• Students are motivated, encouraged and sensitized to consider self-employment as an alternative to a career as an employed person
• Eventually, after receiving further education, students decide to start their own business and have less prejudices about self-employment and business men/women
• Students need to know more about self-employment and especially about opportunities, about needs, career and work in this field to get the full picture about future career choices
• Students are motivated, encouraged and sensitized to consider self-employment as an alternative to a career as an employed person
• Eventually, after receiving further education, students decide to start their own business and have less prejudices about self-employment and business men/women
• Students need to know more about self-employment and especially about opportunities, about needs, career and work in this field to get the full picture about future career choices
Students need to know more about self-employment and especially about opportunities, about needs, career and work in this field. It is not yet part of many national curriculums. Schools need updated information from the business sector and the entrepreneurs themselves advantages/disadvantages of being your own boss. It is more credible for the students to learn about this experience from business men/women than from a teacher.
Students need to know more about self-employment and especially about opportunities, about needs, career and work in this field. It is not yet part of many national curriculums. Schools need updated information from the business sector and the entrepreneurs themselves advantages/disadvantages of being your own boss. It is more credible for the students to learn about this experience from business men/women than from a teacher.
Regional authorities and organisations like the Chambers of Commerce can adapt/implement this good practice.
Regional authorities and organisations like the Chambers of Commerce can adapt/implement this good practice.
The initiative “IMMS” brings entrepreneurs and representatives of the Chamber of Commerce Berlin to high schools and universities to present entrepreneurial stories to the students. Usually two entrepreneurs share their “Starting a business”-story. An event usually lasts 90 minutes. In the end there is always a Q&A session. The Chamber of Commerce presents its free services offered to new founders.
The initiative “IMMS” brings entrepreneurs and representatives of the Chamber of Commerce Berlin to high schools and universities to present entrepreneurial stories to the students. Usually two entrepreneurs share their “Starting a business”-story. An event usually lasts 90 minutes. In the end there is always a Q&A session. The Chamber of Commerce presents its free services offered to new founders.
The initiative wants to make a contribution to the professional orientation of young people and sensitize on the subjects of entrepreneurship and self-employment.
This is done through live events taking place at schools and universities. The core of the initiative are the entrepreneurs who share their “Starting a business” experience with the students in order to encourage young people to use their potential and to motivate them to be self-responsible, creative and take action. They talk about the great advantages of being self-employed but also about the risks and responsibilities and everything that comes with it. They highly encourage the students to choose the path of self-employment or being an entrepreneur as a great alternative to a career as an employee working for someone else.
The initiative wants to make a contribution to the professional orientation of young people and sensitize on the subjects of entrepreneurship and self-employment.
This is done through live events taking place at schools and universities. The core of the initiative are the entrepreneurs who share their “Starting a business” experience with the students in order to encourage young people to use their potential and to motivate them to be self-responsible, creative and take action. They talk about the great advantages of being self-employed but also about the risks and responsibilities and everything that comes with it. They highly encourage the students to choose the path of self-employment or being an entrepreneur as a great alternative to a career as an employee working for someone else.
• Finding schools/universities to host the events
• Finding entrepreneurs who will volunteer in the project
• Organising the 90 min. event at schools/universities
• Holding the 90 min event (technical background)
• Host an event of acknowledgments for the voluntary entrepreneurs
• Finding schools/universities to host the events
• Finding entrepreneurs who will volunteer in the project
• Organising the 90 min. event at schools/universities
• Holding the 90 min event (technical background)
• Host an event of acknowledgments for the voluntary entrepreneurs
For this project financial resources are needed mainly to fund personnel to organise the events, do marketing and host the website One part-time project manager and an assistant are necessary.
The entrepreneurs volunteer in this project.
For this project financial resources are needed mainly to fund personnel to organise the events, do marketing and host the website One part-time project manager and an assistant are necessary.
The entrepreneurs volunteer in this project.
• The events are very credible for the students through the real experience of learning from real business men/women
• Entrepreneurship and self-employment are put on the agenda in the schools
• Students and future employees with better knowledge about self-employment and business.
• Increased motivation to start their own business
• See the path of entrepreneurship as a “real” alternative to being employed by an employer
• More flexibility for the students to choose later on
• The events are very credible for the students through the real experience of learning from real business men/women
• Entrepreneurship and self-employment are put on the agenda in the schools
• Students and future employees with better knowledge about self-employment and business.
• Increased motivation to start their own business
• See the path of entrepreneurship as a “real” alternative to being employed by an employer
• More flexibility for the students to choose later on
• Difficult age-group to motivate/satisfy
• Teachers lack training in learning-by-doing ‘entrepreneurial’ methods
• Students and entrepreneurs do not know each other enough
• Most students are not in “touch” with the work life and schools/teachers are too far away from the working life
• Entrepreneurship is not on the agenda in schools. The businesses are afraid of being seen as promotors of either their product or their production towards minors if they approach the schools. The schools are not sure how to ask for contribution, afraid of “disturbing”. “Wealth creation” not always a positive term in the education system. This is where the initiative comes in place.
• Difficult age-group to motivate/satisfy
• Teachers lack training in learning-by-doing ‘entrepreneurial’ methods
• Students and entrepreneurs do not know each other enough
• Most students are not in “touch” with the work life and schools/teachers are too far away from the working life
• Entrepreneurship is not on the agenda in schools. The businesses are afraid of being seen as promotors of either their product or their production towards minors if they approach the schools. The schools are not sure how to ask for contribution, afraid of “disturbing”. “Wealth creation” not always a positive term in the education system. This is where the initiative comes in place.
Success factors of the Good Practices:
• Many participating schools
• Many participating volunteer-entrepreneurs
• Good organisation of the events
• Motivated students
• Credibility on the topic of entrepreneurship
• Lively entrepreneurial stories
Additional information:
www.ichmachmichselbststaendig.de
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