iq consult agency for social innovations
Norbert Kunz, CEO
OECD Leed, Capacity building seminar
Trento, 27-29 June 2012
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EU General vs. Youth unemployment, Feb. 2012
Source: derStandart.at http://derstandard.at/1333185006677/Februar-Hoechste-Arbeitslosigkeit-in-EU-seit-1997 Accessed: 26/06/2012
Umemployment Youth unemployment
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EU Youth unemployment (<25), March 2012
Source: Eurostat
7.90%
8.60%
21.80%
21.90%
22.10%
22.60%
35.90%
36.10%
51.10%
51.20%
0.00% 20.00% 40.00% 60.00%
Germany
Austria
France
UK
Eurozone
EU
Italy
Portugal
Spain
Greece
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Youth unemployment in 2012
Facts
EU unemployment rate reached 10,2 % in Feb. 2012
EU youth unemployment rate more than 21% in Feb.
2012
Highest youth unemployment rates, over 50% !! …in
Greece and Spain and over 30 % !!!
in Italy, Lithuania, Portugal, Slovakia, Irland and
Bulgaria
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Perception of the Feasibility of Self-employment in the EU, 2009
Source: Commission (2009), Eurobarometer, "Entrepreneurship in the European Union and Beyond"
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Men (all)
Women (all)
> 55
40 - 54
25 - 29
15 - 24
EU 27
Very or quite feasible
Not very or not feasible
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Risks and Opportunities
Especially in the case of small enterprises risks
and opportunities are manageable !
The opportunities of self-employment for unemployed
people are twofold:
The chance to own an income
Preservation and further development of
vocational skills
Self-determination and ownership is a different
motivation basis than many other professional
integration policies – which are often partially accepted
voluntarily.
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YE
awareness networks
key stakeholders
family
teachers
society
education financial
discrimination in markets
social capital
market barriers
knowledge
training programs
attitudes
skills
collateral
savings
loans
Barriers - Youth Entrepreneurship (YE)
role models
work experience
credit history
migration
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YE
awareness networks
key stakeholders
family
teachers
society
education financial
discrimination in markets
social capital
market barriers
knowledge
training programs
attitudes
skills
collateral
savings
loans
Barriers - Youth Entrepreneurship (YE)
role models
work experience
credit history
migration
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State of support services in Europe
Experiences from COPIE – Community of Practice on
Inclusive Entrepreneurship
Parallel structures
Competition between service providers
No offers for specific target groups
Uncoordinated services
No interaction between (micro-)finance institutions
and start-up support organisation
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Risks and Opportunities
The opportunities of a self-employment activity
increases significantly through,
a good preparatory qualification,
a proper assessment of the economic sustainability
(business plan),
an accompanying monitoring (advice and coaching),
which helps to avoid mistakes,
a timely crisis intervention.
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Potentials for improvement
We need integrated start-up support services
Support
servicies
(micro-)
Finance
Institutions
Interaction
Main roadblock:
Bankability
Main roadblock:
One size fits
all offers
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enterprise
Integrated start-up support model for youth unemployed
Help young unemployed to find their way through
self-employment
Building on the fact that an offer for young adults
without mediation and integration ends up failing.
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the enterprise process
Interaction between
(micro-) finance institutions and
support services
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Tanja Hofmann “Lekker Snoepjes”
Chocolate factory and coffee Founded in 2008 in Potsdam www.lekkersnoepjes.de
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Daniel Thiede „Die Saubermacher“
Maintenace services Founded in 2011 in Groß Woltersdorf/ Priegnitz
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Susann Goldau „Tischkultur Susann Goldau“
Interior designer Founded in 2010 in Rathenow/ Havelland www.deko-goldau.de
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5th Block – Evaluation of regional business start-up
support infrastructure
1. The infrastructure to start-up a business in my area reaches and is aligned to all interested groups
2. It is possible to obtain information through info-sessions or by other means about entrepreneurship and self employment in my area
3. The advising services in my region give a complete and transparent information on their support services
4. It is easy for entrepreneurs to find adequate support services in my
region
5. In my region there are suitable individual advising and support offers for those interested in the pre-start-up phase (free or at a reasonable cost)
6. In my region there are suitable individual advising and support offers for those interested in the post-start-up phase (free or at a reasonable cost)
7. There are appropriate funding sources for small business start-ups in my region (with small or reasonable warranties)
8. The business start-up advisors are good qualified for their work
Evaluation of regional business start-up support infrastructure, Extremadura, Spain – Sep. 2010
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Evaluation of regional business start-up support infrastructure, Extremadura, Spain – Sep. 2010
Source: Community of Practice on Inclusive Entrepreneurship – QM Survey on requirements for business advisors and evaluation of the regional infrastructure for business start-ups. Extremadura, Spain. September 2010
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
4.5
5.0
5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8
Entrepreneurs Businessmen/-women (<2y) Advisors
…support services reaches and
is aligned to all interested
groups?
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Quality
What are the most significant quality characteristics
of a business start-up support system?
Integrated start-up support model in all phases of
business creation.
Target group oriented services increase the
willingness to tackle the question of self-employment.
High quality counseling offers
Finance: access, monitoring and interaction with
support services
Positive start-up environment
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A concept of iqconsult
iqconsult is an agency for social innovation based in
Germany with almost 20 years of experience. We design
and implement social innovative concepts in the areas of
regional development and inclusive-, cultural- and social-
entrepreneurship.
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Norbert Kunz
kunz [at] iq-consult [.] com
They can, if they become the right support !!
„With the support of professional business advisors my dream of self-employment has come true and the vital start-up credit of 20.000 Euro was approved by the bank. You have been great, thank you very much!“ Martin Rolle Start-up idea: Boat rental Age at founding: 27
„enterprise provides comprehensive advice on all issues related to self-employment. Thanks to the tireless support of my business advisors, I have alway felt very comfortable and proficiently supported!“ Annegret Vorein Start-up idea: Speech therapy Age at founding: 25
„enterprise has given me the courage to step into self-employment and transform my passion into career“ Maria Vaorin Start-up idea: Fashion & advertising photography Age at founding: 27
Annegret Vorein Start-up idea: Speech therapy www.logopraxis-potsdam.de Maria Vaorin Start-up idea: Fashion & advertising photography www.mariavaorin.de Martin Rolle Start-up idea: Boat rental www.geboote24.de