25 years European Confederation of Junior Enterprises

JADE Anniversary European Confederation of Junior Enterprises

Challenging status quo.

Students fostering

Entrepreneurship since 25 years

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JADE The European Confederation of Junior Enterprises JADE is the European Confederation of Junior Enterprises. Our mission is to encourage entrepreneurship in Europe by fostering a unique concept: the Junior Enterprise, a non profit business managed solely by students that invests its earnings into its own development.

By integrating a network of 280 Junior Enterprises in 14 European countries and supporting the growth of its 22,000 members, JADE is one of the most powerful European youth organizations that fights skills mismatch and creates great potential for a more entrepreneurial society and active citizenship.

What is a Junior Enterprise?

A Junior Enterprise is a non-�profit civil social organization, formed and managed exclusively by undergraduate and postgraduate students of higher education, which provides services for companies, institutions and society, under the guidance of teachers and professionals with the goal to consolidate and enhance the learning or their members. Junior Enterprises are similar to real companies, counting with the principles of corporate governance like management council and executive board, and own regulation.

Outside Europe, Junior Enterprises are present in around 40 countries, with over 40,000 Junior Entrepreneurs in the world.

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FOREWORD Students fostering entrepreneurship. Since 1992

Mona Herter JADE Secretary General 2017

We are very honoured to be to celebrate the 25th anniversary of JADE as an organization and the 50th of the Junior Enterprise concept with an amazing network of young entrepreneurs. This booklet is designed to showcase the actual reality, successes and future endeavours of the European Junior Entrepeneur’s network. For us, Entrepreneurship refers to an individual ability to turn ideas into actions. The entrepreneurial competences include therefore transversal skills and attitudes as well as more specialized knowledge and business skills.

We are looking forward to pave the way for the next 25 years of European Junior Enterprise history.

Check out the digital version for more information.

Go to www.jadenet.org and look for Anniversary Booklet.

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CONTENT 1. Supporters of the network 2. Numbers & Map of network 3. Brief History 4. Current and former JADE Teams 5. Global network 6. Strategy 7. The Junior Enterprise concept 8. Stories 9. Events in the anniversary year 10. News 11. Outlook

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SUPPORT

Martin Schulz

Dear European Confederation of Junior Enterprises, Dear JADE, SMEs are the first private employer in Europe and a chance for our continent: they are the driving force of our European growth, in Europe and for Europeans. Let's look only at our common digital market: it is an enormous opportunity for our continent and the new generation of entrepreneurs has all the tools, knowledge and will to lead in this market, in Europe and further.

That's why I want to congratulate JADE for its involvement in encouraging entrepreneurial skills in Europe. Thanks to you, more than 280 junior enterprises in 14 European countries bridge the gap between academia and the real market. In addition to their studies, 22.000 students are practically involved into the running of non-�profit SMEs in Europe: that is an impressive number of young Europeans learning how to become entrepreneurs, and moreover discovering social entrepreneurship.

Thanks a lot for your commitment and keep up with the good work.

Martin Schulz, President of the European Parliament

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SUPPORT

Europe's future is in the hands of its young

people. It is your energy and creativity that will produce the new ideas and start-‐ups of tomorrow. Europe's Junior Enterprises are leading the way. By helping young people to develop both technical competence and soft skills -‐ the ability to solve problems, communicate, work in a team, manage time and show leadership -‐ you are nurturing the next generation of entrepreneurs. You are building a vital partnership between higher education and the world of work, ensuring that teaching and learning adapt to our fast-‐

Youth employment is still at unacceptable

levels in Europe, while thousands of enterprsies in Europe are ready to recruit but do not find people with the right skills.

Bridging the gap between education and the labour market and fostering an entrepreneurial mind-‐set is therefore vital – for policy-‐makers as well as for business and civil society. The work of organisations like the European Confederation of Junior Enterprises (﴾JADE)﴿ has an imporant part to play in this. As Commissioner for Education, Culture, Youth and Sport, I would like to express my strong support to them and all the Junior Enterprises across Europe; through their daily activities, they support young people in developing valuable skills, boosting their entrepreneurial spirit and ensuring a smooth transition to the job market. This is an excellent way to help

changing economy.

