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Rue Potagere 1191210 Brussels, Belgium www.jadenet.org
Tel: +32 2 42 01 752Fax: +32 2 42 01 751Email: [email protected]
JADE, European Confederation of Junior Enterprises
Linh Ta CamSint Niklaas, December 2006
JADE – European Confederation of Junior Enterprises
Student Starter6th to 9th of December 2006
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JADE is a not-for-profit, non-political and international organization whose mission is to:
Promote the Junior Enterprise concept Offer a platform for knowledge exchange Provide support and coordination to the network Foster entrepreneurial spirit among students Ensure quality of its members
Only academic students
About JADE
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About JADE
13 Member Countries Austria Belgium France Germany Italy Netherlands Poland Portugal Slovenia Spain Switzerland UK Greece
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The Structure of JADE
Local level:
Junior Enterprises
National level:
Confederation European level:
JADE
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World wide
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Aims for this project
To give: Transfer of knowledge Practical experience of entrepreneurship Develop training and/or support Promotion Using JADE material
To get: Transfer of knowledge Enlarge our network
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Junior Enterprise (JE):
Based on the “Learning by Doing” concept
Aims to fill the gap between universities and the business world
Giving students the opportunity to add practical expertise to their theoretical knowledge
Set up and maintain by students >> Student initiative
JE responds to students‘ needs
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Basics of the JE Concept
A non-profit organisation
JE is usually linked to the university
JE is entirely run by students that both perform consulting projects for companies in various sectors and manage the company
Students in a JE gain practical experience in management, leadership and professional work at an early stage
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Junior Enterprise as Management Lab
Students develop an entrepreneurial attitude
All the problems and situation of SME
Combines on entrepreneurial way the subject-specific knowledge along with social skills and other key skills.
Therefore a Junior Enterprise is a real Management Lab
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Junior Enterprise
Not-for-profit Association
Managed entirely by students
Project work
Theory Practice
self-development, entrepreneurial
skills
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JADE Alumni Career Survey
21% JADE Alumni have own company– 51% set up their company in less then 4 months– 9 % after working for a few years
JADE average age: 28 European average:35
57% get job offer before finish study 22% get job offer after 1 month <1% are unemployed
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Thanks for listening!JADE aisbl
European Confederation of Junior EnterprisesRue Potagere 119
1210 Brussels – BelgiumTel: +32 2 42 01 752
Fax: +32 2 42 01 [email protected]
http://www.jadenet.org
