Migrant Entrepreneurs Team-Up with Mentors (MEnt), EU

The programme cycle was 5 months and included a range of entrepreneurship support at no cost to participants. The short training sessions focused primarily on early-stage business development, providing support for business ideation, project evaluation, and business development. Following the training sessions, participants also received light incubation support. This included two workshops aimed to provide knowledge and aid in the creation of a business model as well as facilitate access to markets, resources and key partners in the local community. The programme offered additional tools such as short lessons designed to provide participants with knowledge on specific themes or subjects that can be applied during workshops sessions. Teachers or experts in the field provided 20-40 minutes of in-person instruction per sessions. Experts also provided presentations and talks to participants with the aim to inspire and motivate participants as well as acting as entrepreneurial role models. 

Another core tenant of MEnt was the matching of immigrant entrepreneurs to a mentor as it helps to foster business relationships and networking in the local community and allows immigrant entrepreneurs to gain valuable insights of the business sector and national context. MEnt also provided peer-to-peer learning sessions with the intention of fostering discussion among participants following other training sessions and workshops.