Caring for self employed talent
Name of institution: Tussenstap
Type of the organization: Thematic scope of the project: - Access to employment and social inclusion
Problems to be solved (justification of the need of the transnational cooperation): Bankruptcy frequency breaks records in EU, due to worldwide financial crisis. Thousands of self-employed lose their occupation, their income and assets because of bankruptcy. These individuals struggle with a lot of problems and questions (what are my rights, can I start again as self-employed, will I be able to find another occupation, how can I ever get free of debt…).
In Flanders (part of Belgium), Tussenstap offers them answers to their questions and supports them to find a new job (employed or self-employed). The individual entrepreneur just before and after bankruptcy is our final target. The ambition of Tussenstap is to develop a network in which stakeholders meet and collaborate.
In most EU member states there isn’t any specialised professional care for self-employed going bankrupt. Tussenstap could inspire partners in such states to set up a similar service to humanise the impact of bankruptcy for the self-employed losing their job, their financial means, their self-esteem and their social position.
In some EU member states there is long term experience and a higher level of expertise. In those member states stakeholders are working together in complex network structures. Tussenstap aims on importing expertise and experience from partners in those states.
Objectives to be achieved: Tussenstap has 5 years of experience with individual advice and reintegration into the labour market of self-employed people after bankruptcy. Tussenstap offers to: share his experiences support partners in other EU member states to start a similar program. Tussenstap asks to study on ‘best practices’, new methods and plans developed in other EU member states, to find out how the final beneficiaries (self-employed people after bankruptcy) with the access to the labour market : can be reached can be supported can be enabled to help themselves. These efforts should result in : Operational start up of elementary humanitarian service for self employed who went bancrupt.in the partners member state Implementation of new methods and/or ways of cooperation for the benefit of bankrupt inhabitants of Flanders, the region in witch Tussenstap operates.
Main transnational activities (as provisionally planned, to be confirmed with partners): Study of local situation in partners country.Exchange of methods and information between Tussenstap and transnational partner and vice versa.Selection of transferrable methods.Development of new or adaptation of existing methods.Implementation of newly developed or adapted methods, both by partners and by Tussenstap.
Planned deliverables & outcomes of TNC: In EU member states public awareness about needs of self-employed people after bankruptcy increases.Social appreciation of self-employment improves. Bankruptcy has less negative influence on social inclusion.Social insertion after bankruptcy speeds up and affects larger percentage of the target group. New methods are developed and disseminated throughout EU “Best practices” are known and interchanged between EU member states partners Final beneficiaries are better reached and their participation in support programs increases Access to finance for final beneficiaries improves.
Stage of the implementation: Project Idea (projects in preparation phase without grant awarded)
Budget of the project in EUR: 250000
Budget of transnational activities in EUR: 75000
Duration of the project from (dd/mm/yyyy) to (dd/mm/yyyy): 01/09/2012 - 01/12/2014
Duration of transnational activities within the project from (dd/mm/yyyy) to (dd/mm/yyyy): 01/12/2012 - 01/12/2014
Contact person: Corinne Reynders
Phone: +32 22380586; +32 485570110
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