Green StartUppers nurtured green entrepreneurship competencies within the VET community, offering students the chance to acquire, apply and actualise innovative, sustainable business concepts. The project instigated a favourable environmental influence and a deep appreciation for sustainable development among the younger generation, while enriching the capabilities of VET educators and staff.
Green StartUppers
Empowering the VET community to foster sustainable entrepreneurial mindsets as a transition to a circular economy.


About the project
(The Green StartUppers Project: Empowering VET Community to Foster Sustainable Entrepreneurial Mindsets as a Transition to a Circular Economy)
Objectives
- Enhance VET knowledge
On the role of entrepreneurship in the transition to the circular economy.
- Inspire students
Cultivate an innovative green business mindset in VET students.
- Hands-on experience
Green entrepreneurship activities with an emphasis on innovation.
Expected results
Green StartUppers Manifesto
Theoretical basis for green entrepreneurship plus teaching practices for VET providers.
Podcast series
Interviews with entrepreneurs combining innovation and green entrepreneurship.
Green Incubator
A simulated green entrepreneurship programme for VET students' business ideas.
Consortium · 4 partners
- 🇬🇷 Ergastiriako Kentro Agriniou, Greece (Coordinator)
- 🇧🇬 Blagoevgradska profesionalna gimnazia "Ichko Boychev", Bulgaria
- 🇵🇱 Deinde Sp. z o.o., Poland
- 🇬🇷 Social Nebula, Greece
Project resources
Explore the available materials organised by the project result they contribute to.
Green StartUppers Manifesto
Theoretical basis for green entrepreneurship plus teaching practices for VET providers.
Podcast series
Interviews with entrepreneurs combining innovation and green entrepreneurship.
Green Incubator
A simulated green entrepreneurship programme for VET students' business ideas.