Italian plastic surgeon Luca Poli, who benefited from the Erasmus for
Young Entrepreneurs programme, said the three months he spent shadowing
a businesswoman in Spain were key to the success of his new clinic in
Milan. The EU scheme has been extended for a second year and could soon
become a permanent fixture.
Poli is one of 1,800 business people registered in the exchange programme, which allows Europeans to shadow established entrepreneurs before launching their own ventures.
The €5 million pilot scheme has been extended for a second year and a European Commission official has revealed plans to put the initiative on a permanent footing. To date, 60 exchanges have been completed but this could climb to 500 by June 2010.
The mobility programme has been highly successful in Italy and Spain, which account for nearly half of all applications. The UK is by far the most requested destination, primarily for linguistic reasons, according to Eurochambres, the umbrella organisation for EU chambers of commerce, which coordinates the scheme.
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