Ana Dobrevska & Frank Sellingsloh - Erasmus entrepreneurs

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New entrepreneur:
Ana Dobrevska (Bulgaria)
Age: 35
Company name: anadobrevska.com (Start-up)
Sector of activity: Education and training services


I am really grateful for the opportunity to learn and work with the NE and be able to gain valuable skills through this process. This hands-on experience gave me real life training and skills to continue further in my entrepreneurial pursuits and HEs help was an immense support through this journey


Host entrepreneur:
Frank Sellingsloh (Germany)
Age: 54
Company name: coworkinginthesun.com (20 years of experience)
Sector of activity: Education and training services

This collaboration has been a truly enriching experience not just in the opportunity to share my insights on coworking space management and community building but also in the fresh ideas and perspectives .This exchange has reaffirmed my belief in the power of collaboration and constant innovation


Period of exchange: 11/2023 until 02/2024
Duration of exchange: 4 months

 

Business sector of the exchange

 

Training and education

 

Ana is an aspiring entrepreneur looking to launch a coworking & community space and build a business in her home country. She wants to learn innovative approaches to build coworking community to facilitate collaboration and to foster a cooperative culture. Then she learned from a friend about the Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs programme and the opportunities for sharing experience with host entrepreneur. On the other hand Frank is an experienced entrepreneur who owns and operates a coworking space in Tenerife Spain. He wants to develop a stronger sense of community increase membership engagement and create a vibrant culture within his existing coworking space. Ana and Frank met each other in the EYE platform and 4 months of exchange began in November 2023.

The goal was to exchange experiences views and ideas. Ana wanted to gain expertise related to daily operations and management of a real-world coworking space by collaborating directly with Frank. She aimed at expanding her professional network and making valuable connections within Tenerife's startup and tech entrepreneur community. Frank wanted to enhance the spaces social media reach and overall marketing strategy to attract more members. He aims to implement new tactics and optimize digital presence. He aimed at gaining creative ideas and techniques related to community building marketing and operations from collaborating with Ana. Frank wanted to use measurable metrics and data to showcase increased membership and utilization of his coworking space as a result of this partnership.

During the exchange both entrepreneurs succeeded to conduct events and projects for a real-world coworking space. Ana elaborated a comprehensive digital marketing plan and budget to launch a new coworking/coliving business in her home country. She improved her skills and understanding of tools and best practices for optimizing coworking presence and competitive marketing solutions. Both entrepreneurs established connections with community leaders as part of the coworking industry. Frank successfully increased the number of members in the coworking. The metrics quantitatively showed the impact of improved marketing efforts on membership acquisition and space utilization. There is a potential avenue to expand the coworking space model in the future through a partnership with Ana.



For more information, please contact the local contact points involved in the exchange:

New entrepreneur's contact point:
SDRUZHENIE BULGARSKA TARGOVSKO-PROMISHLENA PALATA (Sofia, Bulgaria)

Host entrepreneur's contact point:
INSTITUTO TECNOLOGICO DE CANARIAS,S.A. (Santa Cruz De Tenerife, Spain)

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