The European Commission is proud to support your efforts. Our Investment Plan for Europe is improving financing opportunities for new entrepreneurs and start-‐ups. Our new Skills Agenda for Europe will help young people to acquire the right mix of skills. Our programme, Erasmus+, will help more than four million young people to study, train, work and volunteerin another country. For any young entrepreneur, mobility is a precious experience -‐ a first opportunity to test ideas in a new culture.

I have no doubt that Europe's Junior Enterprises will take full advantage of these opportunities.

Thanks to your efforts, our future is a bright one.

Jean-‐Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission

ensure that Europe fully taps ist most precious resource: the talent of its people.

I would like to congratulate the Junior Enterprise movement for its actions in Europe and around the world and the impact it has on young people‘s lives – and the future of our societies.

TIBOR Navracis, Commissioner for Education , Culture, Youth and Sport

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The European Network 25 Years

50 Years 22.000 Students 14 Countries

16M€

3500 Projects/year

300 Junior Enterprises

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Brief history Year

Activity

1960s

First student initiatives

1967

First Junior Enterprise (﴾ESSEC)﴿, France

1969

Foundation of (﴾current)﴿ CNJE

1980s

First National Networks in Europe

1988

First Junior Enterprise in Brazil

1990s

JE concept reaching Asia

1992

Foundation of JADE by six National Networks (﴾first in Paris)﴿

2000s

JE concept reaching North Africa

2003

Foundation of Brasil Júnior

2004

JEWC Fortaleza (﴾partnership agreement JADE – BJ)﴿ Norwegian Confederation left

2006

JEWC Eindhoven & moving to the new house

2008

JEWC Porto

2010s

JE concept spread in South America

2010

JEWC Milano

2011

JADE UK downgraded to CM

2012

JEWC Paraty & JADE Hellas left

2013

Foundation JET

2014

JEWC Geneva & First JE in China Unique Albania left

2015

Canadian Confederation foundation

2016

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JADE ExBo 2017 The JADE Headquarters are located in Brussels, close to the European Institutions. Here, the JADE Executive Board is representing and promoting the Junior Enterprise Network on an international level. The ExBo is elected in May and starts it’s one-‐year term in August. They work together with a team of Project Managers and ambassadors of our sister network Brasil Júnior. Meet the teams of the 2017 term:

Yann Camus President

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Gaia Cravesana Vice-‐President

Head of Strategy Management, Public Affairs, Network Quality, Internal Management

Head of Events, Human Resources, Alumni Management

2 years ago, I had no idea of where the Junior Enterprise experience would bring me. Today I have the amazing chance to give back to the movement for everything it gave me. I became a much better version of myself, getting to develop my skills and knowledge, but most importantly, to travel and meet hundreds of young people with the same passion. Today, I have friends all over Europe, in Africa and in America. Today, I share this experience with 40.000 students who are changing the world.

When I joined my Junior Enterprise I had no idea what a great adventure I was about to start. Representing the European movement of Junior Enterprises is not only a great daily challenge but it’s something that, day after day, opens me to new perspectives and life opportunities. I'm thrilled to see this movement in 25 years from now!

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JADE ExBo 2017 The JADE Team however is not working alone on JADE’s present and future – four times a year a General Assembly gathers the International Managers of all member confederations to exchange knowledge, experiences and ideas and discuss improvements both on a national and international level. The so –called One Big Team gets together in many more moments throughout the year, for example during the Training Sessions in the JADE Headquarters in Brussels.

Mona Herter Secretary General

Head of Communication, Enlargement, International Relations, Training, Internal Communication

To work for the promotion and support of a concept that you truly believe in and do this together with friends that become part of your family – is there anything better to do?

