LEBEBO – Learn to Become Your Own Boss

  • Project number:
    CZ/10/LLP-LdV/TOI/134003
  • Program:
    Leonardo da Vinci – Transfer of Innovation
  • Period: 2010–2012
  • Coordinator: Czechia, CZU
The aim of LEBEBO was to develop a comprehensive, practice-oriented learning package to support young people and other interested learners in:
  • starting their own business,
  • maintaining and developing a business,
  • consciously developing entrepreneurial competences,
  • understanding the challenges of the modern economic environment.
The project developed a 13-module learning material covering the full process of starting a business.

Competences Developed by the Project

Entrepreneurial Competences

  • Idea generation and opportunity recognition
    identifying business opportunities and recognising market gaps.
  • Initiative and proactivity.
  • Risk-taking and risk management.
  • Entrepreneurial attitude and self-confidence.
  • Decision-making competences.
Management and Business Competences:

  • Business planning and knowledge related to starting a business.
  • Basic financial literacy and financial management competences
    including cash flow, cost planning, and financing opportunities.
  • Marketing and communication skills.
  • Business communication and negotiation techniques.
  • Quality-oriented operation and efficiency improvement.

Significance of the Project

LEBEBO contributed to:

  • helping young graduates start businesses with greater confidence,
  • reducing the early failure rate of new businesses,
  • integrating entrepreneurial competence development into higher education and adult learning practices,
  • making entrepreneurial learning available in a flexible online format.

The project’s results remain relevant today, particularly in relation to the digital economy and support for young entrepreneurs.

Main Project Results

The most important outputs of the LEBEBO project included:

  • English-language online learning materials and an e-learning platform with a 13-module curriculum
  • A printed book.