A first step to stimulating entrepreneurship among the young people we are working with as youth workers and not-for-profit organisation is mapping and measuring the existing entrepreneurial ecosystem in our country and exchange the best practices among ourselves. The purpose of this analysis is to identify learning, development and funding opportunities for young people who want to launch their start-ups or social projects. We will collect all the data from 6 different countries and publish it in only one guide.
For the purpose of mapping, the entrepreneurial ecosystem is defined as a product of three elements:
1. the surrounding environment, more precisely the business environment and investment climate,
2. its interacting actors,
3. the evolving culture and attitudes.
| No. | Section | Answer |
| 1. | Formal education providers (public/ private schools) |
Bucharest |
| 2. | Non-formal education providers and name of the programmes (private companies or non-profit organisations) |
Bucharest |
| 3. | Co-working spaces with services for freelancers/young entrepreneurs |
Bucharest Commons 1. OneZero HUB Cluj Timişoara Iasi Constanţa Sibiu Oradea |
| 4. | Incubators for young entrepreneurs(Definition incubator = an organization designed to accelerate the growth and success of entrepreneurial companies through an array of business support resources and services that could include physical space, capital, coaching, common services, and networking connections) | Startarium
Changeneers - Developed together with Samsung Romania, Changeneers aims to solve community problems through technology and looks for startups that develop impact tech solutions. Future Makers - Future Makers aims to help young people interested in entrepreneurship go from ideas to action. Startupers.club |
| 5. | Start-up accelerators(Definition = the purpose of a business accelerator or accelerator programs is to grow young companies by nourishing them with the support, connections, and knowledge they need to be successful) | Startarium
Creative Business Studio ReUse Hub - ReUse Hub is the program initiated by Impact Hub Bucharest and PepsiCo through which we change the way we recycle in Romania. We provide all the resources needed for visionary entrepreneurs and solutions to recycle more and more efficiently. Edu Hub - EduHub is the Student Entrepreneurial Society of ULBS. EduHub's mission is to support and develop entrepreneurial initiatives, as well as an entrepreneurial ecosystem, by strengthening relationships with the business community. |
| 6. | Educational (know-how) platforms | Startarium - Startarium is the most complex platform for entrepreneurs on the road. Launched in 2016 under the umbrella of the "City of Entrepreneurs" metaphor, Startarium offers access to all the resources needed to launch and grow a successful business.
Monomyths Learning – discover how you can start your entrepreneurial journey through an extensive MOOC about entrepreneurship education Youth Social Entrepreneurship Hub Start-up.ro - MindsHub – Scoala de Bani by BCR Techstars Startup Digest Romania |
| 7. | Local or national events/fairs/festivals connected with the topic | Future Summit
Antreprenori pe Scena / BT Club Fuck up nights Bucharest Noua Generatie de Antreprenori |
| 8. | Micro-finance (small grants) opportunities provided by public/private/non-profit entities | Learn2Do4Entrepreneurship / Partener StartUp - Startup Partner is a project that supports the development of business initiatives and entrepreneurship in the northwest of Romania
Ro Win – Impact Hub, EDUCATIVA, Reviro and GEA Strategy & Consulting support the Romanians who return to the country and start a business here. Startarium PitchDay JA Business Plan Challenge European Enterprise Challenge |
| 9. | Crowdfunding platforms | Startarium
Crestemidei.ro BursaBineluli Sprijina.ro |
| 10. | Mentoring services/programmes | Startarium
Ashoka Romania Erasmus for Entrepreneurs Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs |
| 11. | Local/national competitions/awards | Central European Startup Awards - is one of the most important competitions in the region dedicated to startups, organized with the aim of inspiring, celebrating, offering recognition and connecting various actors of the entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Climathon Bucharest - the hackathon for solutions to climate change and in Bucharest, at the initiative of EIT Climate-KIC. Innovators for Children - Programul Innovators for Children, lansat în 2019 alături de Impact Hub Basel și Fundația Botnar, s-a bucurat de mult interes din partea organizațiilor care lucrează pentru bunăstarea, educația și sănătatea copiilor. Food & Agri Tech Challenge – a pre-acceleration program dedicated to those who can propose technological solutions that change the food industry or agriculture. Start-up Nation |
| 12. | Top cities with an encouraging climate for entrepreneurs | Bucharest
Cluj Timisoara |
