STARTAB Entrepreneurship Programme is delivered by Corallia with the support of Prince’s Trust International and it is offered free of charge to young people aged 18-35.
Participants have the opportunity to develop a business idea through a specialized Workshop and then attend a 4-day interactive and free Entrepreneurship Course, where through workshops they explore the practical side of starting and running a business and decide if self-employment is right for them.
The STARTAB Entrepreneurship Programme promotes and aligns with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, especially those related to quality education, decent work, economic development, gender equality, and synergy for the goals. It aspires to be a roadmap for the modern way of practicing entrepreneurship.
Target Audience
STARTAB supports young people aged 18-35 interested in starting their own businesses.
Duration
The Programme started in 2018 and continues its activities until today.
Description
Participants have the opportunity to discover market trends and develop a business idea through a specialized all-day Seminar and then attend a 4-day interactive Entrepreneurship Seminar, where through educational workshops they explore the practical side of starting and running a business. After the 4-day Entrepreneurship Seminar, participants have the opportunity to present their business ideas to a group of mentors of the Programme and receive immediate advice on the maturity of their idea and their transition to the next stage. Then, participants who wish to receive consulting guidance for up to 12 months to mature their business plan while developing, designing, and testing their business idea. Those who are ready to start their business can present their business plan to the Business Start-up Team, a group of business consultants who evaluate the viability of their business plan. Finally, participants who reach this stage and establish their businesses have the opportunity to receive business guidance for another 12 months to ensure the viability and financial independence of their businesses. Those participants who do not continue with the development of a business idea have the opportunity to attend workshops aimed at developing their professional careers and integrating into the workplace.
Since the beginning of the Programme, 65 cycles of entrepreneurship seminars have been completed with 99% of participants rating positively the support they received. The Programme has helped more than 1250 young people explore entrepreneurship, while more than 470 young people have received mentoring from the 100 mentors of the Programme.
Initiative Location
The Programme is addressed to young people from all over Greece (except Crete and the Dodecanese Islands).
Working with Organization
The STARTAB Entrepreneurship Programme is implemented by Corallia (www.corallia.org) with the support of The King's Trust International (https://kingstrustinternational.org/). The Programme is under the auspices of the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs and for the implementation of its actions is supported by Greek Universities, Colleges, and other Organizations (startab.gr/about/).
For the implementation of the STARTAB Entrepreneurship Programme, 11 experienced executives of Corallia are employed and there are more than 120 volunteer mentors and trainers.
The STARTAB Entrepreneurship Programme is implemented by Corallia with the support of King's Trust International and is offered free of charge to young people aged 18-35.
Corallia is a unit of the Athena Research Center and is a non-profit legal entity that performs public benefit development purposes. Corallia was founded in 2005 with the vision of a Greece in which "science, innovation, entrepreneurship and culture will flourish" and specific objectives the dissemination of the culture of "Joy of Creation" and the development of services and products "Innovation Made in Greece". To achieve its visionary goal, Corallia has developed a wide range of activities focusing on: enhancing and disseminating innovation of all forms in the private and public sectors, shaping cutting-edge technology sectors and integrated value chains with comparative advantage, stimulating links between industry, universities, research centers, public administration, and citizens, developing exports and improving competitiveness with a specialized program extroversion, creation and maintenance of highly skilled jobs and reversal of the drain of human resources, provision of information, inspiration, and training mainly on entrepreneurship and high technology issues and investment in the country's human capital and in cultivating relations with the diaspora, creation of integrated support structures for young aspiring entrepreneurs and dynamic businesses with integrated incubator and business services Acceleration. King's Trust International, as part of The King's Trust Group, has been supporting young people around the world since 2015. It was founded by HM King Charles III when he was still Prince of Wales to tackle the global youth unemployment crisis, drawing on four decades of experience in the UK. The mission of King's Trust International is to empower young people to learn, earn money, and thrive through skills development and confidence-building programmes to excel professionally and gain employment opportunities. Combining its expertise with a global network of domestic partners, King's Trust International develops programmes and interventions to help young people build their futures. King's Trust International is committed to amplifying young people's voices on the global stage by putting their needs at the heart of its planning and implementation. This complements global efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, particularly those related to quality education and decent work.
Measurable Programme Results:
Over 1250 young people had the opportunity to explore entrepreneurship.
65 cycles of entrepreneurship seminars have been completed.
More than 470 young people have received counseling.
99% of participants rate the support they received positively.
