European Commission

Dates:	06/05/09 -> 09/05/09
Place:	Brussels, Rue de la Loi (between Rond Point Schuman and the entrance to the Parc Cinquantannaire)
Country:	Belgium
Types of events:	Fair
topic:	entrepreneurship education, other
Participants:	General public with an interest in entrepreneurship
Organizer:	European Commission, DG  Enterprise and Industry, based on a concept of artist Dieter Grohmann, UEAPME

The exhibition will inspire people by giving them a preview into the challenges and the rewards in the life of an entrepreneur.

Take a virtual tour of the exhibition

SME experience – How it feels to be an entrepreneur (brochure) [877 KB]

Art

The exhibition will offer visitors the full experience of how it feels to do business as an entrepreneur. They will experience the stress, the competition, risks, and bureaucracy, but also financial satisfaction, freedom, success, and fame.  

Inspiration

After completing the SME experience, visitors will step in the hall of fame portraying 33 successful European entrepreneurs.

Information

After having been inspired, visitors will get informed. European Commission services and European business organisations will present information on the support they provide to SMEs in five major areas: Finance, Business support, Innovation, Environment, Internationalisation.   

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The exhibition is open 6 May, 12.00 - 18.00; 7, 8, 9 May, 09.00 - 18.00

6 May, 12.00 - Opening of the exhibition in the presence of Günter Verheugen, Vice President of the European Commission responsible for enterprise and industry, and 33 successful European entrepreneurs

6 May, 12.30 - 14.00 - Meet the 33 European entrepreneurs and learn about their stories, challenges, mottos, and achievements

6 May, 15.00 - 16.00 - Languages mean business for SME's: Round-table discussion with Leonard Orban, European Commissioner for Multilingualism

7 May, 12.00 - "How it feels to be an SME entrepreneur”, discussion with UEAPME President Georg Toifl and the exhibition artist Dieter Grohmann