promote and drive young entrepreneurship
through innovative and dynamic actions. To achieve that, YoungLeaders
Association is consist of specific Institutes as International Relationship, Young
Entrepreneurship, Investment and Funding, Innovation, Social Responsibilities
& Environment, etc as well as the YoungLeaders Academy."
JADE Hellas “JADE Hellas mission is to contribute to the dissemination of the idea of youth http://startupnation.gr/item/jade-hellas
entrepreneurship and the cultivation of a modern business culture."
AIESEC “AIESEC is the largest network run exclusively by 18-30 year olds with a https://aiesec.gr/about/
presence in over 120 countries and territories. Its purpose is the development
of leadership skills in young people through intercultural exchanges. These
exchanges are either of a voluntary or internship nature and aim at the personal
and professional development of young people, while at the same time creating
a positive impact on society.”
Junior Achievement Greece “Junior Achievement Greece (SEN/JA Greece) is a non-profit organization https://jagreece.org/
founded in November 2005. It is a member of the global education &
entrepreneurship organization Junior Achievement Worldwide and implements
the organization's training programs in Greece. The enduring vision of SEN/JA
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Greece is to help young people create their own jobs through our global
experiential and collaborative learning programs.”
Hungary Bridge Budapest "We represent a co-operation of entrepreneurs setting out from rapidly https://bridgebudapest.org/
developing and internationally successful Hungary, and we strive to improve
our world and create jobs with our globally used products and rapidly growing
businesses."
FIVOSZ – Young Entrepreneurs "Young Entrepreneurs Association Hungary is an independent NGO which https://fivosz.hu/
Association Hungary helps young entrepreneurs and business-minded people between the age of
18 and 35 succeed in business life."
JA Magyarorszag "Our programs enable students to experience and understand the essence of https://ejam.hu/
business and prepare to acquire managerial competencies. Learn financial
awareness, make sure your decisions are weighted and responsible, and
become successful adults with life-long knowledge, whether you're an
entrepreneur or an employee."
National Employment Public Benefit “Organisation is tasked with the implementation of programmes and initaitives No website
Nonprofit Ltd. (OFA nKft) targeted at entrepreneurship support and social entrepreneurship.”
IFKA Public Benefit Nonprofit Ltd. “IFKA Public Benefit Nonprofit Ltd. (in short: IFKA) has been a part of our https://www.ifka.hu/
country’s economic, development, research and innovation Community since
1990. The organization was founded by the Ministry of Industry and Trade and
the Bank for Industrial Development under the name of the Foundation for
Industrial Technological Development and was transformed into a public
foundation in 2004. Since 2013 its legal successor is IFKA Public Benefit
Nonprofit Ltd…Organisation is tasked with the implementation of programmes
and initaitives targeted at entrepreneurship support and social
entrepreneurship.”
Ireland JCI - Junior Chamber International "JCI Ireland (Junior Chamber International Ireland) is a voluntary, world-wide, https://www.jciireland.ie/
Ireland independent, personal development organisation for young professionals and
entrepreneurs aged between 18 and 40."
Junior Achievement Ireland "Junior Achievement Ireland (JAI) is a member of one of the world’s largest https://jai.ie/
educational non-profits, helping prepare young people for their futures by
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delivering hands-on, experiential learning in entrepreneurship, employability,
financial literacy and the value of STEM."
NFTE “Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) is a global educational https://www.nfte.com/about-us/
nonprofit focused on bringing the power of entrepreneurship to youth in low-
income communities.”
Inner City Enterprise “Helping our unemployed, our young, and our social entrepreneurs to succeed https://innercityenterprise.com/
through business advice, supports and training and networking opportunities
we help you take the next steps to starting and growing your business.”
JCI Ireland “JCI Ireland (Junior Chamber International Ireland) is a membership-driven https://www.jciireland.ie/
organization of dedicated and enterprising young leaders, aged 18 to 40,
creating positive opportunities around the world. We support our members to
develop their leadership skills as they relate to personal development, business
and entrepreneurship, community action and international collaboration.”
Italy Confindustria Young Entrepreneurs "It contributes to entrepreneurial training, youth orientation and technology https://giovanimprenditori.org/
transfer through business culture and innovation projects in schools and
universities. It supports specific projects for legality, equal opportunities, energy
and the environment."
