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, and
3. the evolving culture and attitudes.

Question 1

What is the national strategy of your government regarding start-ups and youth entrepreneurship?

Our government implemented the national program La Empresa within the functions of the Ministry of Production, this program aims to be the platform of free support for the entrepreneur and Peruvian businessman wich looks forward to advise them permanently for their free registration or productivity improvement, in the In the case of entrepreneurs, it established the funds of Innovate Peru, which are competitive funds for seed capital, internships or business quality improvement.

Question 2

What is the strategy if the Education/Labour Ministry regarding early entrepreneurial education?

In the case of the Ministry of Education, it established a transversal complementary training in the development of enterprises, including some schools focusing on social entrepreneurship, which seeks to solve problems of their community or schools through entrepreneurship projects, in the case of the Ministry of Labor holds events that promote the formalization of companies in such a way that their development is sustainable.

Question 3

Who are the main providers of entrepreneurial education in your country? List 3 to 10 public, private and non-profit entities actively involved in creating learning contexts for young people.

1. Technical institutions: Institutes and CETPROS.
2. Universities.
3. CDEs Business development centers.

Question 4

What public/private grants are available for young people to launch their start-ups at national/ international level?

1. Public: Innovate Peru Program: It is a program of competitive funds for entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs (https://innovateperu.gob.pe/).
2. Private: WAYRA PERU: It is program made by the Telefónica Company that generates a fund for entrepreneurs (https://pe.wayra.co/).

Question 5

What are struggles that youth entrepreneurs from your country face?

1. 70% of young people do not go through higher education, lack of access to education.
2. Underemployment, many young professionals work in jobs that do not belong to their professional training.
3. Lack of training and support for the development of ventures.
4. Poverty, delinquency, female abuse.
5. Lack of youth participation in business development.

Question 6

Name few private companies that support entrepreneurial education through Corporate Social Responsibility programmes, hackatons, accelerators etc.

1. Movistar with WAYRA.
2. PQS of the Romero Group (Banco de Crédito)
3. Añaños Foundation (AJE Group)

Question 7

List 1-5 start-up hubs from your country and what type of services they provide for new entrepreneurs

1. CDES (business development centers), through the national program Tu Empresa: Advice on business formalization, business digitalization, productive development, finance and business management.
2. STARTUP PERU, a program that promotes youth participation and access to competitive seed capital funds for ventures.
3. CITES, Technological Innovation Centers that seeks to insert innovation in the productive chains of each region.
4. The business development centers formed by some municipalities and regional governments in the country.

Question 8

List 5-10 successful startups developed by youth entrepreneurs under 30 years old based on the following structure:

1. QAYRA DRONES / BLOOMER TECH.

Name of the founder: Mónica Abarca

Industry: Technology

Aim of the startup:

• Develop an apparatus capable of flying in adverse climates and assess air pollution. (Qayra)
• Design clothes, thanks to circuits attached to the fabric, monitor the warning signs of heart disease. (Bloomer)

Products/Services:

• Drones
• Clothes to monitor

Link to start-up website (if any): https//rpp.pe/ca

2. CINEPAPAYA

Name of the founder: Manuel Holguín, Irma Cañagas y Gary Urteaga.

Industry: Technology

Aim of the startup: Develop an APP for android iphone, Windows phone, windows 8 and Smart tv

Products/Services: PLATFORM OF SALE OF TICKETS TO THE ON-LINE CINEMA AND MOBILE DEVICES

Link to start-up website (if any): https://panamericanworld.com

3. DRONE CANSAT

Name of the founder: Nohelia Merino

Industry: Technology

Aim of the startup: Allow students to build satellites to measure environmental data

Products/Services: Educative kit

Link to start-up website (if any): https//rpp.pe/ca

4. CULQI

Name of the founder: Fernando Lozano Chávez

Industry: Technology

Aim of the startup: Make and receive card payments through smartphones

Products/Services: App

Link to start-up website (if any): https//www.culqi.com

5. MANDÜ

Name of the founder: Sebastian Nadal

Industry: Technology

Aim of the startup: Monitor the working climate in real time

Products/Services: Software

Link to start-up website (if any): https//rpp.pe/ca

Question 9

What are the industries who have the biggest potential to develop? Or the ones that developed in an accelerated way?

Technological Industries

Question 10

Which are the top 3 cities who have an encouraging climate for entrepreneurs? Why?

Lima, Arequipa, and Trujillo, for their rhythm of economic activity, the alignment of its various sectors that seek to promote business development and innovation.

Question 11

List 3-5 projects/programmes initiated by non-profit organisations with the topic: social entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial education.  

• Protagonistas del cambio Award by UPC
•  Andean Commission of Jurists (CAJ). Provides legal services of public interest –
• Care Peru. It helps the poor in developing countries to obtain a better level of social and economic life.