On top, I have the great chance to experience things I would never have experienced in any other job: having the power of a network of 22.000 students behind me, working together with the EU institutions and multinational corporations and many more opportunities.

Krisztián Ivan Treasurer

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Head of Private Cooperation, Finance, Legal

When I came to my first international event, I was amazed how connected and close the network is. Since then, through many amazing and challenging moments, I can say that I made friends all over Europe. Becoming part of JADE was definitely one of the best decisions of my life!

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All the work which is needed for the integration, support and representation of the European Junior Entrepreneur network could not be done alone by the Executive Board. This is why we are working together with a team of Senior Project Managers, Project Managers as well as with Operational teams for big Projects like the JADE Spring Conference or the Global Identity Project.

JADE Senior PMs 2017

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Justyna Lisiecka Senior PM Events

Franziska Lange Senior PM Public Affairs

Alfonso Catone JADE & EIIL Intern Fundraising & Marketing 1st Semester

Soufiane El Mejdki JADE & EIIL Intern Fundraising & Marketing 2nd Semester

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Gianmaria Zoino Communication

Guillaume MĂŠnard IT

Savino Liguori IT

JADE PMs 2017 Simone Lanzafame Communication

Nicolas Bergeron Enlargement

Tiago Pimentel Network Quality

Jesse Van Dick Training

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Andrea Pierrotta Network Quality

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Brasil Júnior congratulates JADE for all the achievements and impact throughout Europe for the 25 years of history it represents. Since 2006, when a Cooperation Agreement was signed during the II JEWC -‐ Junior Enterprise World Conference, Brasil Júnior -‐ the Brazilian Confederation of Junior Enterprises and JADE have worked as partners towards the same goal: fostering entrepreneurial education across the world. The work of the two sister confederations, strongly connected by the Ambassador Program, has set the first steps towards a biggest and more developed Junior Enterprise Global Movement. The joint forces culminated, in 2016, during the VII JEWC, with the foundation of the Global Council of Junior Enterprises, with JET (﴾Tunisia)﴿ and JC3 (﴾Canada)﴿ to achieve the Junior Enterprise Network vision “To be a truly global and connected movement, by improving our results via increased cooperation”. In this year celebrating JADE’s 25th anniversary and 50 years of the Junior Enterprise Movement's History, since the foundation of the 1st Junior Enterprise, it’s remarkable to realize all the achievements obtained, and inspiring to dream about what others will be achieved in the next 25.

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2nd Semester

1st Semester Ana Clara Iglesias Brazilian Ambassador Senior PM Global Public Affairs Marcos Salles Brazilian Ambassador Senior PM Alignment; Global Forum

Joao Vitor Brazilian Ambassador Senior PM Global Public Affairs

Marcelo Canabrava Brazilian Ambassador Senior PM Alignment Global Forum

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Daniela Runchi JADE President 2016

Former JADE ExBos

Over the last 50 years, tens of thousands of young people have had their life changed by

being part of a Junior Enterprise, not only developing skills but also connections, bonds, links across our continent. While the foundations of Europe as we know it today were being set, so was JADE as a European network: a hub to bring together all those young, passionate, motivated people that shared values, passions and experiences. Over the years, the network has been growing stronger, larger and more united, expanding to new countries in Europe and beyond, impacting the lives of more and more young people.

Thinking about the next 25 years the European Junior Enterprise network, I wish for an even bigger movement, present all over the globe and in each and every European country: I wish for Junior Entrepreneurs to be the agents of change in society that they already are in their JEs, and for the Junior Enterprise concept to be event more recognized and strong.

On a first reflection on my experience in the Junior Enterprise movement, I could say

that the movement meant 3 years of my life. At a closer look I see that that the movement may have started to be a part of my life since 2011, but it continues, even today to play an important role in my growth as a professional and as a human being.The Junior Enterprises movement meant a chance to meet, work and deeply connect with other people who share the values towards work and life. All around us we hear about the importance of teamwork. The Junior Enterprise is more than teamwork – it’s about connecting through the same values. As an African proverb says – “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” Besides all the hard skills and soft skills that I learned as a Junior Entrepreneur, I value most the role the movement had in shaping my own system of values.

