Reaching the final chapter
As ENTRANT approaches its final milestone, this newsletter is more than a project update — it’s a reflection on a journey shaped by collaboration, innovation, mentorship and real impact for entrepreneurs across Europe.
Take a look back at everything that brought us here!
ENTRANT: more than a project. A launchpad for smarter entrepreneurship.
Building Real Support for SMEs and Startups
After nearly two years of implementation, ENTRANT reaches its final chapter not as “just another European project,” but as a practical ecosystem that proved something important: entrepreneurs don’t need more theory collecting dust in PDFs — they need tools, guidance, international exposure, and people who actually understand what scaling a business feels like in real life.
By bringing together an international consortium of partners from across Europe — combining academic expertise, science park know-how and hands-on innovation experience — the project created a collaborative ecosystem focused on applied entrepreneurial education and international business development.
ENTRANT by the numbers.
One of ENTRANT’s greatest strengths was its ability to generate tangible outcomes built around the real needs of entrepreneurs. Together, these activities transformed ENTRANT into a fully connected support ecosystem: digital learning + mentorship + networking + international cooperation + policy thinking.
Mentorship: where strategy met reality
The ENTRANT Mentorship Programme was one of the project’s strongest components because it moved entrepreneurs from ideas to implementation. Structured around 8 specialized modules, the programme guided SMEs through strategic areas.
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Good mentorship is not motivational speaking. It is structured expertise applied at the right moment.
Mentorship forum
A place to explore challenges, share opportunities, and get the most from your mentorship. Connect with fellow startups, ask any question, share your ideas, and learn from each other’s experiences. Don’t hesitate— every insight counts!
LTT in Lithuania: International collaboration in practice
One of the project’s defining moments was the Long-Term Training Programme held in Lithuania in March 2026. For several days, startups and project partners from across Europe worked together through applied workshops.
Beyond the workshops themselves, the programme created something equally important: cross-border collaboration, entrepreneurial exchange, and the kind of practical learning that simply cannot happen through slides alone.
TechnoTalks: connecting the community to international expertise
The ENTRANT TechnoTalks webinar series expanded the project’s learning ecosystem by connecting participants with international experts from industry and research. Across 13 webinars and more than 430 participants, discussions explored global business trends, innovation management, internationalization, and research-to-business parameters.
Growth requires adaptability. International growth requires even more of it.
One of ENTRANT’s most valuable outcomes is its Digital Learning Platform — a resource designed for long-term entrepreneurial growth. The platform brings together 10 practical modules covering entrepreneurship, export readiness, e-commerce, sustainability, strategic management, and leadership.
Most importantly, the content was built with one principle in mind: applicability. Not abstract frameworks nobody revisits, but practical knowledge entrepreneurs can actually use to enter new markets or scale effectively.
Looking ahead
At its core, ENTRANT was always a project about the future: about preparing today’s entrepreneurs for tomorrow’s global economy. Sustainable development is not built only on good ideas — but on ecosystems capable of providing the right tools to transform those ideas into reality. 
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