Lebanese green entrepreneurs receive tools to launch their projects

 
This free workshop was designed to provide a maximum of 30 pre-registered participants with a training package comprising pre-event preparations, a 3-day on-site workshop and a 1-week follow-up advising service. It was focused on theoretical and practical tools for the development of green ideas around three main areas all inherently linked to sustainability: strategy, business model development and sustainability management as well as to key concepts and ideas related to eco-design and eco-innovation.

As of the pedagogical methodology used, 5 entrepreneurial projects were selected and teams of 4-6 people were created among them. Besides the preparative material submitted to the participats before the workshop, CP/RAC provided a 1-week post-event advising service to those teams, obtaining quality green business plans. 

Of particular interest was the presentation of successful green business stories both from Lebanese entrepreneurs and other Mediterranean countries. As the participants admitted, this database of Mediterranean green businesses represents a great source of knowledge and inspiration for them, as well as a wide pool of potential contacts and collaborators. 

Lastly, as a fitting finale several multi-stakeholder roundtables were held with the aim of brainstorming on possible action lines to promote green entrepreneurship in Lebanon. Representatives from the different social agents that play a role in this realm were present (ministries, civil society organizations, businessmen and women, green entrepreneurs, etc.), laying the ground for enriching debates and potentially transformational initiatives to see the light of day.

The feedback obtained shows a very positive impact, with many participants willing to pursue further training programs on the matter and even be part of the Mediterranean network of green entrepreneurs that CP/RAC is currently designing. Besides, the local partners that co-organized the event also expressed their positive vibes from the event as well as their openness for an on-going collaboration to take place. The seeds of the network are well planted and growing in Green Lebanon. 

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