I learned that, on both personal and professional level, we are solely responsible for taking charge of our future and that, rather than looking towards external factors, we should look within ourselves to make things happen. There are no shortcuts towards making important things happen – there is only the hard way, which requires hard work, discipline and a strong will.All this boils down to an entrepreneurial way of life – making things happen and taking risks – after all, the motto is “Students fostering entrepreneurship”.

Adriana Anchidin Project Officer at IBM JADE President 2014

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Partnerships Manager at Pioneers.io JADE Vice President 2013

Former JADE ExBos

We generation Y or Millennials have been described over the past decade as the

"Purpose Driven Generation"; a generation eager to find a mission for impact on our lives and society.

It is in this unexpected search that I found the Junior Enterprise concept. A movement of driven and passionate individuals with a unique mission for creating sustainable organizations that deliver value to society, while developing a unique entrepreneurial experience for students. I spent 3 years in the JADE network that have changed my life, I learned the meaning of teamwork, leadership, and learning by doing. Lastly, I learned that impact can be achieved when you surround yourself with people with the same mission, starting with a Junior enterprise concept that has no barrier for inspiring youth around the world.

In 1967, many changes happened in the world: the ATM is invented, Elvis Presley

marries Priscilla AND the first Junior Enterprise is created, in France!

Since then, the World is different. Thousands of young people have the opportunity to challenge themselves daily while at the University and to experience the market adventures, even before graduating. The Junior Enterprise concept enabled (﴾and enables!)﴿ undergrad students, from completely different backgrounds and countries, to dare to create and innovate and to learn by doing every time a new challenge arises. To be Junior Entrepreneur is more than to put ideas into action.

To be a Junior Entrepreneur is to challenge yourself to perform more and better; to deliver a great out-‐put; to innovate and go beyond your own limits; to sleep less and put more effort than your pears. To be a Junior Entrepreneur is to impact positively the society that surrounds you. To be a Junior Entrepreneur is a life changing opportunity!

I'm sure in 2067, we will all be celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Junior Enterprise concept. We, Junior Entrepreneurs, will continue to impact our community every day.

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Country Marketing Manager at Unono JADE Treasurer 2015 JADE Anniversary Booklet 2017

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The global movement One year before completing 50 years of existence, the history of the Junior Enterprise movement started a brand new chapter. With the second edition of the Junior Enterprise Global Forum that took place in Brazil in July 2016, the Global Council was created to align even more the Network worldwide, with the Vision “To become a truly global and connected movement by improving our results via increased cooperation“ and with shared goals for the network. Today, JADE represents the entire network in Europe and is one of the founding members of the Global Council of Junior Enterprises, together with Brasil Júnior (Brazil), JC3 (Canada), JET (Tunisia).

New members like JECam (Cameroon) and the aspiring confederation of Junior Enterprises of the United States are looking forward to join in the Global Council.

All these confederations, within this collaboration, are working hard to enlarge the concept to other countries, to develop the Junior Enterprises wherever they are, and to align the movement worldwide. This global collaboration between organizations is what unifies us all, as one movement. And each one of the instances of this movement is spreading the entrepreneurial spirit and forming great leaders, as we already see Junior Entrepreneurs and alumni from the network making the difference and shaping a better world.

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To be the voice of the European Junior Enterprise Movement, Mission representing, integrating, and supporting the Network, trough the spread of the youth entrepreneurship.

JADE Strategy Vision

The Junior Enterprise concept is recognized at European level, and the JE movement is positioned as the expert network in Europe about student entrepreneurship, ensuring the high quality of the Junior Enterprises and Confederations around the continent.

