“Entrepreneurship Development and Integration into Business Market of Foreigners who Received Asylum in the Republic of Lithuania”
| Project “Entrepreneurship Development and Integration into Business Market of Foreigners who Received Asylum in the Republic of Lithuania”, implemented by public organization Alytus Business Incubator |
Case Study Region | Alytus county, Lithuania |
Geographical coverage | Alytus county and all Lithuania (participants from all Lithuania), trainings were held in Druskininkai, Alytus county |
Type | Training scheme |
Main activity / focus | Integration of refugees into Lithuanian business environment |
Target beneficiaries / market
| Business trainings in Russian language for refugees from Georgia and other countries who had or sought political asylum in Lithuania |
Year established | 2008 |
Current Funding source(s) | Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour, through the programme “2008 Yearlong Programme of European Refugees Fund in Lithuania“ |
| 25 training participants. 5 of them started their business; some others were cooperating and helping. Businesses were mainly related to traditional food production (kebab bars, etc) |
Website | Not applicable |
Description
| Alytus Business Incubator in this project was responsible for the entrepreneurship development of foreigners seeking for political Asylum in Lithuania and their integration into the business market. During the project Alytus Business Incubator arranged trainings and gave consultations about the basics of starting up and running business in Lithuania in Russian language. Alytus Business Incubator established contacts with the refugees in order to provide continuous help after the end of the project. According to the director of ABI, this project improved foreigners‘ knowledge about business environment in Lithuania and helped to create some workplaces. |
Contact details
| Alytus Business Incubator |