Business Pride-Erasmus+ Project - TIR Consulting Group

BUSINESS PRIDE

Our aim: is to empower and support LGBTQIA+youth entrepreneurs by tailor guidance to help them establish or grow their idea and connect them with LGBTQIA+ supportive entrepreneurs who will guide them as mentors.

Objectives:

To provide the encouragement and to support the development of the skills, attitudes and knowledge that LGBTQ youth require to become successful entrepreneurs.
To analyse challenges and best practices for LGBTQ+ young entrepreneurs in local communities.
To address the opportunity gap for LGBTQ+ youth.
To increase the access to business knowledge and financial literacy, fundraising opportunities and critically important and considerate mentorships for LGBTQ+ youth.
To analyse the local economy and its structure for LGBTQ youth.
Tto connect LGBTQ+ youth with LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs and become the bridge for mentoring, sharing positive narratives
and collaboration possibilities.
Strengthen the local authorities’ initiatives for the rapid labour market integration of lgbtq+ youth.
To design and develop interactive book for LGBTQ+ youth entrepreneurs and allies( who can support and promote each
other).
To create an online platform for lgbtq+ youth to provide resources, educational material and opportunities to promote
positive narratives, start-ups and collaboration.

Expected results:

Analysis report on challenges, status of young lgbtq+ entrepreneurs in partner countries and their local communities.
Interactive handbook for lgbtq+ youth entrepreneurship and their allies.
Online platform for lgbtq+ youth to provide resources, educational material and opportunities to promote positive narratives,
start-ups and collaboration.
30 youth workers integrate manual and platform in their daily work (piloting)
250 lgbtq youth and their allies engaged online platform, manual and findings of the project. (exploitation)
550 young learners and trainers reached through ongoing dissemination activities. (multiplier events, online publications and external events)

Third Newsletter: Celebrating the Successful Conclusion of the Business Pride Project

As the Business Pride Project reaches its conclusion, we’re proud to share the highlights from our journey and the impactful resources we’ve created together. The final evaluation meeting in August marked a moment of reflection, celebration, and inspiration as partners came together to review our progress, achievements, and the meaningful feedback received during the piloting phase.

Analysis Report

BUSINESS PRIDE Empowering Young LGBTQ+ Entrepreneurs: A Glimpse into Challenges and Progress Across Germany, Croatia, and Poland Entrepreneurship is a powerful force for economic growth, innovation, and social change. For young LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs, launching a business offers not only a pathway to personal success but also a platform to challenge

Final Evaluation Meeting

BUSINESS PRIDE Final Evaluation Meeting for the Business Pride Project in Warsaw Facebook On 20th August, we gathered in Warsaw for the final evaluation meeting of the Business Pride Project, marking a significant milestone in our mission to support LGBTQIA+ youth entrepreneurs. This meeting was not just a reflection on

Kick-off meeting in Germany- BusinessPride

The Business Pride project, aimed at empowering and supporting LGBTQIA+ youth entrepreneurs, officially commenced with a meeting held from July 13–15, 2023, in Nuremberg, Germany. Hosted by Highlights e.V., the project coordinator, the meeting brought together representatives from partner organizations, including three members from TIR Consulting Group & FFE Poland, to collaboratively plan and set the groundwork for the initiative’s success.

Business Pride Outputs

BUSINESS PRIDE Check Out Our Latest Outputs: Empowering LGBTQIA+ Youth Entrepreneurs with the Business Pride Handbook and Platform Facebook The Business Pride Handbook: A Practical Support Guide The Business Pride Handbook is a comprehensive resource packed with actionable advice and insights tailored to the unique needs of LGBTQIA+ youth entrepreneurs.

Second Newsletter

You’ll learn about our recent activities, including focus groups and collaborations with project partners, and how these efforts have shaped our resources and strategies for impact.

First Newsletter

We are thrilled to announce the release of the first newsletter for the Business Pride project!

This project has been funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union (Project N. Project N. 2022-3-DE04-KA210-YOU-000099662).

The European Commission support for the production of this publication does not constitute an endorsement of the contents which reflects the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.