What is...
Global Cooperative Entrepreneurs?
The Global Cooperative Entrepreneurs (GCE) is a mentoring program for young entrepreneurs who want to start up a cooperative. The program builds on an innovative partnership between cooperative associations and youth organizations, who together support entrepreneurs in their start-up process. The GCE program is inspired by the CoopStarter 2.0 Erasmus+ funded project coordinated by Cooperatives Europe.
How does it work?
A team of mentors from cooperative associations and youth organizations support the entrepreneurs (also known as youth ambassadors) in their respective country to carry out three multiplier events whereby they will mobilize future potential partners and get the tools and skills to kick-off their start-up idea.
Let's Cooperate
Multiplier Event
01
Coopathon
Multiplier Event
02
Let's start for real
Multiplier Event
03
Youth Ambassadors can start their business idea!
Meet the GCE people
India
Malaysia
Sweden
Poland
Acting Glocally
The GCE builds up a global community of practice through innovative partnerships to keep supporting youth entrepreneurs worldwide. The program is implemented at 3 levels:
Looking ahead – join us for GCE 2.0?
The first cycle of GCE is soon coming to its end and the #coops4dev team is looking ahead for how a GCE 2.0 may look like.
Are you an organization that have skills and knowledge that could benefit young entrepreneurs? Then, you might be the perfect addition to our mentor partnerships!
Do you have the ability to enable more young entrepreneurs to gain access to funding or can you help us to sustain the GCE program? Join us in providing more opportunities for young cooperative entrepreneurs to succeed!
We are looking for new partnerships to grow the support ecosystem for cooperative entrepreneurship and an enabling environment fostering inclusion and brilliant innovations.
Get in touch with us!