Young Entrepreneurs Cluj-Napoca, Romania. ENSPIRE EU PROJECT Who we are? WE ARE YOUNG ACTIVE CITIZENS CREATING POSITIVE CHANGE! JCI - a membership-based nonprofit organization of 200,000 young people ages 18 to 40 in 5,000 communities and more than 100 countries around the world; JCI Romania - founded in 2003, 16 Local Organizations; JCI Cluj-Napoca - founded in 2008, 40 members. Young Entrepreneurs History - started in 2008 by JCI Bucharest; - 2 editions organized by JCI Cluj-Napoca since 2009. Past issues - lack of interest by the participants; - lack of partners; - no follow-up. Young Entrepreneurs 2011 Why? - initiated by young entrepreneurs for future young entrepreneurs; - we help young people to learn what they need to become successful entrepreneurs; - we help young people to overcome fear of failure and procrastination; - we share our past milestones and how we passed them. We celebrate entrepreneurship! Young Entrepreneurs 2011 Who? - young entrepreneurs; - students; - high-school students; - young people thinking to start their own business; - young entrepreneurs who want to improve their business. Young Entrepreneurs 2011 When? I. Trainings (October 17th, 21st, 24th, 28th, 31st 2011) Sales - Who is your jury? Marketing - Which is your road to market? Operations - Prepare your business to grow! Human Resources - How to build a team of “A” players? Marius GHENEA - business angel Peter BARTA - Post Privatization Foundation Financing - Where are the money? Ana Maria ANDRONIC - Venture Connect Young Entrepreneurs 2011 When? I. Trainings (17th, 21st, 24th, 28th, 31st October 2011) - form based registration by October 14th; - maximum 150 participants; Young Entrepreneurs 2011 When? II. Mentoring (November 11th - December 16th 2011) - local successful entrepreneurs: Marcel ANGHEL, Eusebiu BURCAS, Razvan CUC, Lorand SOARES-SZASZ, etc. - maximum 10 participants/teams selected by a jury after analyzing their business plan drafts submitted by November 6th 2011; - 1 on 1 meetings in which the mentor helps the mentee to develop a business plan in order to start the business as soon as possible. Young Entrepreneurs 2011 Funding - sponsors (Microsoft, NOKIA, Banca Transilvania, Delloite, SIEMENS, Post Privatization Foundation, Vodafone, Oracle, citibank, BCR); - to be confirmed - we are also seeking partnerships with organizations involved in entrepreneurial programs that could help fund our project. Promotion - partnerships with: student organizations, universities , local and regional authorities, business associations, media organizations, bloggers, etc. Young Entrepreneurs 2011 Thank you! Marius MOCIAN Member @ JCI Cluj-Napoca Founding Member @ JCI Tirgu Mures marius.mocian@doctorcomputer.ro www.jcicluj.ro (+40) 730 512 513