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Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs (EYE)

Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs (EYE)

Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs (EYE) is a cross-border exchange programme that helps provide aspiring European entrepreneurs with the skills necessary to start and/or successfully run a small/medium business in Europe. New entrepreneurs gather and exchange knowledge and business ideas with an experienced entrepreneur, with whom they stay and collaborate for a period of 1 to 6 months. The stay is partly financed by the European Commission.

Child and Youth Finance International (CYFI) is an Intermediary Organizations for the EYE programme implementation in the Netherlands, officially appointed by the European Commission.

We’d like to offer this exciting opportunity to Ye! Community members:

Who can apply?

  • New entrepreneurs – firmly planning to set up their own business or have started a business within the last 3 years.
  • Host entrepreneurs – already have a successful business and would like to expand it to new markets, or upgrade it with fresh exchange of ideas
  • Interested applicants should have their permanent residence, registered business or a residence permit in one of the participating countries.

What can you expect?

New entrepreneurs

  • Acquire managerial skills needed to run a business
  • Refinement of business ideas and plans
  • Broad network of business contacts and new cross-border opportunities

Host entrepreneurs

  • Benefits from fresh perspectives on his/her business
  • Gain knowledge about new markets
  • Cooperation with foreign partners and potential growth of business

The role of CYFI is to facilitate the implementation of the program in the Netherlands, which include recruit new and host entrepreneurs, provide business support, propose match-making and establish successful relationships between new and host entrepreneurs.

To apply click here! Choose Child and Youth Finance International as your local contact point/Intermediary Organization (IO).

List of all participating countries: EU Member States, Liechtenstein, Norway, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Iceland, Montenegro, Turkey, Albania, Serbia and Israel

For more information about the program and the success stories of other participating Dutch entrepreneurs, you can visit here (in Dutch).

If you have any question, get in touch with Jie at jie@childfinance.org.