I am Mattia, I am 27 years old, I am from northern Italy and I have a Master’s degree in business management and consulting. My business idea is an application for organising trips. I discovered EYE through the website of my intermediary organisation and I decided to partecipate in order to increase my knowledge and to exchange views with an already established entrepreneur. The expected benefits were to learn how to manage an international corporate expansion project and to understand how to run a coworking space while nurturing the connections between entrepreneurs.
I participated in strategy meetings, conducted market research, and contributed to an expansion plan in African countries. I’ve also learned how to foster a community, organize events that add value, and build relationships with entrepreneurs from diverse industries. These interactions gave me precious feedback that I used to refine my own business concept.
Working closely with the team at Ardevur gave me hands-on exposure to how international markets are analyzed, how partnerships are established abroad, and how cultural differences are handled in business. This was not only incredibly educational, it also gave me the tools to approach my own business idea with more confidence and structure.
In short, the program didn’t just help me reach my goals, it transformed them, and in doing so, it made my project a true success.