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Discover the Erasmus + project "CULTURAL FOOTPRINT": Youth Creativity: activities for promotion and support of non-traditional business models and techniques in the creative and cultural sector 

The project entitled “Youth Creativity: activities for promotion and support of non-traditional business models and techniques in the creative and cultural sector” was planned and created as an answer to the emerging needs of youth artists and experts in CCS to receive expert support and to re-build or start their art-oriented businesses after the pandemic. The business reality will never be the same, the youth and emerging artists should carefully revise their skills, assess capacities, brands and organize their businesses in order to reduce the risks of second pandemic situation negative effects and to adapt to the new circumstances.

Objectives

The current project aims to create a methodology and training handbook on business set-up for young and emerging artists, from project management, financing, audience work and personal marketing (showreels), to technical knowledge to support of youth artists in the creation of small art businesses and/or cultural enterprises and the process of creativity thinking. This will be achieved by developing relevant training solutions and materials to strengthen the capacity of youth cultural workers to strive in the current economic environment.
At the same time, the project is devoted to all those young people who wish to establish their own creativity micro enterprise as a response to the crisis or unemployment.

Specific objective

• Using innovative digital solutions to increase the business and IT competences of the youth experts in the cultural and creative sector and fill the missing gaps of entrepreneurial and digital skills.
• Combining innovative digital tools and cultural content in order to help the young artist in their branding and structuring process using new models of business structuring.
• Using of Innovative technologies for communication and training and setting up “digital residencies” for young and emerging artists.
• Activities that strengthen the cooperation and networking between business and artistic organizations, CCS and entrepreneurship sector
• Creating innovative training curriculum with elements of business development and creativity thinking.

Activities

• The "Cultural Footprint" training program, which will consist of 10 modules and will be partly delivered in person via webinars, local trainings and e-residency. The training program will be tested in two phases, first with an international group of trainers online, and then in follow-up trainings.   

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• Guideline of Individual Business Coaching of young CCSs and Digital residency: a short guidebook will be created providing introduction to trainers about the procedures and materials to be shared during the digital residencies. It will provide instructions on how to build your business in post-COVID 19 period and help the young and emerging CCS entrepreneurs get additional funding to support their work.

 

• Training curriculum in 10 modules on how to develop and support innovative business ideas in CCs and creativity thinking: An intensive training curriculum tailored to missing business skills and competencies for young trainees in CCs and creation of business creativity thinking will be prepared, tested and piloted during the implementation of the project. 

 

• Digital platform for networking and e-residency: The platform will provide additional support to all target groups and set of innovative activities such as 10 digital webinars with 200 participants, one e-residency tools for promotion of artists work with about 50 art works and 25 artists coached with 40 hours duration each.

Target groups

• Young and emerging artists from Sweden, Czech Republic, Netherlands, Greece and Italy, and
• Business and creativity experts and youth workers: creative directors, business supporters and trainers, business coaches, digital experts.

PARTNERS

SPOLEK ZAEDNO

The Zaedno Association organises cultural, information, educationaland entertainment events with Bulgarian and multicultural themes , showing the diversity of Bulgarian and Balkan culture. For example, exhibitions, dance seminars, information lectures, competitions, courses and cultural and social gatherings. The main goal of the association is the development of a multicultural company in the Czech Republic and the management of the company to greater tolerance and understanding.

Applicant

​SENSUS   -   Stockholm-Gotland

Sensus is an NGO for younth and adult education. It is a meeting place for education and culture, book circles, arts and crafts, concerts and lectures – About 20 000 thousand people participate every year in the activities of Sensus every year. Sensus offers possibilities to development and learning for all, to meet people and to experience culture. Sensus works for an active engagement in building a democratic society. Sensus strives for a genuine understanding for our times and our society and have a constant mutual dialogue with our participants and partner associations.

STICHTING INCUBATOR

Inqubator Leeuwarden is for anyone who is an entrepreneur or would like to start a company in Leeuwarden. We have developed various programmes to suit this purpose; these have been designed to seamlessly match to your individual needs. As part of the programme, you will be able to work at the historic Inqubator building in the centre of Leeuwarden. This space is an inspiring and vibrant environment, where all kinds of different start-ups and entrepreneurs are busy growing their businesses.

CONSORZIO MATERAHUB INDUSTRIE CULTURALI E CREATIVE

Materahub is a strategic design hub working to foster local development by promoting entrepreneurship, innovation, networking and cross-fertilization. The experience of Materahub professional team is focused on culture and creative sector, cultural heritage, tourism, social innovation, innovation in education and enterprise and all those economic sectors which are relevant for the growth and wealth of the community. ​

OECON GROUP
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OECON Group is a European management consulting firm and a leading advisor in business strategy, social entrepreneurship, as well as an adult education centre and VET provider established in Thessaloniki, Greece. Founded in 2003 by a group of experts working in the field of business consultancy and management of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and business support organizations (BSOs)


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