6 . Mentors Profile
To ensure a consistent mentor-led social start up training programme is delivered in each of the project ‟ s locations in Croatia , France and Italy , each of the three implementing partner organisations was invited to identify delegates to attend a training programme held at , and led by the Futures Entrepreneurship Centre at Plymouth University in the United Kingdom . A total of nine delegates were trained ; 4 from TAMAT ( Italy ), 3 from Verteneglio Municipality ( Croatia ), and 2 from AMSED ( France ). Following this training , each partner organisation identified a „ Principle Mentor ‟ to lead the experimentation phase of the Social Start Ups Project in their locality . Below , are the details of each partner organisation ‟ s Principle Mentor .
Name : DomenicoLizzi Organisation : Tamat Place : Perugia , Italy
Domenico mentored a group in Perugia by using the Social Start Ups methodological tools . The experimentation achieved good results as they started an Ethical Purchasing Group ( EPG ) in Perugia city centre . Whilst this EPG now includes over 40 members , the challenge is to find a sustainable model for this EPG . Six of the EPG members have developed a thorough plan for a social enterprise start-up which they will launch in 2017 .
Name : Joana Levy Organisation : AMSED , AMAP du Ruisseau Bleu Place : Strasbourg , France
Joana mentored EPG members willing to start up social enterprises in and around Strasbourg . Using the methodological tools created on the Social Start Ups Project , Joana trained participants who were considering the creation of an associative café sourcing and serving produce from local EPGs , and another group who were looking to create a social enterprise to enhance the sustainability of their EPG which raises grass eating animals only . The challenge now is to realise the created plans .
Name : Tamara Miletic Organisation : Municipality of Verteneglio Place : Verteneglio , Croatia
Tamara mentored EPG members in the Verteneglio region of Croatia who were willing to start up a social enterprise to enhance their EPG ‟ s sustainability and competitiveness . Although the social start up process and its methodological tools were warmly received and appreciated , an agreement on whether or not organic and nonorganic producers could be members of the same social enterprise could not be reached . Thus the challenging dialogue between the organic and nonorganic producers continues .
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