Giovani Imprenditori Confcommercio "The National Group of Young Entrepreneurs was founded in 1988 as a https://giovaniimprenditori.confcommercio.it/
representation of over 200,000 young operators in the tertiary sector. The
associative base of the group is in fact made up of entrepreneurs "under 42"
belonging to Confcommercio."
JA Latvia "The mission of the organisation is to promote the development of the Latvian http://www.jalatvia.lv/
economy by engaging in youth education, promoting entrepreneurship and
building a new generation of entrepreneurs."
Youth Business Italy “Youth Business Italy has been established via a partnership between Youth https://www.youthbusiness.org/member/associazione-
Business International and the Italian microcredit non-profit enterprise microlab-italy
MicroLab, founded in 2007. The aim of this partnership is to expand and
enhance support for underserved young entrepreneurs (18 – 35 years old)
across Italy to start sustainable businesses, create jobs and strengthen
communities.”
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Latvia Junior Achievement – Young Enterprise “Junior Achievement Latvia (JA Latvia) has been one of the 40 members of JA https://jalatvia.lv/
Latvia Europe and 118 worldwide network since 1991.”
Connect Latvia “CONNECT Latvia is a non-profit membership association with the objective to https://www.connectlatvia.lv/home/
help create and develop new and innovative companies in Latvia. The founders
of Connect are Riga Technical University, University of Latvia, Stockholm
School of Economics in Riga, Connect Sweden, Riga City Council and Royal
Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA). By organizing different
activities, engaging young entrepreneurs, inventors, students, mentors,
investors, experienced entrepreneurs and experts, Connect helps sharpening
business ideas and preparing them for real life entrepreneurship.”
Lithuania Lietuvos Junior Achievement "Mission of LJA is to inspire and educate young Lithuanians to value free http://lja.lt/
enterprise, to understand business and economics, to develop entrepreneurial
and leadership skills. Young people should be allowed to believe in their own
creative powers and use them as a basis for creating value, developing
workplaces and taking responsibility in the community."
Lithuania Youth Council “The main partner of the society, government, science and business in order to https://lijot.lt/en/
empower young people to create the future of Lithuania and Europe. As a
platform for dialogues, in order to represent the interests of Lithuanian youth
organizations and initiatives, we aspire for relevant changes.”
Luxembourg Jonk Entrepreneuren Luxembourg "L’asbl Jonk Entrepreneuren Luxembourg poursuit deux objectifs majeurs à https://jonk-entrepreneuren.lu/fr/
savoir : (1) expliquer et apprendre aux jeunes tout au long de leur cursus
scolaire que le statut d’indépendant est une alternative concrète à l’emploi
salarié; (2) donner le goût d’entreprendre, d’innover, de créer et de prendre des
initiatives"
JCI Luxembourg "Junior Chamber Economic of Grand-Duché of Luxembourg realizes every https://www.jci.lu/en/our-project/
year several projects. These are the keystone of the JCI movement and turned
around a social objective , economic and / or cultural objective, meeting a need
in the city. They are made by committees (or working groups) . So members
can experiment and gain experience through action to benefit the community.”
Malta Innovative Youth "Innovative Youths is a non governmental, independent and non-profit making https://www.facebook.com/innovativeyouthmalta/
national and regional youth platform that work towards empowering young
adults to foster entrepreneurial skills in order to try and generate a business
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activity by seeking new and innovative opportunities for the benefit of the
society and the economy."
JAYE Malta "JAYE Malta aims to spur economic development through improving young https://jayemalta.org/
people’s understanding of business, economics, employability and
entrepreneurship."
Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs Malta “Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs is a cross-border exchange programme https://www.erasmus-
which gives new or aspiring entrepreneurs the chance to learn from entrepreneurs.eu/page.php?cid=05&pid=018&ctr=MT
experienced entrepreneurs running small businesses in other Participating
Countries.”
