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Rita Markauskaitė (Lithuania)
Age: 29
Company name: Digital platform for freelancers (Start-up)
Sector of activity: Advertising,Promotion, Media
Michela Quintaba (Italy)
Age: 38
Company name: Lumpalab, Innovation Campus, Go to the Costa del Sol (8 years of experience)
Sector of activity: Advertising,Promotion, Media
Period of exchange: 07/2025 until 08/2025
Duration of exchange: 1 month
Business sector of the exchange
The new entrepreneur, Rita Markauskaitė, discovered the Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs programme through university and professional networks. She decided to participate in order to strengthen her entrepreneurial skills gain practical experience in digital marketing and website development and build the confidence needed to launch her own business. The expected benefits included acquiring hands-on knowledge in social media management advertising campaigns and brand development as well as expanding her professional network and exploring collaboration opportunities. The host entrepreneur Michela Quintaba an experienced entrepreneur agreed to mentor Rita by sharing her expertise providing real business insights and supporting her in developing both technical and strategic skills. Together they aimed to exchange knowledge achieve mutual growth and lay the foundation for future cooperation.
During the exchange Rita and Michela collaborated on digital marketing social media management and website development. Together they planned launched and monitored advertising campaigns (Facebook Instagram Tiktok). With Michela's guidance, Rita designed her own website. Weekly meetings ensured progress review and knowledge transfer. The relationship between the entrepreneurs was based on mentorship and collaboration: Michela provided expertise and feedback while Rita contributed fresh ideas creativity and support for ongoing business activities.
The exchange allowed Rita to gain practical skills in digital marketing content creation and campaign management while also learning to design and manage websites. She strengthened her ability to analyze marketing performance. Michela benefited from fresh perspectives creative input and additional support in implementing marketing activities which helped improve online visibility and audience engagement. Both entrepreneurs expanded their professional networks establishing new contacts and exploring opportunities for collaboration. The experience laid the foundation for potential long-term cooperation with Rita leaving more confident and prepared to launch her own entrepreneurial project and Michela gaining valuable content strategies and prospects for future partnerships.
For more information, please contact the local contact points involved in the exchange:
New entrepreneur's contact point:
Kauno Technologijos Universitetas (Kaunas, Lithuania)
Host entrepreneur's contact point:
NET IN ACTION (Bologna, Italy)
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