MENTOR PROGRAM “CREATIVE BLOOM”


Project started on the 1st of May 2024 and project lasts for 18 months.

The aim of the project:

The partners plan to increase the entrepreneurship of the target group (40+ women) with the help of a tailor-made entrepreneurship programme in the field of creative industries carried out in cross-border cooperation.

Creative industry mentor program “Creative Bloom” is intended for creative women. Mentoring program is intended for women aged 40+.
The program contributes to the entrepreneurial spirit of women in Ida-Virumaa region and enhances entrepreneurship in the region’s creative industries. Cross-border cooperation takes place with a Latvian partner, with whom the project is implemented and the creative industry sector is developed.

Target group:

Women aged 40+ living in Ida-Virumaa. Participants can be private individuals (preferably) or women who have a recently opened organization (for example MTÜ, OÜ, FIE).
Participants: 15 mentees (40+ women from EE) and 15 mentees (40+ women from LV).
Mentors: 6 mentors from EE and LV.

Project content:

all mentor program activities will take place between September 2024 and September 2025.

The entire program is very diverse, including:

  • mentor club meetings (6 in total)
  • two 2-day trainings (product development and service development)
  • 3-day study trip in Latvia
  • 3-day study trip in Estonia
  • Creative industry focus day

The participant must be ready to open their business by the end of the program and attend at least 80% of all program events.

The project focuses on developing the region’s creative industry sector. Through this project, the number of creators in the county will increase, we will have strong masters and specialists, more female entrepreneurs, and our county’s entrepreneurship will become more diverse.

Contact:

Piia Tamm, Creative Cluster Coordinator, e-post piia.tamm@ivek.ee, phone +372 5561 0512;

Kersti Liiva, Creative Cluster Project Manager, e-post kersti.liiva@ivek.ee, phone +372 5158929.

Project partner:

The mentoring program is implemented in cooperation with the Latvian partner, Vidzeme Entrepreneurship Centre.

Project support:

The implementation of the project activities is co-funded by the European Union, INTERREG Central-Baltic Program, project no. CB0500277 and supported by the Ministry of Culture.

Project webpage:

Mentorprogramm “CREATIVE BLOOM” | Ida-Viru Loomeklaster