Greece

Institute Of Entrepreneurship Development

Non-governmental organisation/association

The Institute of Entrepreneurship Development (iED) is a Greek organisation committed to the

promotion of innovation and the enhancing of the entrepreneurial spirit. By recognising

entrepreneurship as a crucial factor for the development and cohesion of societies, we conduct

research and we are in position to provide innovative solutions that facilitate the growth of healthy

entrepreneurship and promote employment. In order to achieve our goal, we adopt an

anthropocentric approach and cooperate with social, academic and business partners from Greece

and abroad, aiming at producing and transferring know how, promoting entrepreneurial culture and

enhancing the effectiveness and viability of enterprises. In our 14-year long service, we have

participated among others in the planning, implementation and evaluation of more than 100 National

and European projects, something which gave us a unique insight in the practical aspects of

implementing large scale co-funded projects and also provided us with an extremely wide network of

collaborating organisations both from Greece and abroad. Our participation in the aforementioned

projects gave us also the opportunity to produce and collect a large number of innovative tools and

products on all aspects of entrepreneurship and lifelong learning, available to be further processed

and utilised. Since 2005, the year of iED’s establishment, we have been oriented towards that

direction and have implemented a wealth of actions and initiatives, making us a highly specialised

organisation in the following indicative fields of expertise: Entrepreneurship Innovation, on-going

consultancy, support and strategic visioning that all lead to the enhancing of the spirit of

entrepreneurship. Education and training. Diagnosing the educational and training needs of

individuals and groups, developing of training curricula and delivery of customised training courses.

Employment and social inclusion Identifying skills gaps, cultivating necessary skills and dexterity for

successful Labor market inclusion, developing professional profiles, investing in comprehensive

career guidance and lifelong consultancy. Regional Development. Measures targeted at local and

regional development through the mapping of available resources and the maximising of their

potential. E-learning. Learning design and development, online applications, custom learning

solutions and placing education and training in a virtual environment. Youth. Facilitating youth

inclusion and participation in all walks of life. SMEs. Start-up assistance, reliable business guidance

through all stages of operation and custom made training solutions enhance the viability and potential

of SMEs Here at iED we provide the following integrated, custom-made services to our target groups:

1. Business consulting & support 2. Improvement and certification of professional skills 3.

Organisational support & production and transfer of innovation and know-how 4. Project

planning, submission and management 5. Information technology applications to facilitate learning

and entrepreneurial processes.