“Juvenile and feminine business dexterity in Cyprus”

The juvenile and feminine business dexterity in Cyprus is a new innovation which it has imported by the Government of Cyprus via the Ministry of Trade and Industry and aims at as the aid, promotion and competitiveness of juvenile feminine of small and medium enterprises. The chalk-lines that have been committed have been in the frames of the operational program “Sustainable Growth and Competitiveness” and amount to be spent is sixteen (16) million Euros. This innovative program SGC   that has been announced by the MTI Ministry of Trade and Industry of Cyprus is expected to give the opportunity to create at least 1000 new jobs, thus it will contribute in the creation of new modern small to medium-sized competitive enterprises in the modern labor market which is altered and modernized continuously  in various ways. The creation of these juvenile small to medium-sized enterprises is considered to be the backbone of the Cyprus economy which constitutes simultaneously the founding of a robust economy. Moreover, this modern and innovative idea is identified with the creation of new entrepreneurships, innovation and hopefully prosperity, particularly in a period where it is infested from the world economic crisis and the increasing unemployment rate among the young people.

The application of drawing “juvenile and feminine business dexterity” constitutes a very effective tool that will allocate for the aid of business dexterity and small enterprises. If Cyprus really wants to come out of this economic and financial crisis, all human resources, women and young people must be used and all obstacles that that limit them to participate effectively in political and economic development should be eliminated. Innovative and non-bureaucratic procedures must be adopted that will encourage them to set up their own businesses. However in order to become this a reality it is necessary for prominent leaders in all fields, beyond education and the economy, to be able to establish the new Cyprus free from the anchorages and mistakes that led us to the current economic crisis."

To stress the importance of the role of the small businesses a spokesperson of the European Council in Cyprus mentioned that the small business account for 99% of all businesses and 58% of total turnover in the EU. As reported in the report of the EC by Austrian member of the European Parliament Paul Rübig,  23 million SMEs "are the backbone of the European economy". He also  added that the growth of these businesses is a crucial prerequisite for boosting Europe's competitiveness and attracting investments and productive units.

Referring, also to another report on the face of female poverty in the EU, it was said that women are more affected by poverty than men makes the program of “Juvenile and feminine business dexterity in Cyprus” very important for the Cyprus economy especially among the young female population. 

SGC- Sustainable Growth and Competitiveness

MTI Ministry of Trade and Industry of Cyprus

EU- European Union

EP-European Parliament

SMEs - Small Medium Enterprises

Extraordinary Entrepreneurship lessons

In April secondary school students from Cieszyn took part in the 14^th edition of National Day of Entrepreneurship. 

As every year it was under the auspices of The President of Poland Jerzy Duda. However the organisor of the event is Enterprising Youth Foundation¹ which won the first prize in a contest for The Best Civil Initiative Pro Publico Bono in the Educational Initiative Category.

For young people The Day of Entrepreneurship is often their first one-day visit in companies focused on familiarizing²with new working places. Due to the fact that students from our school study logistics and tourism they went to 10 different travel agencies, hostels, and hotels as well as 11 transport and logistics companies. Each of the students did different jobs. 

They worked as  tour operators, receptionists, maids, warehouse workers, purchase ³department workers or administrative workers.

‘The time spent in Gambit Hotel taught us a lot. We learnt that the person in charge of maintaining order and cleanliness must work really hard. We also learnt what  the duties of a receptionist are and how responsible you must be to hold the position. Although we were really exhausted we will remember the day as very pleasant one’, said Wiktoria.

‘In my opinion the job of a freight operator⁴is really hard. Each order id different, there always may occur an unexpected problem like a mistake in documents or just some delays in shipment. You must be really quick-thinking, able to solve the problems and flexible’, Szymon said.

‘I personally found out how a travel agency works. I could work with a booking system online. At first I expected it to be another boring day at work. However our mentor showed us that it can be a fascinating job because every day you can learn something new or you can meet new people with different interests. We spent nice day in Bea Travel agency’, said Michał.

Thanks to those ‘entrepreneurship lessons’ students gained their first job experience and started collaboration with local entrepreneurs. 

¹ foundation - organization set up to provide help and money for research, charity etc.
² familiarize with - acquire a thorough knowledge of sth
³ purchase - act of buying sth
⁴ freight operator - person in charge of goods transported by ship, aircrafts or trains

Erasmus Plus Success

The success of a project is passed through the collaboration and synergy¹ that can be established with the territory making it the protagonist.

