The AGE Project aimed to foster sustainable entrepreneurship education for adult learners, creating learner-driven resources for circular economy models and green startups. Key objectives included evolving eco-friendly mindsets, raising awareness about green startup tools and best practices, and supporting green entrepreneurship education through an Open Educational Resource (OER). The project has: - Enhanced eco-friendly mindsets by strengthening educational offerings. - Raised awareness about topics such as ECO European best practices and the Green Deal scheme. - Supported green entrepreneurship through an OER guide for circular economic models. - Raised competences and disseminated good practices related to green economy education. - Supported quality improvements and extended learning opportunities through cross-sectorial cooperation. The project, involving six partners from six EU countries, established a balanced partnership with a North-South-Eastern dimension. Partner organisations possessed relevant expertise in project management and implementation, with some excelling in sustainable entrepreneurship education. An additional achievement of the project was establishing a brand new network of green entrepreneurs in Europe.
The Alliance for Green Entrepreneurship (AGE) project originated from noticing a lack of environmental awareness among entrepreneurs in Bulgaria and other EU countries such as Romania, Romania, Poland, etc . Low environmental awareness is a common issue, as this topic is not in the mainstream, but it was important to address the problem on an entrepreneurial level. Partner entities observed that when starting a business, entrepreneurs faced mostly paperwork, and additionally considering the environmental aspect was an overwhelming scenario. This was also the case not only in partner countries, after having consulted potential EU entities at the prep project stage. Hence, the idea for AGE was born—a user-friendly knowledge hub for entrepreneurs who want to embrace eco-friendly practices but find it challenging to do the research themselves. The AGE platform serves as a valuable resource of practical environmental-entrepreneurial knowledge, making green business solutions more accessible to everyone. Not only does it solve the issue of scattered and unaccessible information relevant to SMEs, it also offers additional ways to gain knowledge on the subject of eco entrepreneurship, creating more possibilities for future entrepreneurs.