studentstarter from student to entrepreneur by transformation mini-companies into real enterprises...
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StudentstarterFrom student to entrepreneur
by transformation mini-companies
into real enterprises
Richard van der Molen, 7 december 2006, Landstede
Landstede, facts and figuresLandstede:• 15.000 students• 1.350 employees• 1.100 voluntaries• 50 locations• Turnover: 75 mln. Euro
Core activities:• (Vocational) education• Welfare activities• Child nursery• Recycling
Landstede Locations
My dream
Challenge:
we aim at helping potential successful companies, which are started during their study period, to continue for 1 year after graduation these (mini)
companies by coaching by Landstede and/or external coaches
How:
Good preparation and training of coachesEffective coaching of young entrepreneurs
Why ???
We want to avoid:
Every hour 1 company in Holland gets bankrupt or stops its activities by itself
Financial damage, due to problems caused by bankruptcy sometimes combined with fraud, amount approximately 1,9 billion euro (2005).
… and • In 2004 almost 6.000 bankruptcies occurred due to lack of income. • 30% was caused by mismanagement. • 30% was caused by economic circumstances. • 11% was caused by bankruptcy of the holding or in other way related
companies.One man business• 30% caused by mismanagement. • 12,5 % caused by economical facts such as bad financial management or
due to excessive spending not related to the financial results of the company.
• 40% of the bankruptcy is caused by liquidity problems • 33% of the companies which went bankrupt were voluntary executed • More than 1.200 bankruptcies were caused by failure of dept
reconstruction
and
• We have a huge lack of good entrepreneurs for new business. At all levels schools, government, institutes want to stimulate entrepreneurship
• We also need qualified entrepreneurs for taking over existing companies. Due to the characteristics of the population pyramid this will become more important.
We aim at sharing
The Spirit of Entrepreneurship
Target groups
Students in the last phase at school
Adults who want to start a business in
combination with a study at Landstede
Our goals:
• Selecting and coaching 10 – 20 starting enterprises in 2 years by which we bridge the gap between ending the study career and starting entrepreneurship
• Development and collection of coaching materials and instruments aimed at entrepreneurship and to incorporate this material in the curriculum (MINOR)
• Internationally exchange of knowledge and experiences and stimulation of international cooperation
• Make a definition of the competence profile of a junior entrepreneur
Dissemination of results
• Stimulate that entrepreneurships will be anchored in the vocational curriculum
• Production with DVD with examples of starters (film, interview, facts and figures, etc.)
• Present results to new students• Brochures, website, workshops• round table sessions: students, entrepreneurs,
teachers.
Organization
• Flat organization: Landstede board of directors
• Team of teachers referring to different Landscapes/Domains (economics, techniques, sport, healthcare…..),
• project leader: Ton Hendrikse
• Advisory boards
Planning
• Introduction of project in 3 main locations of Landstede, December 2006
• Identifying students who started a mini company, jan – march 2007
• Connect Landstede with foundation of entrepreneurs who want to stimulate young entrepreneurs by facilitating them in housing and management coaching, January – June 2007
• Make contracts with students for coaching program after graduating, may – June 2007
Partners
EEP BVAOC OOSTNHTVStichting BPE (?)
EfVET
JADE
SYNTRA M V
VOKA
RDA
VTU
CECE
EUS
Netherlands
Europe
belgium
Bulgaria
Spain
UK
Partners in Holland
• Stichting Jong Ondernemen (institute Young Entrepreneurs, partner in the pre phase, partner for coaching mini enterprises for one year
• Foundation Ir RR van der Zee, group of entrepreneurs who want to support Young Entrepreneurs
• Platform Technique, Platform Education – Workfield, advisory boards
