Build Your Future
Entrepreneurship Programme for Young People with fewer opportunities
Build Your Future is an Entrepreneurship Learning Programme which was developed and implemented by YEPP Europe and partner organisations in 2015-2017. The project has been implemented by the consortium of nine partners in Croatia, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Italy, Romania, Slovakia and Spain and was designed to empower young people with fewer opportunities to take an active life position, develop entrepreneurial mind-set and be better prepared for the employment, self-employment or for further education.
Build Your Future was financially supported by the European Commissions’s ERASMUS+ Programme, Key Action 2 – Strategic Partnerships.
The project started with the research of the local context and young people’s needs. Other project activities included the Training of Trainers for youth workers, international blended mobility learning event for young people, online learning and exchange, the Entrepreneurship Labs, the Build Your Future Challenge, partners’ meetings and the Multiplier Events.
Main results and impact:
– The Entrepreneurship Education Course of 5 Modules became an innovative practice-oriented learning tool for young people with fewer opportunities to study entrepreneurship and social entrepreneurship.
– The Course Material is available in 6 languages: English, German, Croatian, Italian, Slovak and Hungarian.
– 160 young people were selected in Ireland, Italy, Germany, Slovakia, Romania, Croatia and the UK to participate in the project, incl. 75% of young people with fewer opportunities; 113 people graduated.
– The motivation of young people increased significantly for their current school studies in all countries. Graduates from the Dublin group became the leaders for the Build Your Future-2 in Dublin; 60 project ideas were developed by young people in Croatia.
– 20 youth workers in 7 countries became trainers and mentors to young people.
– 4 international meetings among 134 project participants led to an intensive exchange of experience and learning
– 1.500 EUR were raised for the Build Your Future Challenge to support entrepreneurial ideas of young people. 3 projects out of 7 were awarded start-up grant.
– 401 people attended 10 Multiplier Events in 7 countries.
– 45 Entrepreneurship Labs were organised in 7 countries for 745 participants with over 50 guest speakers and will continue.
– The Build Your Future project is set and funded for the 2nd phase in Ireland, UK and Italy.
– Local municipalities granted their support to the project.
– 11 young people from Italy, Slovakia, Romania and Croatia set up their business.
– The Evaluation Report with the lessons learnt is available for public use
– The Course became a working tool to promote participation of young people with fewer opportunities and contributed to youth empowerment on a European scale.
With this free available material you can run your own entrepreneurship course with young people. If you need any assistance or have question regarding the implementation of this course, contact YEPP EUROPE.
Build your Future on the Erasmus+ project results platform: For the full description of the project and access to all project results, click here.
Build Your Future E-Lab Series 2017-2018
After the termination of the project Build Your Future (BYF – 2015-2017), the partners of the project from 7 European countries have decided to continue with capacity building opportunities for young people and youth coaches in the field of (Social) Entrepreneurship. One very successful component of the BYF project has been the Entrepreneurship Labs. Therefore, from autumn 2017 to Summer 2018, we will be offering the BYF E-Labs where entrepreneurs and experts meet the audience, share their experiences on a specific subject, tell their personal stories of success & failure, give advice and answer your questions.