Published on 31st October 2016 by Invest Project
The project kick off meeting organised by the project coordinator was held in Valletta (Malta) on the 27th and 28th October 2016 as a Europe wide effort to build and boost financial literacy in micro enterprises helping them stay stable on the market, foster local economies and support further employability.
The project 'INVEST Financial & Forecasting models for Entrepreneurs' aims to develop a training model and tools to support micro- entrepreneurs, especially those pertaining to generation Y (those aged 18-34), to make responsible economic, financial and investment choices, not only for business but also personal finance.
The consortium partners represent the different aspects addressed by the project: Project Coordinator Mediterranean Bank Network (Malta) and Association EFFEBI (Italy) are organisations specific to the financial services sector. Eurocrea Merchant (Italy) and IDEC(Greece) are organisations related the education sector. Bridging To The Future (United Kingdom), Inqubator Leeuwarden (The Netherlands) and Malta Business Bureau offer different advisory perspectives to business and entrepreneurship.
Further transnational meetings will be held in Naples (ltaly), Birmingham (UK), and Leeuwarden (The Netherlands). The project will be finalised at the end of September 2018.
Read more about the project on www.investproject.eu
