The videos are a ‘must-see’ for anyone working to promote enterprise in their local area and could provide a useful tool in the effort to stimulate interest in enterprise and entrepreneurship.
The competition welcomed entries from across Europe and has seen a variety of thought provoking submissions which capture the essence of entrepreneurship.
Competition entries were placed in three categories:
The Entrepreneurial Spirit
• 1st Prize Entrepreneur vs Employee, Ducsai Szabolcs, Hungary
Two hamsters; one representing an employee the other an entrepreneur
cleverly shows the struggle, creativity and entrepreneurial spirit it
takes to be successful and reach a desired aim.
• 2nd Prize Sink, Aristeidis Papastylopoulos, Greece
Being self-employed has, among others, one great advantage. No matter
what you think, say or do during work, at the end of the day your boss
will always treat you like royalty
• 3rd Prize Dolls, Antonio DiStefano, Italy
Two little girls decide to sell their dolls on two extempore
stalls. They are in competition with themselves bringing down the dolls’
price. At the end one could appear as the winner, but the other girl
has a good idea.
Innovative Entrepreneurship
• 1st Prize The Lay Who Dreamt of Flying, Lilija Oblecova, UK
Bored with her job, a woman decides to radically change her
life and starts pursuing her old dream. Gradually she discovers that her
new lifestyle can not only bring joy, but with her skills applied to a
new purpose – a good income as well
• 2nd Prize The Innovative Entrepreneur, Jenny Eugene, UK
A sheepdog is watching his master getting frustrated trying to
shear a flock of sheep. When one of the sheep escapes and accidentally
removes its fleece on a bush, the sheepdog has a great idea. He quickly
and efficiently shears the entire flock, earning the praise of the
farmer. The farmer then realises there could be a business opportunity
with this new method of sheep shearing.
• 3rd Prize Boxworth’s Big Idea, Declan Hannigan, Hungary
An intriguing fairy tale about Boxworth; a small cog in the corporate machine with big ideas of his own
Responsible Entrepreneurship
• 1st Prize Let’s go to the wood, Alexandre Lemoine, France
Enter into the life of a simple character called Mary. Follow
Mary at the beginning of her life up to now. This woman has succeeded as
a business woman. She is considered as being the star in her real life.
It shows us how to be in the same time responsible in an action of
entrepreneurship and becoming very famous as a star of cinema.
• 2nd Prize Create the job profile, Paolo Donadio, Spain
The video shows the images of one child accompanying his mom at
job interviews and seeing that she and other people are rejected for
reasons other than their abilities. One man is too old, one is black,
the working mother is seen as inadequate. The voice over describes this
as the memories of the child that as a reaction as an adult has started
his own company where he makes sure age, race or gender are definitely
not used as decision to hire or not to hire. The child, now an adult
sees entrepreneurship as a way of changing the world for the better and
invites people to do the same.
• 3rd Prize Among Ourselves, Stefano Perlo, Italy
This short video urges viewers to begin the search to find more responsible entrepreneurs among ourselves.