Become Busy 2.0

Background The proposed Project "Become Busy 2.0" is a continuation of the project Become Busy (2017-2-EL02-KA205-003332) implemented by the Institute of Social Innovation and Cohesion, relied on its results and products to go a step further and give a substantial basis to young people interested in entrepreneurship, providing them with the most tools to achieve their goal. Coming to today, we realized that there are many new ideas also who wish to implement them. COVID19 restrictions & restrictions on mobility have had an asymmetric impact on EU labor markets, with more negative effects to focus on those who were already vulnerable before the outbreak, such as young people. The European Commission proposed a large recovery plan for Europe based on harnessing the full potential of the EU budget. Our work is also in line with the content of of the EU's Next Generation recovery tool which was created to support the groups most affected by the pandemic and to strengthen EU single market. However, few go ahead productively and commercially, few are the young people who take the risk, defy the bad omens and negativity and don't they abandon their idea. Objectives The added value of BB 2.0 is its essential contribution to support the primary stage of the maturation of an innovative idea, creating & using processes of a virtual pre-incubator. Through this project, we gave added value to the emergence of innovative ideas of young people we support their transformation into a business endeavor. The objectives set by the project were the following: 1. To create an attractive interactive environment for the development of business ideas that will give young people the necessary impetus to develop as businessmen 2. To strengthen young people's business skills through training on soft and hard skills 3. To spread the concept of the pre-incubator, its function & its benefits to organizations active in the field of youth & entrepreneurship & to be used by them as well 4. Participating agencies to be trained in the services of the pre-incubator 5. The participating young people to receive the necessary support & at the end of the project to be sure of their business steps Implementation The goal of the project was achieved through numerous activities: - professional project management (Kaban method) and financial mangement - Strategy needs analysis for the pre-incubator - Formulation of Business Plans and development of prototypes - Upgrading the Become Busy Platform with a Pre-Incubation Tool with Virtual Business Simulation and a MOOC - Digital Library of educational material Open Educational Resources Pre-Incubator Strategy - Holistic pre-incubating support program involving training activities - aiming to train them on innovative pre-incubation tools, on the MOOC & on the use of the Digital Library of educational material - Open Educational Resources on pre-incubation Strategy - Holistic pre-incubating support program involving e-mentoring & coaching activities - aiming to get in touch with the pre-incubator strategy and use of its supportive tools - Dissemination activities and social media campaigns - Innovation Competition Pitching Event gave contestants the opportunity to get in touch with Business Investors and Business Angels - 5 local mulitplier events Achievements The results produced by the implementation of our Project are: IO1 Strategy needs analysis for the pre-incubator IO2 Formulation of Business Plans and development of prototypes IO3 Upgrading the Become Busy Platform with a Pre-Incubation Tool with Virtual Business Simulation and a MOOC (Massive OpenOnline Course) IO4 Digital Library of educational material Open Educational Resources Pre-Incubator Strategy Additionally partners reached the following results: - 5 social media campaigns - project website + a Facebook page - social media content - 4 newsletters