Proacademy - Entrepreneurship Spirit from Tampere, Finland

Maria Ruokonen [email protected] www.lessmiserables.com +358 50 574 5975 @lessmsrbls

Entrepreneurship Spirit from Tampere, Finland


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Tampere, Finland www.proakatemia.fi/en !• Founded 1999

• 27 team companies have started

• Combined revenue of the team

companies in 2013: € 530 000

• Networks in +30 countries around

the world created by the students

• Bachelor’s & Master’s degree

Basque country, Spain www.mondragonteamacademy.com !• Founded 2007

• +500 team entrepreneurs

• 9 labs in Spain, India & China

• Bachelor’s & Master’s degree


Local, regional & global effects !• Economy

• Community

• Image & brand of the city and school

Produces new entrepreneurs ➙ more employers ➙ more jobs ➙ less unemployment

!Creates young people with entrepreneurial mindset ➙ spreading word ➙ attractive

place to study ➙ new applicants ➙ attractive city image

!!


All you need is…

1. Willingness

2. Courage

3. Right people

4. Funding

5. Action!


My priority for the urban social innovation agenda

According to my experience, the agenda of European cities should include this priority: !• Take the 1st step in order to bring Proacademy-way of learning to the city:

start co-creating with Less Miserables cooperative

Education

Proacademy - Entrepreneurship Spirit from Tampere, Finland