Infopack for Erasmus+ training course Start-up Summit in Brno, Czech Republic held between 11.8 - 17.8.2017. Organized by PROACTIVE MIND

1. START-UP SUMMIT
Follow-up of a successful training course from
2015.
Awesome project made even better.
Organized by PROACTIVE MIND.

2. Czech Republic
Brno & Prague
August 2017
11th till 17th
9 countries
30 people
KEY INFORMATION
This is a summary of a project Start-up Summit which was granted by the Czech National
Agency. The project is a follow-up of a successful training course “You-the young
entrepreneur” held in Brno, Czech Republic in August 2015.
The project will take place in a
city center of Brno. Participants
will stay in a cozy apartments
house and activities will be held
in local innovation centers.
Excursion to Prague is included.
7 days full of activities + 2 days
for arrivals and departures (10th
and 18th). Participants have to
attend all the agenda.
Participants aged 22 to 29 with
deep interest in
entrepreneurship and with great
command of English are
welcome to join the project..
Each country sends 3 people.

3. The project is designed to help solving current problem of both Europe and young people across Europe. One
page of the problem is unemployment of youngsters and on the other page it is a lack of entrepreneurial
competences and unwillingness to take over the responsibility for their career life and to conduct activities which
could help to develop their own potential. The aim of this training course will be to change attitudes of these
young people towards each of basic principals of entrepreneurship and to provide them with knowledge and
competence which would help them to decide whether they are the right ones for opening their own business and
eventually help them with the first entrepreneurial steps.
Participants divided into small international groups will be working on their own business plans and on related
topics. They will be also actively organizing part of the program for other participants.
During this training course participants will be playing managerial game, shooting couple of videos related to
discussed topics and as the main goal they will be supposed to create simplified business plan for their own
business. They will also visit couple of entrepreneurial incubators and similar inspiring places.
ABOUT THE TRAINING COURSE

4. 1st Teambuildings and city games
Get to know others, discover Brno and Prague
Business Idea Generation: Make it work
How to create working business idea
Business Model canvas
Learning to use modern tool
Marketing: Get it out there
Strategies and creative process
Project management: Track the way
Action steps, triangle and useful tools
Presentation skills
How to stand out during pitching for investors
KEY ACTIVITIES DURING THE TC
2st
3st
4st
5st
6st

5. PLANNED AGENDA
INTRO
TEAM
BUILDING
BRNO
CITY
GAME
SELF
DISCOVERY
MARKET
DISCOVERY
BUSINESS
IDEAS
BUSINESS
MODEL
CANVAS
SPEAKERS
BATTLE
LUNCH
PROJECT
MANA
GEMENT
SPORTS
AFTERNOON
GOOD
PRACTICE
EXAMPLE
PRAGUE
CITY
GAME
MARKETING
STRATEGY
PRODUCT
VIDEO
DRAGON´S
DEN
GETTING
READY
DINNER
LUNCH LUNCH
LUNCH
LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH
DINNER DINNER DINNER DINNER DINNER
CULTURAL
EVENING
9:00
13:15
14:15
18:00
20:00 CULTURAL
EVENING
CULTURAL
EVENING

6. CONDITIONS
• The project is funded from the Erasmus+ fund.
• Accommodation, at least three meals per day and activities will be
provided to participants.
• Travel expenses will be reimbursed according to the travel calculator.
Travel reimbursement will be done after the project via bank transfer
when provided all the necessary travel documents.
• Visa expenses for Belarusian and Armenian participants will be
reimbursed after the project with a limit 70 Eur/person.
• Each participant will be required to pay 20 Euro participation fee.
• It is necessary to actively attend all activities during the project.

7. TRAVEL BUDGET
Following table shows the reimbursement limit for travel expenses based on a distance calculator.
Czech Republic 0 EUR
Croatia 275 EUR
Italy 275 EUR
Cyprus 360 EUR
Slovenia 180 EUR
Germany 275 EUR
Belarus 275 EUR
Georgia 360 EUR
Armenia 360 EUR

8. THE VENUE
The project takes place in Brno, Czech Republic with one day excursion to Prague. Participants will visit
several innovation centers and places which support young entrepreneurs.
Brno Brno Prague

9. THE ACCOMMODATION
Participants will stay in Internesto apartments – unique themed apartments in Brno city centre. The
rooms are for 2-5 people with shared shower and bathroom. See more at www.internesto.com

10. HOW TO APPLY?
1. Fill the application form and send it to your sending organization until
30th of May.
2. Shoot short video (around 1 minute) describing why you want to attend
the project Start-up Summit, upload it to Youtube, put a link into the
application form and send it to your sending organization until 30th of
May. Be creative and show that you really have entrepreneurial spirit!
3. Your sending organization and the hosting organization will select the
best participants until 15th of June. Successful applicants will be notified
via email.

11. We look forward to meeting you in
the Czech Republic!