NOCODE4BUSINESS - PROMOTING AWARENESS AND ADOPTION OF NO-CODE PRACTICES AMONG EUROPEAN ENTREPRENEURS.

Título: Erasmus+:NoCode4BUSINESS
Cliente: Erasmus+ Program
Duración del proyecto: 2022-current
Web: https://no-code4business.appcink.com/

DESCRIPTION

Europe is increasingly promoting the use of digital tools among entrepreneurs. For this reason, the Erasmus + program has been created with the aim of analyzing the no-code situation and promoting all these tools.

On this occasion, we have worked together with other entities from countries belonging to the European Union:

  • From Palermo (Italy), IRSEI The Research Institute for Development, Economy and Innovation.
  • From Timisoara (Romania), Fundația EOS.
  • From Madrid (Spain) as program managers and coordinators, CINK VENTURING.

For this program, a framework of 18 months was stipulated, divided into 4 different activities. Each of these actions hosted an implementation event in each member country of the project.

CHALLENGE

As mentioned above, the main challenges of the project are:

On the one hand, the realization of a general analysis of the current situation of no-code throughout Europe, with special emphasis on the countries where the program is implemented. For this purpose, different sources have been investigated and a search for information and interviews have been carried out with local experts who were able to give their unique vision on this subject.

Moreover, based on this research work, a search for key levers and tools was carried out, which were then brought to the entrepreneurs of the three countries during the program to improve their competencies with respect to these resources and thus validate the training packages that are the last goal of this project. As a result, entrepreneurs from all over Europe were able to get started with no-code tools.

SOLUTION

To solve these challenges, a process divided into 4 distinct phases is proposed:

  1. A preliminary documentary research on the state of the art of no-code and its best practices has been carried out. For this first phase, a kick-off meeting was held in Timisoara, where the methodology to be followed was defined and the information to be delivered in the constitution manual of this first activity was defined.

  2. Elements of initial training on no-code were developed with an eminent focus on prototyping, digital communication and marketing, and automation and scaling of business operations. To this end, an initial proposal of the content was made in a workshop and a first pilot was executed in Palermo to receive feedback from entrepreneurs.

  3. Three training modules were created and tested with entrepreneurs representing EUs no-code best practices. This was followed by another pilot in Madrid, where the effectiveness of the modules was evaluated to generate final deliverables.

  4. Finally, all the information and documentation gathered during the process was shared with the partners from the participating countries. In this meeting, each partner from the different participating countries informs entrepreneurs, experts and stakeholders of all relevant information about the non-code tools in order to provide greater visibility.

IMPACT

With the implementation of this innovative European program, the following results have been obtained:

  • 18 months of dedication to the project
  • 3 countries involved
  • +38 startups interviewed
  • 9 interviews with experts and best practices
  • +21 startups have traveled to Palermo and Madrid to implement these tools and test the workshops.