Support the JE movement in Europe

Foster the integration of the JE movement in Europe

Represent the JE movement in Europe

• Training • Quality Programs • Enlargement

• Events for the members • International conferences • Global council

• High-‐level panels • Stakeholder consultant • Lobbying

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Benefits for Junior Entrepreneurs

Benefits for Universities

Benefits for Companies

Skills development for the real market and developing the entrepreneurial mindset

Students development in a real business network

Cost-‐efficient projects, withot compromise on quality

Increase their personal network

Influence on university life and the university link to the business world

Potential business partners or employees

Better employability, either as entrepreneurs or intrapreneurs

University branding

Energy of youth at work

The Junior Enterprise concept Average recall after 24 hours:

10%

Lectures

20%

Reading

30%

Audio-­visual Demonstration

50%

JE activities

Discussion

75%

Practice

90%

Teaching others Source: MIT learning pyramid JADE Anniversary Booklet 2017

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Success Stories

ABOUT

StefanoTommasi Innext is a multiservice firm specialized in Change Management and Digital Innovation, among the few Google for Work Premier Partners in Italy. For more than 10 years we have been providing our clients with innovative solutions in order to help them renewing themselves and improve their business. Our team located between our HQ in Milan and the Chinese branch in Shanghai collaborates within three Business Units: Strategic Consulting, Innovation and Internationalization.

How much were you involved in your J.E. ?

When I was in a JE as the financial manager of JEME Bocconi in Milan, in 1995; the most important experience for me was working with people that became my friends, working together as a team: we were enjoying what we were doing. It was really intense, we pushed hard. This experience required considerable efforts but at the same time we were learning and growing a lot. In 1997, I became part of the Executive Board of JADE in Brussels and it was a rewarding experience as well. To me, my JE experience has been the foundation of my company Innext. I created it in 2003 with two friends coming from my Junior Enterprise.

How did you think about starting your own business?

In 2003 I founded Innext with two friends of mine coming from JEME Bocconi.

It was a real challenge: at the beginning there were just the three of us and it was really hard to tell the others that we were creating a company. .

Nowadays we are a multiservice firm specialized in Change Management and Digital Innovation. We are among the few “Google for Work Premier Partners� in Italy and by far the best recognized one in change management.

What are the main issues you faced?

Not only at the beginning, but also afterwards we could not afford to have a salary. We had to provide guarantees for the loan that we received from the bank.

Sometimes we had disagreements with our customers, our employees and even between partners. Being an entrepreneur on your own is not the same when you share a company. People have different points of view and you need to take it into account.

www.innext.com/en

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Success Stories

STEFANO’S QUOTE

Stefano Tommasi

Co-‐founder and Partner at Innext

“As an entrepreneur, I have a great flexibility in what I can do in my company and this is one of the intriguing aspects of my job. On the other side it's also important to respect the organization we have drawn at Innext in order to allow everybody to perform at their best in their roles”

Do you think entrepreneurship is something we can learn in school, is it in our blood, or it is something we should “learn-‐by-‐doing?

Entrepreneurship has always been in my DNA along with my attitude towards risk-‐taking​. For me, an entrepreneur​ has to be brave enough to stand for ​the ideas​ he believes in, in addition to creating positive relationships and a synergistic​ work environment.​ For more than 10 years we have been providing our clients with innovative solutions in order to help them renewing themselves and improve their business.​ Together we are a team who works hard and takes risks, always moved by passion and ​ a​ ​ strong propensity to Innovation.

I have also been working as a trainer and I am passionate about being a management consultant and VP of Confindustria Assoconsult, the Association that represents the main Italian management consulting companies.

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“When you are working

for your Junior Enterprise, you are often working until really late in the evening. At Innext we also work hard and at the same time we have this nice feeling of belonging: because growth is a passion, an amusement in a big sense. The feeling of satisfaction while we are working is always by our side”.

