Young Green Entrepreneurs
Developing Green Entrepreneurship Skills and Competencies of Young People in Sweden, Germany and Türkiye
This Erasmus+ project (01.09.2025 – 31.12.2026) empowers youth (also NEET) to develop green ideas into real opportunities for a sustainable future; the skills, knowledge, and spirit needed.
Together with local partners, young people will create green job ideas and explore real opportunities for eco-friendly entrepreneurship.
By combining training, mentorship, and collaboration with communities, the project helps shape tomorrow’s green leaders while supporting the goals of the European Green Deal and EU Youth Strategy.
Young Green Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurship & sustainable ideas
for positive change!
What we are providing
We provide young people in rural areas with the skills, knowledge, and confidence to shape their own green business ideas. Through training, mentoring, and collaboration, participants explore practical solutions for everyday challenges – from local food and recycling initiatives to small-scale energy and eco-tourism ideas. Together with local partners, we support them in developing green projects and business cases that can grow and ideally respond to the needs of their communities. The project helps young people turn climate challenges into real opportunities for a greener, more sustainable future.
Learn skills
Build confidence
Create impact
Grow networks
How do we work
We work through hands-on training, mentoring, and local partnerships, giving young people the tools to design and test their own green projects. By connecting them with peers and experts regionally as well as across Europe, we empower each other and turn ideas into practical steps toward sustainable livelihoods.
The easy way to start
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Sign up
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Get inspired
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Shape your idea
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Make it real !
🚀 The YGE Challenge Starts Now!
Send in your business idea before the 30th of November 2025 and let's get started!
✨ 6 youngsters per country will be selected to participate in the challenge 🇩🇪 🇸🇪 🇹🇷
We will support you in the development of your idea, November 2025 - May 2026;
We get together -> What is an entrepreneur / entrepreneurship -> Good regional examples -> Meeting with entrepreneurs, companies and other relevant stakeholders -> Presentation of your idea -> Brainstorming and Roadmap for your idea -> Pilot phase -> Implementation?!
🏆 The winner of the Young Green Entrepreneurship Challenge will travel to Dalyan, Türkiye, in October 2026 (Week 42)!
If you are an entrepreneur, company, school, local government, organisation or just interested to be part of our work - talk to us!
💌 Contact us via: info@coordinationeurope.org
🌱💡 Grow your ideas – talk to us! 🗣️
Contact Us
Ongoing!
September 2025
Türkiye – Project Update
The Young Green Entrepreneurs (YGE) project in Dalyan is off to a great start! The team has been busy building connections with local councils, vocational schools, and entrepreneurs in the Ortaca region, while refreshing partnerships with familiar stakeholders.
A lively kick-off meeting was held on September 25, where participants shared creative ideas for green initiatives - from protecting wildlife and developing eco-trails to exploring renewable energy and tackling waste issues. The next focus is on expanding the network and reaching young people through connections and social media to inspire them to join the YGE journey.
October 2025
Sweden - Project Update
The Young Green Entrepreneurs (YGE) project in Småland has kicked off with great energy! During the start-up phase, we’ve reached out to our local partners, entrepreneurs, educators, mapped target groups, and begun developing the first youth-led green business idea!
Exciting collaborations are underway to join forces and inspire young people to take their first steps into entrepreneurship with sustainable aspects. Our first team is on their way!
With the launch of the YGE Challenge, our community of young innovators will grow!