Entrepreneurship support circles with mentors will be organized (mentoring). Each mentor will offer a comprehensive core package of support to all participants in each cycle, which will include
• In-depth update on specialized entrepreneurship topics.
• Provision of personalized advisory support (mentoring and coaching), based on the results of the diagnosis of their needs, from which they will be able to choose the services they will receive. Examples include: market analysis, extroversion study, support in the preparation of an investment plan, marketing plan, pricing policy, communication policy, etc.
• Training on how to attract (ways of communication and required preparation for successful financing) backers / financial organizations and support of the required actions, mix of financial resources (funds, banks, crowd funding, financial tools, other capital / investment forms of support).
The groups will be formed and selected according to the similarity of the research object and the degree of maturity of their research by the Hubs-offices of first contact of the HOU. The estimated start time of the cycles is in the 5th-6th month, as time will be required for the gathering of the groups and the process of the call for expression of interest for work contract for the evaluation and selection of the mentors. The duration of the support cycle will last until the end of the project.

Support will be provided by external partners and market players, depending on the needs of the participants. The Regional Department of Northwest Peloponnese and Western Greece of the Economic Chamber of Greece will participate in the publicity of the activity in order for distinguished executives with experience in the subject of the target groups to participate in the process of calling for expressions of interest for work contract for the evaluation and selection of mentors and to maximize the results of mentoring.
o Mentoring for market analysis
o Mentoring for setting up a company
o Mentoring for product/service production
o Mentoring for prototype creation
The monitoring of the mentor of the group selected to follow will last until the end of the project.
Objectives/ Desired results:
• Ensuring the success of the target group through advisory monitoring by mentor
Individual Acts/Tasks
• Matching a mentor to the needs of each group
• Monitoring of the group by a specialized mentor