Developed by EduMansha · www.edumansha.eu
Developed by EduMansha · www.edumansha.eu
SHIFT equips sole proprietors and aspiring entrepreneurs — especially young people, migrants and underrepresented groups — with the entrepreneurial, business and digital skills to grow from self-employment into sustainable startups and job creators.
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3 countries · 4 languages
Self-employment gives young people, migrants and underrepresented groups access to income, yet many remain trapped in uncertainty and low growth. Without entrepreneurial skills and know-how, the leap from freelancer to startup is hard to make — stifling innovation and stopping sole proprietorships from becoming job creators.
One self-employed person, supported the right way, branches into new jobs, innovation and growth across Europe.
Help sole proprietors and aspiring entrepreneurs transition from self-employment to sustainable startups and job creators — through entrepreneurial, business and digital innovation skills.
Each objective is a concrete step on the journey from working alone to building something that lasts.
Give young sole proprietors, migrants and underrepresented individuals the knowledge and tools to transition from self-employment to creating startups.
Create a modular resource on business modelling, productization, lean startup, financial literacy and growth strategies.
Train youth workers and support professionals to effectively guide and mentor independent entrepreneurs as they build startups.
Organise hands-on bootcamps in each partner country for real startup-building experience and transnational knowledge exchange.
Develop an online platform offering open-access resources, networking and growth support for sole-proprietor-led startups across Europe.
Support people from diverse backgrounds — migrants, NEETs and underrepresented communities — to become drivers of innovation.
A comprehensive, open-source learning resource that guides freelancers and aspiring entrepreneurs step by step into the entrepreneurial process.
Turn a service into a structured, scalable business — mapping value, customers and revenue.
Package expertise into repeatable products and offers that can grow beyond your own hours.
Test, learn and iterate fast — validating ideas with real customers before scaling.
Understand pricing, cash flow, funding and the numbers that keep a startup alive.
Build the systems, team and partnerships to move from a one-person operation to a job creator.
Work through the open-source F2S Toolkit at your own pace.
Trained youth workers guide your transition step by step.
Build a real startup, hands-on, with peers across Europe.
Connect with mentors and the wider startup ecosystem.
Grow from sole proprietor into a sustainable job creator.
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Concrete outputs that reach learners, mentors and the wider entrepreneurial ecosystem across three partner countries.
Hosting the F2S Toolkit and bootcamp resources, and connecting sole proprietors, mentors and startup-ecosystem actors across Europe.
An NGO founded in 2015 to meet growing demand for international entrepreneurship youth work. EMC's coaches deliver interactive, tailored training and capacity building in entrepreneurial development and leadership — helping young people become confident entrepreneurs and role models.
Lead partnerFounded in 2013 in Kaunas, AKTYVISTAI promotes youth development, mobility and active participation. It champions sustainable development and non-formal education as tools for intercultural learning, welcoming everyone who is positive, active and eager to teach or learn something new.
PartnerEdu (education) meets Mansha — Sanskrit for "intention". EduMansha promotes lifelong learning that equips individuals for the challenges of the 21st century, with courses, workshops and resources that keep people current, adaptable and ready for the future.
PartnerWhether you're a sole proprietor, an aspiring entrepreneur, a youth worker, or part of the startup ecosystem — there's a place for you in SHIFT.
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