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Success Stories

ABOUT Thomas Masek Founded in 2011, crossvertise has developed a fully-‐automated media booking platform. This enables companies to easily plan and book cross-‐channel ad campaigns from a single source. We operate the largest media database, including out-‐of-‐ home, radio, print, online, mobile, TV, as well as cinema.

How much were you involved in your Junior Enterprise?

What did it teach with respect to your university?

I was really involved in my Junior Enterprise as a member of the management board and project manager of internal projects. I really helped to shape my JE during my time as active member. I worked on a lot on consulting projects and helped the board of BDSU (﴾German Confederation of Junior Enterprises)﴿ as member of the supervisory board. I learnt especially to act and take decisions on my own responsibility.

How did you think about starting your own business? Why in this field?

I had developed the basic idea during my JE-‐time, discussing and shaping and making it evolve with friends from other JEs (﴾all my co-‐founders worked in Junior Enterprises as well)﴿. Our approach was to solve the problem of a time-‐ and cost-‐ consuming media buying process due to the big diversity in types of media (﴾TV, Radio, Print, Out-‐of-‐home, Cinema, Online, Mobile)﴿ and the high number of publishers combined with a lack of standards and lack of market transparency.

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Success Stories

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Spread the word: Talk about your idea to get feedback and find Co-‐Founders, Partners and Customers Don't give up (﴾to soon)﴿: There are a lot of reasons to give up. Use them to evolve your service/business!

Don't ask for permission, ask for forgiveness!

What’s the difference between being your own boss and working for a company?

You work for yourself and the results are your own. In case of success it is very motivating, in case of failure it can be pretty harsh and existential.

That leads to a lot of working hours and an steep learning curve.

What are your expectations about the evolution of your business?

Right now we are growing really fast and we are in a great position at the center of digitalization in the media-‐sector. In future we will further simplify and automate planning, booking and executing advertising campaigns and finding new customers.

What are the main issues you faced?

One of our main challenges was fundraising. Especially due to a disruptive innovation and the goal of quick growth, we had a need for capital.

We had to put a lot of time and effort in fundraising and had more than one situation where we could not do the best for the company due to lack of liquidity.

Do you think entrepreneurship is something we can learn in school, is it in our blood, or is it something we should “learn-‐by-‐doing?

The most important “skills” are to take risks and make decisions even in case of a lack of information. Entrepreneurship courses help to execute the idea, so I do recommend to learn what you can in school. But you also have to be prepared to sacrifice a lot of free time and to take risks.

www.crossvertise.com

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ABOUT Balthazar Witzig

Success Stories

Genevaboat is a company specialized in high standard boats for rent on the Lac Léman in Geneva. It offers various types of activities: fishing, sailing, water sports, or just a beautiful cruise around the Lac Clement. It charters 14 boats of different sizes and models.

How much were you involved in your J.E. and did it teach you with respect t your university?

When I started the university I immediately applied for the JE of my school, and during my second year I became Treasurer. When I was a member of the JE, I had the opportunity to enter and foster a network.

I established professional relationships as well and managed an Executive Board for one year… I learnt a lot about basic processes such as entering into a contract or leading a project from A to Z. The main challenge is that everything needs to be agreed upon: and this is really rewarding. You need to do your best to convince people, or otherwise understand why you have disagreements.

How did you think about starting your own business? Why in this field?

I bought my first boat at the age of 13, business has always been my thing.

Balthazar Witzig,

Genevaboat founder When I was 10, I earned money by singing in a famous place in Geneva. I saved this money for my first boat and it was a thrilling thing for me.

I had my first client at the age of 16 and few years later I realized that I could earn money while doing something I loved. So I started my very own entrepreneurship experience.

On my fridge I have a quote that says “choose a job that you love, and you will never work again in your whole life”: that is what I did.

What’s the difference between being your own boss and working for a company?

I think that it is about taking risk. When you create your own business you need to be prepared to face challenges, and sometimes fail.