Netherlands Jong Ondernemen "Making young people more enterprising and helping them discover their https://www.jongondernemen.nl/
talents, that is the goal of the Young Entrepreneurship Foundation. To achieve
this goal, we create entrepreneurship programs for education"
Poland Młody Przedsiębiorca "The Young Entrepreneurs Forum of Poland at the Chamber of Commerce and Can't join webside (http://www.fmprig.org/ or
Industry in Katowice is a commission in CCI's Council aiming at the http://mlodyprzedsiebiorca.org/)
development of young entrepreneurs' competence and integration of young
business environment in order to facilitate the first years of running their own
companies"
Fundacja Młodzieżowej "Our goal is to prepare children and young people for life in a market economy https://junior.org.pl/
Przedsiębiorczości and to enable young people to acquire knowledge and practical skills that
facilitate the implementation of professional plans."
The Entrepreneurial Poland "The Entrepreneurial Poland is an ecosystem which integrates projects aiming https://polskaprzedsiebiorcza.pl/
at development of entrepreneurship, supports them in terms of merits and
technology and affects people’s mentality and promotes entrepreneurship in
Poland."
Academic Incubators of Entrepreneurship The principal structure for supporting students in business creation is the http://www.inkubatory.pl/
network of Academic Incubators of Entrepreneurship (AIP). This network
consists of incubators that are situated within, or occasionally near, HEIs. They
provide various services to student entrepreneurs, including training, legal
advice, accounting services and premises. These offerings greatly vary from
one centre to another. Students can operate their businesses without officially
registering them; the businesses operate under the umbrella of AIP. One of the
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main advantages of this approach is that the businesses are not required to
pay social security contributions.
Youth Business Poland Youth Business Poland aims to develop entrepreneurship and provide
comprehensive support to young entrepreneurs through a network of mentors
as well as engaging with the public sector organisations to develop a local
entrepreneurial ecosystem strategy.
Academic Incubators of Entrepreneurship “AIP UJwas created for enterprising people who want to try their hand at https://aip.uj.edu.pl/
running their own startup.”
Young Entrepreneurs Forum of Katowice “We are an organization, which consists of young people: students, graduates, No website
CCI professionals, managers and Young Entrepreneurs. We organize regular
meetings with specialists in various fields.”
Portugal ANJE ANJE (Associação Nacional de Jovens Empresários) is an association https://www.anje.pt/
governed by private law and public utility that, since 1986, institutionally
represents young Portuguese entrepreneurs and supports them in their
business activity.
JA Portugal "Junior Achievement Portugal (JA Portugal) inspires and prepares children and http://www.japortugal.org/
young people to succeed in a global economy through transformative
experiences based on three fundamental pillars: Citizenship and Financial
Literacy, Entrepreneurship Education and Skills for Employability."
AJEPC “AJEPC is a non-profit organization comprised essentially by volunteers, very https://www.ajepc.com/
active both in Portugal and China, that envisioned a strategic cooperation
developed through the reinforcement of trade between both countries and the
creation of investment conditions as well as by cultural cooperation between
Portugal and China.”
Romania YEAR – Young Entrepreneurs "The Young Entrepreneurs Association from Romania (YEAR) is the only http://www.ptir.ro/
Association from Romania employer organization in Romania that represents at national level the interests
of Romanian young entrepreneurs aged between 18 and 40."
JA Romania "JA Romania creates a bridge between the private sector, public sector and https://www.jaromania.org/
young people. Our network includes entrepreneurs, business owners,
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managers and executives from corporations, teachers, students and parents
who work together to inspire future generations of professionals and
entrepreneurs. Through our programmes we aim to prepare young people to
become the entrepreneurs and the entrepreneurial thinkers of tomorrow.”
National Centre for Technical and “NCTVETD is a specialised body of the Ministry of Education of Romania that https://www.alegetidrumul.ro/
Vocational Education and Training proposes the principles of educational policy and development strategies for
Development (NCTVETD) initial VET (IVET) through the network of school units of IVET, and coordinates
the implementation of all IVET programmes.”
Slovak YEAS – Young Entrepreneurs "Young Entrepreneurs Association of Slovakia (YEAS) was established in 2010 https://zmps.sk/
Republic Association of Slovakia as an organization which associates young entrepreneurs under age of 40. "
JA Slovensko "Junior Achievement (JA) Slovakia helps teachers develop entrepreneurship, https://www.jaslovensko.sk/
economic thinking, financial literacy and skills needed to enter the labour
market, including digital skills."
