32,000 young entrepreneurs at Enterprise Lithuania events

September

2014

The logo of Enterprise Lithuania

“Business rocks” is a series of events held in 16 cities. Organised by Enterprise Lithuania to promote young entrepreneurship, it has been running for four years.

Participants are shown how to establish a business by locally and nationally-recognised business leaders. A series of practical exercises help young people to improve their skills and test their knowledge of business environment.

Over 32,000 people visited events from 2011-2013. By May 2014, 5,000 participants had attended the first five events.

Contact

Inga Stegvilaitė, Project manager, Enterprise Lithuania, i.stegvilaite@enterpriselithuania.com, +370 614 98243

More from my site

Tags: entrepreneurs, Lithuania, young people

Promoting Enterprise

SME Week Newsletter 2020: Issue #6 December 1, 2020

SME Assembly 2020 – Time to catch-up This month was very exciting with the very first virtual online SME Assembly taking place on 16-17 November. Co-hosted with the German Presidency, the Assembly was opened by German Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy Peter Altmaier and European Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton, who prepared everyone for […]

promotingenterprise

EEPA 2020 Compendium November 26, 2020

One of the highlights of this year’s SME Assembly 2020 was the finals of the 14th edition of the European Enterprise Promotion Awards (EEPA) which took place on Monday 16 November. The EEPA recognise the best of the best, with six individual category awards, 1 Grand Jury Prize and Special Mentions. We got see all […]

promotingenterprise

European Small and Mid-Cap Awards – 2020 winners November 24, 2020

This year at the SME Assembly 2020 the European Enterprise Promotion Awards (EEPA) joined forces with the European Small and Mid-Cap Awards to bring you a bigger awards ceremony with more outstanding projects and initiatives to highlight. The European Small and Mid-Cap Awards aim to promote best practices and to highlight the best European Small […]

promotingenterprise

SME Assembly 2020 – Day 2 November 18, 2020

The second and final day of the SME Assembly 2020 was opened by Shona Murray, who brought together all of the conclusions and thought provoking ideas from throughout Day 1 and entered into conversation with renowned economist Maja Göpel. In her keynote speech, Maja Göpel stressed how humanity plays a huge factor in economic success […]

promotingenterprise

SME Assembly 2020 – Day 1 November 17, 2020

The first day of the SME Assembly 2020 opened with an address from Minister Peter Altmaier, who reflected on the problems SMEs have faced during the COVID pandemic and emphasised that liquidity assistance has been provided efficiently so far but needs to continue. He also discussed the recovery plan for Europe and discussed the German […]

promotingenterprise

Schumpeter Lecture with Joseph Stiglitz at the SME Assembly 2020 November 16, 2020

Nobel Prize winner Joseph Stiglitz says, “We need to transform our economic system from dependence on fossil fuels to renewables and to do that we need rapid innovation” and calls for a new partnership between the public and the private sector. This year’s Schumpeter ‘Innovation in Enterprise’ Lecture was given by Joseph E. Stiglitz, Nobel […]

promotingenterprise

European Enterprise Promotion Awards – Class of 2020 November 16, 2020

Today during the yearly SME Assembly, the most important event for small and medium enterprises in Europe, the European Commission announced the winners of the 2020 European Enterprise Promotion Awards (EEPA). The initiative rewards entities promoting entrepreneurship and small businesses at national, regional and local level. The 2020 winners are as follows: The Grand Jury […]

promotingenterprise

SME Assembly 2020 – The programme November 12, 2020

Only a few more days until the SME Assembly 2020! Don’t forget to register for the event in advance and get ready to enjoy the online event on Monday 16 November and Tuesday 17 November. The SME Assembly always brings a variety of workshops, masterclasses, expert panels and roundtables as well as focused sessions with […]

promotingenterprise

Pact for Skills launched by Commissioners Schmit and Breton November 11, 2020

The original press release is available in the Commission Press Corner. Commissioners Schmit and Breton officially launched the Pact for Skills on 10 November during the fifth edition of the European Vocational Skills Week 2020, organised by the European Commission in partnership with the German Presidency of the Council of the EU. Europe’s skill needs are affected […]

promotingenterprise

What is on the 2020 programme? – Virtual Reality and Youth Essay Competition final November 5, 2020

The SME Assembly 2020 is getting closer and still accepting registrations. Make sure that you don’t miss out on the online edition taking place from 16-17 November and register now to secure your place. This year’s programme promises to be high-level and diverse with many famous faces such as Peter Altmaier, Minister for Economic Affairs […]

promotingenterprise

European Commission