ReforB: Ready for Business

Source of funding
Interreg V-A Latvia – Lithuania Programme 2014-2020Scientific leader
Andra ZvirbuleProject website
🌐Duration
2016 - 2019Budget
151 023 EURProject description
The overall objective of the project is to facilitate sustainable development of entrepreneurship in cross-border areas through a set of innovative entrepreneurship support solutions and tools. The partners develop and conduct Business Simulation Games imitating real-life situations most newly-established companies face and “Be involved” seminars designed according to the interactive “Get inspired – help – share – analyze” concept. ICT Business Simulator imitating a process of business start-up and development will be launched. Target groups who benefit from the project are students and recent graduates in business science, young people who have a business idea and/or willing to start their own business and founders of newly-established enterprises.The project goes beyond the existing practice and is new and original in terms of its integrated approach that incorporates multiple elements: principles of informal game-based learning; main principles of business disciplines; experience of existing entrepreneurs and real-life business cases. The format of the solutions allows looking at entrepreneurship from different angles, thus providing an all-round understanding of it. It is expected that the project will revitalize entrepreneurship environment leading to the creation of new businesses and workplaces, thus reducing unemployment and facilitating economic growth of the region. It is estimated that 12-15 new businesses will be established as a result of the project activities.
Project partners
- Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies (Latvia)
- Klaipeda Science & Technology Park (Lithuania)
- Daugavpils University (Latvia)
- Visaginas House of Creativity / Visaginas School of Creativity and Arts (Lithuania)
- Ventspils Youth Council /Association "Attīstības fabrika" (Latvia)
- Panevezys Labour Market Training Centre (Lithuania)
