The British Council’s Young Creative Entrepreneur (YCE) programme connects a global network of innovative emerging entrepreneurs in the creative sector. It champions those who find new ways to take creative work to audiences and communities – e.g. using new models of production, distribution, value – and highlights the wider social, economic and cultural benefits in doing so. It is about people who are passionate about what they do, helping to develop their skills, networks, and international inspiration. The focus of the programme is to catalyse future collaboration and business between the UK and participating countries around the world.
On 17 February 2010 the British Council officially launched the Young Creative Entrepreneur Club in Poland, addressed mainly at individuals who took part in the Young Creative Entrepreneur award scheme. Its aim is to create a communication platform for entrepreneurs from the creative field, develop their skills and thus support the growth of this sector of the economy in Poland.
Club meetings are organised on a regular basis and revolve around the following issues:
- inspirations – both overseas/foreign and local. We will invite guest speakers – entrepreneurs who will tell their success stories, discuss the problems they have encountered along the way and will share their ways of overcoming them;
- management skills development – in the form of lectures and themed workshops tailored to the needs declared by the Club members;
- law regulations – changes needed and government guidelines for the creative sector; we hope to be able to inform about this important area through the use of politicians, representatives of governmental and non-governmental institutions;
- networking – a chance to share experiences, establish interesting new contacts and collaboration among the Club members.
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