Slovak Business Agency “The Slovak Business Agency (until 28 February 2014 NARMSP) represents http://www.sbagency.sk/
the key and oldest specialized institution in the Slovak Republic in terms of
support for SMEs. It was established in 1993 by a joint initiative of the EU and
the Government of the Slovak Republic. It is a unique public and private sector
platform.”
Association of Slovak Entrepreneurs “Entrepreneurs Association of Slovakia is an association, whose main mission https://www.zps.sk/en/
is to improve the business environment in our country. We represent
companies, that create value in Slovakia and make a significant contribution to
the growth of our economy.”
Slovenia JA Slovenija "The Institute for the Entrepreneurship Of Youth is carrying out educational https://www.jaslovenija.si/
programmes on the topic of entrepreneurship. Our mission is to enable young
people to discover their potentials and to help them live independently."
Young Entrepreneurs Association of “The Young Entrepreneur Institute is an entry point into the world of https://mladipodjetnik.si/
Slovenia entrepreneurship, with a vision to promote entrepreneurship amongst youth
and all those who would find entrepreneurship an interesting career path. They
help you in the development of an entrepreneurial idea, with services including
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advisory (legal, accountancy, etc.), several workshops and trainings and a co-
working space for work.”
Primorska Technology Park “We believe in the new generations and their entrepreneurial spirit that will https://www.primorski-tp.si/en/
create a better tomorrow. This is why we systematically invest in the
development of young talents and new businesses.”
SLOAM, Agencija za mlade (Slovenian “By connecting public institutions, non-governmental organizations and https://sloam.si/
Youth Agency) companies, we offer young people a springboard into the future. More than
130,000 young people in Slovenia are already involved in our programs.”
Museum of Architecture and Design - “The CzK programme is designed as a system of support activities for creators https://czk.si/
Centre for Creativity who contribute, together with our partner network, to the development of the
sector. Individual programme clusters – development of new products and
services, education, internationalization, networking, research, online services,
and promotion – are complemented by CzK financial incentives granted by the
Ministry of Culture. Our selected programmes are geared towards enhancing
the sector and connecting it more actively with the economy and other sectors.”
Spain CEAJE - Confederación Española de "We fight for the interests of young entrepreneurs with the aim of motivating, https://www.ceaje.es/
Jóvenes Empresarios guiding, empowering and channelling business initiatives, facilitating the
promotion of an entrepreneurial culture and development for our country."
Junior Achievement Foundation Spain "Inspire young people to succeed and achieve their goals in a global economy, https://fundacionjaes.org/
awakening in them the entrepreneurial spirit, providing them with the necessary
tools to face the world of work and through financial education."
Jóvenes Empresarios de Tenerife – JET "In the Association of Young Entrepreneurs of Tenerife we support the https://ajetenerife.com/
entrepreneurial culture, providing support and advice"
Youth Business Spain (YBS) YBS is a network of 11 organisations across Spain that promotes cooperation https://www.youthbusiness.es/
between local delivery partners, private companies, public administrations and
volunteers to support young entrepreneurs to start, consolidate and grow their
self-employment projects.
Council of Youth “The Youth Council of Spain (CJE) is a platform of youth entities, created by http://www.cje.org/en/
law in 1983 and formed by the Youth Councils of the Autonomous Communities
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and youth organizations at the state level. Promoting the participation of youth
in the political, social, economic and cultural development of our State in a
global environment is our essential goal, as stated in Article 48 of the Spanish
Constitution. Currently 60 youth entities are part of this common project.”
Sweden YEoS - Young Entrepreneurs of Sweden "YEoS, is an non-profit organization run by its members. Our purpose is to https://yeos.se/
create the most powerful platform for young entrepreneurs in Sweden between
the ages of 18-35."
Ung Foretsagsamhet "Young Enterprise is a politically independent, non-profit educational https://ungforetagsamhet.se/
organization and is part of the global organization Junior Achievement. Since
1980, we have trained high school students in entrepreneurship through the
JA-entrepreneurship education. Since 2010, we have also been working in
primary schools."
Bling startup network “BLING increases the opportunities to start a successful business through https://www.blingstartup.se/om-bling/
networks, knowledge, role models, experienced mentors and more that makes
it easy for many to dare to take the first step. We believe in entrepreneurship
and entrepreneurship as a force for change and we want everyone to be able
to start their own business on equal terms.”