When you work in the corporate field it is not really the same.

www.genevaboats.com

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Success Stories

SOLUTION

BALTHAZAR’s advice What are the main issues you faced?

I would say that at the beginning it was difficult to establish strong and faithful relationships with my partners because I was a young entrepreneur. No matter if you are 20 years old you have to be really professional, and the most important thing was to be really good when I carried out my first transaction. After you earn their trust everything comes more easily.

Do you think entrepreneurship is something we can learn in school, is it in our blood, or it is something we should “learn-‐by-‐doing?

I think there are two kinds of people: some have an entrepreneurial disposition since they were born.

When you want to create your business you first need to do it because you like it, not because you want to earn money. And for the others, thanks to the Junior Enterprise they can develop entrepreneurial skills and develop a disposition for it.

I think that every entrepreneur should start with a small business and small operations and focus on it until it’s really strong and established. Take it easy, think first about simplicity. And if it works, then you can increase it. At the beginning even if the cash flow is not high people should think about the basics: identify a need demand, answer to this demand, make your service, enter into a contract…

What are your expectations about the evolution of your business?

My main goal right now is to improve and strengthen our position in the market. I think that when you have that kind of business you need to grow in a moderate way, and get used to any change.

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Events in the Anniversary year JADE Spring Conference 2017 The big celebration of 25 years JADE & 50 years Junior Enterprise concept. Gathering in Brussels 300+ students, representatives of European Institutions and multinational corporations.

“Co-‐create the future – celebrate the past, act today, shape our tomorrow.“ JADE May Conference 2017 The event is organized by the JE LisbonPH in Lisbon, Portugal. They are preparing everything to make it perfect! It will be diversified by JADE's decisive moments, enriching trainings, fun and many surprises.

JADE Generations Club 2017 The event aims to build bridges between the senior and the junior generation in order to foster an entrepreneurial society. This is achieved through knowledge exchange and dialogue on relevant challenges in education, student entrepreneurship and employability.

Summer JADE Conference 2017 “Celebration is real only when shared": 2017 is a most special year for the JE network, and what better way to celebrate than getting together for an amazing summer conference? Join the event hosted

by JEME Bocconi in Milan, Italy, July 20th-‐23th, for three days together with over 250+ fellow Junior Entrepreneurs, the best companies (﴾among the ones in the 2013 JEME-‐ organized edition: Google, BCG and EY)﴿ and the greatest Italian experiences! Today's talents, tomorrow's leaders: SAVE YOUR SPOT and register NOW on www.jeme.it/SJC2017!

JADE Autumn Conference 2017 The biggest JE Event in Europe – gathering 600+ students to celebrate the 25th anniversary of JADE and funding member BDSU in Munich

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#JADEnews News from the European network Martin Schulz The President of the European Parliament endorsed JADE and the European Junior Enterprises

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Creation of the Global Council The Global Council represents much more than a collaboration environment between the Junior Enterprises. It gets together the main leadership of the biggest entrepreneurial movement in the world to discuss its next steps and multiply the results of the whole network via increased collaboration: aligning and developing the existing JEs, and enlarging the concept to other countries.

Partnership with JET Closed a partnership contract with the Confederation of Junior Enterprises of Tunisia, this will allow European and Tunisian Junior Entrepreneurs to expand their network, cooperate closely and even Tunisian ambassadors can come to work with JADE. JADE Academy growing JADE Academy trainers are now delivering training at various national and international Events. Junior Entrepreneurs will have the possibility to acquire a trainers education and become part of the JADE Academy again this summer Move of the JADE Headquarters Visit our new office at Avenue du Frioul 51, 1140 Evere JADE Anniversary Booklet 2017

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CONTACT US The European Confederation of Junior Enterprises

General inquiries Partnerships

mail@jadenet.org privatecooperation@jadenet.org

Institutions & NGOs

publicaffairs@jadenet.org

Media & Promotion

communication@jadenet.org

Career

humanresources@jadenet.org

Events

events@jadenet.org

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