Creative Europe Programme · Coordinator: JA Europe

Cultural BEES

Empowering the next generation of cultural and creative entrepreneurs.

1,000youth piloting the programme
15–30age range of participants
3countries: Cyprus, Bulgaria & Italy

From creative ideas to sustainable ventures

Cultural BEES develops a training programme and digital toolkit supporting entrepreneurship skills among youth in the Cultural and Creative Industries, with a focus on Cultural Heritage.

Cultural BEES supports young people in developing entrepreneurship skills for the Cultural and Creative Industries through training, digital learning and hands-on experiences, transforming creative ideas into sustainable and innovative ventures.

3 Cyprus · Bulgaria · Italy

Face-to-face, online and community learning

This will be achieved through a combination of face-to-face training sessions, self-paced online learning, and virtual communities. Large-scale piloting of the programme will include 1,000 youth from Cyprus, Bulgaria, and Italy.

Where the project focuses

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Creative Entrepreneurship Training

Foster entrepreneurial skills in the cultural and creative sectors.

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Digital Toolkit & Learning Pathways

Equip young people with digital and business skills.

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Cultural Heritage Innovation

Support innovation and cultural heritage projects.

Connect learning with real-world opportunities

Bridging training with practical, real-world entrepreneurial opportunities in the CCI sector.

Cultural BEES helps young people turn creativity, culture and heritage into future opportunities by combining entrepreneurship, innovation and digital learning.

Why it matters
Digital Toolkit News & articles Success stories & events

Project partners

JA Europe
JA Bulgaria
JA Cyprus
JA Italy
InnoEUSphere Ltd.
Univerza v Novi Gorici
Materahub
Danmar Computers
Isola Catania Impresa Sociale Srl
ANCI Lombardia
Ikonomicheski Universitet Varna
Cyprus National Commission for UNESCO

JA Europe Contact for Cultural BEES

Effie Papazisi effie@jaeurope.org