Crowdfunding workshop with Sam Green – Academy award nominated Director
An interesting workshop on Crowdfunding was offered by American Academy award nominated Director, Sam Green. The speaker managed to finance his project “The Measure of All Things”, a short movie, through Kickstarter, with a 33.000$ crowdfunding campaign. He shared his experience on crowdfunding and tips on successful crowdfunding campaigns. The workshop was co-organised by the […]
YET lecture on funding for the Creative Industry at Metropolitan College
YET President Mr. Vassilis Tsoulis and YET associate Mrs Anta Tsaira were invited by Metropolitan College (Thessaloniki) for two seminars on funding for Creative Industry and Creative professionals. The seminars provided information and knowhow on funding (Country support mechanisms, EU programs, Foundations, Funds, Business Angels, Venture Capital etc).
YET meets Stari Grad, Belgrade youth group
A group of 40 students, young artists and entrepreneurs from the municipality of Stari grad, Belgrade, were hosted in Thessaloniki late October 2014. The goal of the visit was to introduce the youth of Belgrade to the cultural and historical heritage of Thessaloniki, as well as the mutual Greek and Serbian historic bonds. This visit […]
Beyond Silicon Valley: Entrepreneurship in Transitioning Economies – The Greek Story
For the first time in Greece, a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on the Coursera platform was enhanced with content designed for a Greek audience, focusing on Entrepreneurship. This was the first-ever MOOC that had extensive Greek-specific content, broad international participation and collaboration, and thousands of Greek students participants. With 3,500 students enrolled, Greece ranked […]