M.I.C.R.O. - Migrants Ideas Converted in Real Opportunities

M.I.C.R.O. is a European project that focused at micro-credit operators and NGOs who work with migrants interested in starting a business. Despite the economic crisis of recent years, it has emerged that the entrepreneurship of immigrants is constantly growing both in Italy and in the rest of Europe. However, there are some critical issues related above all to the difficulty of finding the information necessary for starting a company and poor entrepreneurial training.

M.I.C.R.O. is a European project that focused at micro-credit operators and NGOs who work with migrants interested in starting a business. Despite the economic crisis of recent years, it has emerged that the entrepreneurship of immigrants is constantly growing both in Italy and in the rest of Europe. However, there are some critical issues related above all to the difficulty of finding the information necessary for starting a company and poor entrepreneurial training. 

PARTNERS

Ente Nazionale per il Microcredito (Leading Partner – Rome/Italy)

Ce.S.F.Or – Centro Studi Formazione Orientamento (Rome/Italy)

Mediter – Réseau Euro-Méditerranéen pour la Coopération (Brussels/Belgium)

Acción contra el hambre (Madrid/Spain)

Nantik Lum (Madrid/Spain)

Wisamar Bildungsgesellschaft gemeinnützige GmbH (Leipzig/Germany)

The main purpose of M.I.C.R.O. was to create a professional figure who can support the migrant at every stage of the process to be followed to start an entrepreneurial activity and for its management. In this regard, during the different phases of the project, the partners worked on the creation and testing of an innovative methodology which was then applied to the e-learning training course intended for operators. The beneficiaries had the opportunity to acquire transversal skills, both on the economic / financial aspects and those related to intercultural communication. 

ACTIVITIES Among the activities of M.I.C.R.O. can be mentioned the “Exchange of good practices” and the “Training Course”.

The exchange of good practices aimed to identify the best current or past experiences achieved by the partners regarding access to credit, the training of migrants and social inclusion and identify models and solutions that can be applied to the training path for operators. 

The training course had the participation of 20 operators from different partner countries and represented the experimentation phase of the new methodology developed. 

Training course for operators

The European project M.I.C.R.O. aimed to create a professional figure with skills on how to start a business and access microcredit financing, to help migrants. The e-learning course was developed to increase the skills of operators who work in various capacities with migrants, to acquire the following skills: to be informed about cultural differences and religious aspects that can represent an obstacle for migrants to the business environment, be aware of the financial resources necessary to start a business, be able to write and evaluate a business model and, finally, to inform migrants about the microcredit system and ancillary services. 

The course consisted in four modules: 

Intercultural communication (link is external https://microcredito.gov.it/corso-formativo-per-operatori.html#MODULO1 ) 

Entrepreneurship education (link is external https://microcredito.gov.it/corso-formativo-per-operatori.html#MODULO2 ) 

Financial education (link is external https://microcredito.gov.it/corso-formativo-per-operatori.html#MODULO3 ) 

Access to credit (link is external https://microcredito.gov.it/corso-formativo-per-operatori.html#MODULO4 ) 

The structure and contents of the module have been successfully tested on 20 operators who have expressed positive opinions. 

Training Course for Immigrant Entrepreneurs 

The info-training course for immigrant entrepreneurs had as its main objective the offering a complete overview, guidance and initial training including every aspect of the topic of entrepreneurship. 

Evaluate your entrepreneurial attitude 

How to manage your business 

Financial Education 

Financing of a company 

The course is available for free online on the platform by clicking here. (http://micro.microcredito.gov.it/english-educational-path-for-entrepreneur/ ) For all other information relating to the M.I.C.R.O. refer to the link of the resource.

The entities involved in this project are:

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