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TunisiaISRAEL : a new EU-funded training programme for entrepreneurs
January 6, 2016
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The EU Delegation in Israel announced the launch of the SwitchMed. It is “New in Israel” : an EU-funded training programme currently mobilising entrepreneurs with an inspirational environmental vision.
Those selected for the project will be entrepreneurs with start-ups that have environmental, social and economic values in fields such as: water, energy, fair trade, green building, sharing economics, eco-tourism, education and more. As part of the training programme, the entrepreneurs will receive the tools and skills needed to turn their innovative concepts into successful and profitable green business models from experts who have undergone specific training with the European Union. Outstanding participants will also benefit from support in launching their green business.
In Israel, the initiative is taking place thanks to the EU’s cooperation with the Maof network of the Agency for Small and Medium Sized Business at the Ministry of Economy, which was chosen to operate the programme.
In total, eight training workshops have been organised and others will take place over the coming months throughout Israel, with the participation of 160 entrepreneurs with ideas that contribute to the environment and to society.
SwitchMed is an EU initiative whose goal is to advance the green economy in the Mediterranean Basin. The programme, which also operates in Egypt, Algeria, Tunisia, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority, shows not only that that environmental issues cut across borders, religions and political conflicts but also that they are increasingly relevant and are gaining momentum.
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