Info Day on Circular Bioeconomy and Entrepreneurship for Students

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The Cluster of Bioeconomy and Environment of Western Macedonia (CluBE), in the framework of the BeCircular project of the European program INTERREG IPA CBC Greece – Republic of North Macedonia 2014-2020, met on 16/05/2023 with the students of the School of Fine and Applied Arts of the University of Western Macedonia in Florina, with the aim to inform them about Circular Bioeconomy and Entrepreneurship.

The event started with a short greeting of Mr. Philippos Kalamaras, assistant professor of the School of Fine and Applied Arts of the University of Western Macedonia. Afterwards Mr. Alexandros Vezos, Project Manager and Business & Entrepreneurship Expert of the Cluster, presented shortly the general activities of the Cluster of Bioeconomy and Environment of Western Macedonia (CluBE).

Then Mr. Vasileios Balachtsis, Project Manager of CluBE and responsible for the BeCircular project took over with the presentation of the BeCircular Project and the SYMBIOSIS digital platform. The platform has been upgraded within the project to integrate more functions and is essentially a tool dedicated to the efficient matching of materials/services between different businesses, leading to new ideas through the development of B2B models related to the Bioeconomy and industrial symbiosis.

The information session came to an end with the presentation of Mr. Alexandros Vezos about Entrepreneurship in the Circular Bioeconomy and an open discussion with the students and the event’s participants on the same topic followed.

 

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Workshop on Circular Bioeconomy with Local Businesses

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The Cluster of Bioeconomy and Environment of Western Macedonia (CluBE), in the framework of BeCircular project of the European program INTERREG IPA CBC Greece – Republic of North Macedonia 2014-2020, in cooperation with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Florina organized on 15.05.2023 at the premises of the Chamber a “Workshop on Circular Bioeconomy with Local Businesses.”
The workshop targeted local businesses who are active in the Bioeconomy sector.
Mr. Vasileios Balachtsis, Project Manager of the Cluster of Bioeconomy and Environment of Western Macedonia (CluBE) and responsible for the BeCircular project, was coordinator of the event and gave the floor to Mr. Savvas Sapalidis, president of the Chamber, and to Mr. Vasileios Ambas, Regional Councilor of the Region of Western Macedonia and Director of the Directorate of Agricultural Economy (DAOK), for a short greeting.
Afterwards, Mr. Alexandros Vezos, Project Manager and Business & Entrepreneurship Expert of the Cluster of Bioeconomy and Environment of Western Macedonia (CluBE) through his presentation, analyzed and highlighted the role and the goals of CluBE.
Subsequently Mr. Vasileios Balachtsis presented the BeCircular project and the SYMBIOSIS digital platform to the attendees. The platform has been upgraded within the project to integrate more functions and is essentially a tool dedicated to the efficient matching of materials/services between different businesses, leading to new ideas through the development of B2B models related to the Bioeconomy and industrial symbiosis.
The workshop was successfully completed with an open discussion, with the main goal being the exchange of ideas between entrepreneurs and participants.

 

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Info Day on Circular Bioeconomy and Entrepreneurship for students

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The Cluster of Bioeconomy and Environment of Western Macedonia (CluBE), within the framework of the implementation of the BeCircular project of the European program INTERREG IPA CBC Greece – Republic of North Macedonia 2014-2020, organizes and invites you to the info day on Circular Bioeconomy and Entrepreneurship for students in the department of Fine and Applied Arts of UOWM in Florina on Tuesday 16 May 2023 from 12:30 to 15:00.

 

The Project is co-funded by the European Union and national funds of the participating countries

Workshop on Circular Bioeconomy with Local Businesses at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (EBE) in Florina

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Workshop on Circular Bioeconomy with Local Businesses
The Cluster of Bioeconomy and Environment of Western Macedonia (CluBE) together with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (EBE) of Florina, within the framework of the implementation of the BeCircular project of the European program INTERREG IPA CBC Greece – Republic of North Macedonia 2014-2020, organizes and invites you to a workshop on Circular Bioeconomy with local businesses at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (EBE) of Florina on Monday 15 May 2023 from 18:00 to 20:00.

 

The Project is co-funded by the European Union and national funds of the participating countries.

Contest for the best Business model created by High school students in Pelagonia

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On May 10th at the Center for Entrepreneurship and Creativity in Prilep, a competition will be held where Pelagonia High School students will participate, with the aim of highlighting the best business model. The jury together with the audience will conclude the result.
More detailed information can be found as follows:

Jury members:
• Representative from ZMAI
• Representative from GAUSS
• Representative from Networker entity working with start-ups.
• Representative form the Faculty of Economics – Prilep

Contest concept:
Step 1: The schools that will participate should inform ZMAI by the end of April 2023. All schools are invited to apply with one team of students.
Step 2: Starting from that moment until May 10th, the students and their teachers will work together to develop the best Business Canvas Models using the startapp.mk platform.
Step 3: They can improve and test their ideas using the learning materials published on the platform.
Step 4: The teams from each school should make 1minute long video presenting their idea.
Step 5: A training by professional trainers working with start-up companies will be made for the teams. They will be thought pitching techniques that can be used in-front of potential investors.
Step 6: Pitching of the Business Models.

Rules of the contest:
• All teams will present their ideas in front of the audience.
• All members of the jury will have the right to ask one question that will help them form the final score.
• The jury and the audience will vote for the winner and their voices will participate 50-50 ratio in the final decision.
• The participants won’t be allowed to vote for their team.
• The jury should vote the way a potential investor would. And they explain their decision for the choice.
• Three representatives from the audience will be asked to explain their votes.
• The rules are made in such a way that the expertise of the jury can be taken into consideration, but we also aim to hear the opinions of the wider audience.

The teams of ZMAI and GAUSS as well as the members of the jury will work with the winning team to help them and mentor them in realizing their Business Models and or help them use their creativity to find jobs in the region and move forward after finishing their high-school education. This competition is financed through the project BeCircular with the financial assistance of the European Union. The contents of the material provided are the sole responsibility of BeCircular partners and can in no way be taken to reflect the views of the European Union, the participating countries, and the Managing Authority.