BUSINESS Columbus project is implemented at the Center for Marine Technology Transfer and is funded under the European Social Fund. Its main objective is financial support, training and consultancy for persons with diploma and part-time students of MUS who want to start their own business.

Recruitment for the project will be carried out in December 2013; the successful candidates should be meeting the following criteria:

• Up to 30 years of age
• Place of residence: Szczecin, district of Police or Goleniow
• Status of an extramural student or a MUS diploma holder
• Unemployed;

All persons meeting the above criteria can apply for admission to the project. All you need to do is to fill out the recruitment form and deliver it to the project office until 24 December 2013. Participants will receive training as well as advisory and financial support in the form of one-of grants of up to 40 thousand PLN, and the so-called bridging support in the amount of 1.600 PLN for the first 6 months of running their own business. A total of 595.2 thousand PLN has been meant for the above forms of financial support for the project participants. The amount of support per 1 participant can be up to 49.6 thousand PLN.

Terms of recruitment and application form are available from 11/20/2013 at: www.kolumbowie.am.szczecin.pl