The project "Creative Entrepreneurs - Startup the Future" was designed to introduce young people to creative and social entrepreneurship through intercultural learning. We wanted participants to experience firsthand what it means to start and run a business, while learning from peers across six different countries and cultural contexts. The project responded to concrete needs identified together with young people from all partner organisations. The Dutch group came together on two pizza brainstorm nights to shape the project, with group leaders from partner organisations joining virtually to bring in the needs of their participants. The Dutch group — who were already producing a weekly talkshow on topics like local entrepreneurship — expressed a need for entrepreneur role models and a safe space to practise their skills. Partner organisations brought in complementary needs: Croatian artists from Hulu needed an entrepreneurial mindset to sustain their creative work; Moldovan participants from Genderdoc-M, an LGBTQ+ organisation, faced discrimination and limited job market access and saw creative entrepreneurship as a path to economic independence; North Macedonian activists from Forum for Educational Change wanted to learn how to turn activism into sustainable social enterprises; Ukrainian students from NUOA lacked practical business experience; and Hungarian participants from ChangeMakers Academy, many of whom are refugees, needed entrepreneurship skills to overcome barriers in the local job market. Based on these needs, we defined six objectives together with the participants and group leaders: Learn Entrepreneurship Skills: Help young people learn how to think and act like entrepreneurs by giving them hands-on experience in starting and running a business. Encourage Social Enterprises: Show participants how they can combine their ideas and values with business to create social enterprises that solve community problems while earning money. Improve Financial Knowledge: Teach essential business skills like budgeting, investing, and managing money so participants can make their ideas successful. Build Supportive Networks: Create opportunities for young people to connect with experienced entrepreneurs and peers, so they can share ideas, get feedback, and feel supported in their entrepreneurial journey. Promote Inclusion and Equal Opportunities: Help marginalized groups, such as the LGBTQ+ community and young women, learn the skills they need to start businesses, become independent, and overcome barriers to employment. Foster Intercultural Learning: Promote intercultural exchange and understanding among participants, encouraging them to learn from each other's cultures, perspectives, and experiences related to creative and social entrepreneurship. These objectives were directly shaped by young people's input and aligned with Erasmus+ priorities on youth empowerment, social inclusion, and active citizenship. The project directly contributed to EU Youth Goal #7 (Quality Employment for All) by equipping young people with entrepreneurial skills to improve their employment prospects, Youth Goal #8 (Quality Learning) through its non-formal learning approach, and Youth Goal #3 (Inclusive Societies) by empowering marginalised groups to become economically independent.