Of this thesis, "Federico II" Institute of Enna is strongly convinced  for years forcing a series of initiatives that have put students in the forefront, especially thanks to the network that the school has been able to build around.

'Ki sciauru' at international level

The gastronomic excellence created by the classrooms of the Institute "Federico II" of Enna once again at international level. This time it happened in Belgium, where the school was led by headmistress Giuseppina Gugliotta concluded the Erasmus project by presenting its company "Ki sciauru" and in particular the cooking aromatic salts produced within the school. 

We are Founders

When it comes to creativity, innovation, trade and business PORTO is the right spot to visit! So, on April 27 Portuguese Erasmus+ students left Lisbon Oriente train station very early in the morning and got ready for a two day field trip in this amazing city located in Northern Portugal. Students visited Founders Founders – an entrepreneurial community of inspiring companies, biz¹ experts and journalists that work together, learn from each other and share difficulties, challenges and solutions.  

How it all started

As almost everything in entrepreneurship, it all started with a need. The 5 founding startups started their path at UPTEC (Science and Technology Park of University of Porto) and, sooner or later, they would have to leave as part of the natural startup cycle. To avoid leaving each one at a time, and eventually end up spread across the city, they decided to find a way to stay together. Being together, working together, sharing difficulties, challenges or solutions and learning from each other, were some of the things they didn’t want to lose by leaving UPTEC.  Although the companies joining Founders Founders are in different evolution stages², they have all passed the startup phase, they have a solid business validation and are growing.  Their values:  GROW BY LEARNING… from founders with diverse business experiences and life stories; LEARN BY SHARING… challenges, solutions and network³; SHARE BY LIVING… with a like-minded community at your company’s doorstep. 

Founders is not an incubator⁴ nor an accelarator⁵. It’s a community of over 250 people across the globe where each member is eager to grow its business and to grow as an individual. Founders Founders creates an environment that amplifies collaboration, knowledge sharing, problem solving and achievements at a global scale. “We were born from the community to be a community. A community is built from people, not from companies. Everyone is here not only to receive from the community, but also to give back.”

¹biz – business

²stage – phase; position

³network – meeting people who might be useful to know in your job; association of individuals having a common interest, formed to provide mutual assistance, helpful information

⁴incubator – organizations setup to nurture startup companies at an early stage

⁵accelerator – business organizations that offer professional services to help accelerate startups (consulting, management coaching, mentoring, financing)

Adapted from:

http://portugalstartups.com/2016/02/founders-founders/

https://www.founders-founders.com/

School and football, a binomial that can and must be together.

There is something about the Enna Calcio and the "Federico ll" Institute that have started a relationship of sporting and promotional cooperation in the territory as well as exchanging important values.As a first step, the "Federicoll" acquired an Enna company share; Giuseppina Gugliotta and the yellow-green delegate administrator Fabio Montesano welcomed the purchase of the school leader Giuseppina Gugliotta, together with the President Luigi Stompo, General Manager Riccardo Caccamo, the head of the youth sector Maurizio Restivo, the responsable of the women football team, Daniela Basile, and the players Gentile , Di Stefano and the captain Restivo.

The Institute will produce a gadget for both male and female training, the mechanical sector is making a small 3D keyrings while the KI SCIAURU company will produce yellow green salts but wants to go further and it is likely that something will be seen at the Gialloverde party in program Sunday 12 on the return of Enna to "Gaeta" stadium. For "Federico ll" the meeting with Enna was a double celebration because, said the headmistress Giuseppina Gugliotta, “ We are reopening the fifth floor (kitchens) of our school, which is for us one of the strengths of our Institute, a moment we wanted to share with Enna football because” continues the headmaster “ school and sport is a binomial that must walk together”.

For the Ad Montesano “ Today it is an important part of our society with school institution such as Federicoll, but we will continue to collaborate in many initiatives aimed at the promotion of our city “, the Dg Caccamo recognizes the school “ An excellence of our territory “ while President Stompo has said “ Proud to have on our side an important institution like school “

VOCABULARY:

binomial: two words separated by a conjuntion that almost always appear in the same order, term used referring also to two activities that can stay good toghether

share: part of a company that has been divided between several people

recognize: to accept that something is important