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SUMMARY:YOUTHopia Future Fair Event in West Slovenia!
DESCRIPTION:INVITATION TO THE “ENTERPRISING INTO THE FUTURE” FAIR\nThe Development Council of the West Slovenia Cohesion Region\, together with partners within the YOUTHopia project\, is organizing a fair titled “Enterprising into the Future\,” which will take place on May 19th\, 2023\, at the Kovačnica in Kranj\, starting at 9:30 am. The main participants at the event will be the participants of the “Enterprising Challenges” program and entrepreneurial incubators. In the morning\, the results of the program and their success stories will be presented\, and in the afternoon\, the program participants will showcase their products or services at booths. \nIf you would like to learn more about how the “Enterprising Challenges” program went\, how the participants fared\, and what the entrepreneurial incubators are doing\, you are invited to come to Kranj! \nApplications\, program\, and partners: Regional Development Agency of the Ljubljana Urban Region\, BSC Kranj Regional Development Agency\, Regional Development Center Koper\, and Posočje Regional Development Center. \nWhat is the “Enterprising Challenges” program?\nThe primary goal of the project is to establish new companies through entrepreneurial training for individuals with entrepreneurial ideas. In the first phase\, substantive support is necessary to encourage entrepreneurial activity and successful development of business ideas\, which is available to participants through internal and external mentors\, external experts\, and entrepreneurs. The project includes providing substantive supportive activities\, ensuring employment and supportive entrepreneurial environments for groups of participants over a period of four months\, in which they can successfully develop and realize their own business ideas. The training program takes participants from the development of business ideas to the creation of a business model and plan and comprehensively acquaints them with all important areas of entrepreneurship. Additionally\, the project enables the use of physical infrastructure through co-working principles. \nThe expected result of the project in the West Slovenia Cohesion Region is the inclusion of 220 potential entrepreneurs who will create 220 business plans and present 220 minimally acceptable products on the market. The goal is to achieve a minimum of 30% successful entrepreneurial outcomes. \nProgram implementers: Regional Development Agencies throughout Slovenia. \nCentral Slovenia Region: 78 participants Gorenjska Region: 80 participants Coastal-Karst Region: 62 participants The “Enterprising Challenges” program and Kovačnica Entrepreneurial Incubator are co-financed by European funds (the European Regional Development Fund). \n  \nREAD MORE 
URL:https://youthopia.aer.eu/event/future-fair-event-in-west-slovenia/
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SUMMARY:YOUTHopia Future Fair in Donegal\, Ireland
DESCRIPTION:Over 150 young people from across Donegal and the north-west attended the Youthopia\nFuture Fair in Oakfield Park in Raphoe on Thursday last (27th April). \nThe impact of Cohesion Policy on young people in Europe was the focus of the YOUTHopia\nFuture Fair 2023. Cathaoirleach Liam Blaney welcomed Micheal O’Heanaigh\, the Assembly of\nEuropean Regions Vice President for Youth\, Culture & Tourism to the event who touched on\nCohesion Policy impacts. \nYOUTHopia Future Fair highlighted the unique opportunities and challenges that young\npeople face\, topics which all the keynote speakers touched upon. The speakers included one\nof Europe’s youngest serial entrepreneurs\, Jordan Casey who spoke about youth\nentrepreneurship and his journey growing his own tech business. \nCarmel Irandoust\, the founder of NETOVE spoke about being an advocate for Diversity\,\nEquality\, Inclusion\, Justice and Peace. Local youth entrepreneur from Letterkenny\, Sab\nMedlar from SourcedBySab also talked about her journey in setting up her own business in\nDonegal. Youth Climate Ambassador Taidhg Trocme provided an insightful and thought-\nprovoking talk on climate change. \nThis one day event had an action packed agenda allowing the participants to take part in\ninteractive workshops focused on topics including career pathways\, skills for the future\,\ninnovative project design and creating a professional LinkedIn profile and CV. Donegal Youth\nCouncil MC Erin Gallagher and friends were on hand to keep the event running smoothly. \nYOUTHopia was held in partnership with the North West Tertiary Education Cluster\ncomprised of the ATU\, Donegal ETB\, the North West Regional College and Ulster University.\nJoAnne Kilmartin from the NWTEC said “with 2023 being the EU Year of Skills\, the North\nWest Tertiary Education cluster was delighted to co-host the YOUTHopia event providing an\nopportunity for young people in the region to learn first-hand about the future of work and\nskills and the pathways available from all four educational providers in the North West City\nRegion”. \nThe young people in attendance also got to experience fun activities provided by Donegal\nSports Partnerships “Lets Play Donegal!” initiative and enjoyed an amazing freestyle football\ndemonstration and tutorial by 4-time and current Irish Freestyle Football Champion\, Conor\nReynolds! \nYOUTHopia is an EU funded project\, which is led by the Assembly of European Regions.\nDonegal County Council is a member of the Assembly of European Regions and a partner in\nthe YOUTHopia project along with partners from the Union of Cyprus Municipalities\, Eastern\nand Western Slovenia\, Košice and Slovakia. \n 
URL:https://youthopia.aer.eu/event/youthopia-future-fair-in-donegal-ireland/
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