Foretagarna-Network & Community of “All entrepreneurs, young entrepreneurs, entrepreneurs in each locality and https://www.foretagarna.se/om-foretagarna/sa-
Young Entrepreneurs every region or entrepreneur who gathers around a topic or industry. At fungerar-foretagarna/
Företagarna you will find all this. As a member of Företagarna, you become
part of our network, which exists throughout the country together with 60,000
other entrepreneurs.”
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EUROPEAN COMMISSION
DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR EMPLOYMENT, SOCIAL AFFAIRS AND INCLUSION
The Director-General
Brussels
EMPL/G.3/JDB (2022) 9676425
Your Excellency,
The European Commission is honoured to bring to your attention the launch of the new
Youth Entrepreneurship Policy Academy (“YEPA”). This initiative, announced in the
EU Action Plan for the social economy, aims to strengthen youth entrepreneurship
policies and programmes in the European Union by raising knowledge about the barriers
faced by young people in entrepreneurship and facilitating exchanges between policy
makers, experts and young entrepreneurs on “what works” in this field.
Undertaken in partnership with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and
Development (OECD), the YEPA will be a peer-learning network offering participants
from your government an opportunity to learn from international experts and colleagues
from other countries about new developments in youth entrepreneurship policy, success
factors and pitfalls to avoid. It will offer a unique opportunity to engage with young
entrepreneurs and other relevant stakeholders (e.g. finance sector, business support
organisations). It will be organised around a series of in-person and online events and
seminars that cover selected themes (e.g. entrepreneurial skills, young female
entrepreneurship).
An important focus of the Academy will be given to the specific features,
opportunities and added value of social entrepreneurship. Both the OECD and the
European Commission are convinced that the future EU economy has to be more socially
oriented, environmentally sustainable and collaborative. Many young people wish to set
up social enterprises, where people would come before profit, with a strong desire to
change things for the better. The YEPA wants to improve the support of all aspiring
entrepreneurs, standard or social, in the maturation of their business projects.
I am, therefore, pleased to invite you to nominate two participants from your Member
State to participate in the YEPA. Nominees should be senior policy makers who are
directly responsible for a policy area related to youth entrepreneurship and/or social
entrepreneurship support. Participants could come from two different national ministries
or agencies as you deem it relevant. From the Commission side, officials from both DG
EMPL and DG GROW will be present.
H.E. Marten KOKK
Ambassador-Deputy Permanent Representative
Permanent Representation of Estonia
[email protected]
Commission européenne/Europese Commissie, 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel, BELGIQUE/BELGIË – Tel. +32 22991111
YEPA activities will occur in English so please consider this when identifying nominees,
as well as gender balance.
The YEPA will be implemented over a period of three years, starting in March 2023.
Participants will be expected to attend six half-day online workshops on different aspects
of policy support for youth entrepreneurship and two in-person meetings in Brussels, for
which travel expenses and accommodation will be covered. The first in-person meeting
will be the launch event for the YEPA and will be held on 9/10 March 2023 in
Brussels, so please ask the nominees to mark their calendars!
I would kindly ask you to send a message to the following mailbox EMPL-
[email protected] with David Halabisky
[email protected] in copy by 20
January 2023 that includes the nominees’ name, title, ministry/agency, contact details
and a brief professional biography that highlights their connection with youth
entrepreneurship policy.
You will find enclosed a more detailed description of the project that we invite you to
read. In the second enclosure, we have already identified the relevant national youth
entrepreneurship networks in your country that we intend to contact. Nevertheless, we
encourage the nominees to signal to us any possible addition or correction to the list they
deem appropriate.
We look forward to working with your colleagues to improve support for the
entrepreneurs of tomorrow!
Yours faithfully,
Joost KORTE
Enclosure: Enclosure 1: YEPA two pagers
Enclosure 2: List of national youth entrepreneurship networks
c.c.: Ruth Paserman (DG EMPL), Brigitte Fellahi-Brognaux (DG EMPL),
Julien De Beys (DG EMPL), Patricia Pedelabat-Lartigau (DG EMPL)
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