Young people learned to be entrepreneurs

The informal informal training “become an entrepreneur” involving young people aged 15-24. The training took place in the village OF Rēzekne Nautrēnu parish in Rogovka village and aimed at promoting the interest of young people of Rezekne in entrepreneurship and the creation of their businesses.
During training, young people had the opportunity to feel the role of a real entrepreneur, to listen to the stories of experienced entrepreneurs and to create mutual contacts for the start of the future business.
The first day of training was dedicated to the presentation of participants and the formation of groups in which young people participated actively in various activities.
On the second day, young people went to Rasnupe, where Evita Skester, who was engaged in garlic cultivation, was very welcome. The young people were not only listening to inspiration, but they also had the chance to work and create a product from garlic to offer and sell to their group members. The ideas were very different, the idea of garlic SpA's legs, where massage with garlic was offered.
As they walked from Rasnupe to Rogovka, the young people had to put together a variety of materials that could be found in nature to create their own product. Various additional materials -- papers, rags, jars, glues, colours — were also offered.
After the production of products, young people met another businessman - Welgu Krukovsky, who is an eko fashion designer - sewing clothes from already used clothes or fabric cuttings, which many companies usually simply put out.
At the end of the evening at the fire training, the participants met leaders of the group Dabasu Durovys Arnis Slobojan Arnis, playing a song from time to time, talked about how money was earned by musicians, because the musician was already a businessman.
On the third and final day of training, young people finished their products, presented them and went to sell to the village. They managed to sell their products to all new entrepreneurs, but it was another question.
These were these three days, full of new people, stories, inspiration, and pleasant time together.
Non-formal training was organised by: education - Business Contact Point (IUK) business specialists in cooperation with the municipality of Rezekne.
Summit Zunda,
IUK Commercial Specialist