Sergi Ferrés & Miquel Gonzalez - Erasmus entrepreneurs

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New entrepreneur:
Sergi Ferrés (Spain)
Age: 35
Company name: Amedia (Start-up)
Sector of activity: Advertising,Promotion, Media


This was a great chance for me to learn from a photography professional who has run his own business for more than 30 years. The three months went by so quickly that I think it was useful. I learned a lot and had a very good experience as a professional.


Host entrepreneur:
Miquel Gonzalez (Netherlands)
Age: 57
Company name: Gonzalez Photo
Sector of activity: Advertising,Promotion, Media

The NE had some useful input on my business practises that helped me to self-reflect on future projects. His support during filming and post-production was very useful. It enabled me to meet very important deadlines and keep my clients happy. I will contact NE for future projects.


Period of exchange: 08/2021 until 10/2021
Duration of exchange: 3 months

 

Results and benefits

 

€ 5000 turnover increase (HE)
1 new country reached
1 new country reached
Media

 

Sergi is an audiovisual communication professional and wanted to start a brand offering multimedia content creation services; in particular, he wanted to learn how to take professional photos and edit them using professional software. Being curious, he decided to participate in the Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs programme he had heard about through his chamber, where he met Miquel, his host entrepreneur Host Entrepreneur. Miquel, a seasoned professional photographer with his own studio but always keen to refresh his knowledge and keep in touch with new trends and schools in photography, was happy to help a young entrepreneur gain new experience; Miguel was particularly experienced in corporate and portrait photography and had published much of his work in international magazines. The two hit it off right away and continued to work together.

The two entrepreneurs undertook many activities around photo shoots, photo reportages and edition. Miguel, the HE, showed the NE very openly what it takes to run a business in the Netherlands and how the market works in the field of photography, including regulation, prices, law, contacts, etc. Their goal was to jointly analyse Sergi's professional and creative position, define his goals and help develop a business strategy. Miquel helped NE to improve his technical and creative photographic skills in corporate, lifestyle and portrait photography, and the two developed creative skills such as lighting, expression and photo composition, as well as technical skills in using flash and camera and editing software.

The NE learned about the similarities and differences between the photographic industry in the Netherlands and Catalonia, especially the most common photographic techniques and regulations in the Dutch market compared to Catalonia. This fruitful exchange will certainly develop into a future collaboration and allowed Sergi to make contacts for other potential projects.







For more information, please contact the local contact points involved in the exchange:

New entrepreneur's contact point:
CAMBRA DE COMERC,INDUSTRIA I NAVEGACIO DE GIRONA (Girona, Spain)

Host entrepreneur's contact point:
QUOACH (Helmond, Netherlands)

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