Increasing*societal* investments*are*required*for*people* to*acquire*school*diplomas,*although*their*benefits*are*open*to*question.*Each*individual’s*abilities* are* much* more* essential* than* diplomas* and* titles.* They* make*it*possible*for*people* to*work* in*several*different*occupations*and*help*them* cope* with* the* uncertain* situations* of* life.* Before* today,* schools*trained*people*for*specialized*occupationsA*today*they*must*equip*people*for*the*uncertain*global*reality:*to*work*in*surprising*situations*and*in*occupations*that*may*still*be*completely*unknown.

The*solution*is*cooperativeCbased*Team*Entrepreneurship®,*which*has*been*developed*at*TiimiC*akatemia®*in*Jyväskylä,*Finland,*for*twenty*(20)* years* and*has* already* spread* extensively* outside* our* country’s*borders.* In* cooperatives,* learning* takes* place* in* practical* financial*endeavours.*CooperativeCbased* team*entrepreneurship*develops* the*individual,*together*with*others.*Cooperative*members—team*entreCpreneurs—are*employees*and*entrepreneurs*all*at*once.*In*cooperaCtiveCbased*team*entrepreneurship,* inspiration,*enthusiasm,*and*the*best* human* values* are* accepted* in* business.*You* cannot* achieve*anything*without*taking*risks.

Team*Entrepreneurs®*have*a*training*that*equips*them*to*deal*with*all*situations*in*life.*They*aren’t*trained*for*a*specific*job,*but*to*create*their*own*work*places*together*with*other*team*entrepreCneurs.*With* their* team*skills,* they*can*hold*up*with*other* team*entrepreneurs*and*are*good*at*networking.*They*also*have*good*presentation*skills*and*leadership*and*marketing*knowChow.*

Our*own*team*companies*are*tools*for*learning*and*networking.*Team*entrepreneurship* replaces* the* concepts* of* both* internal*and* external* entrepreneurship.* Team* entrepreneurs* can* shift*flexibly*between*working*for*someone*else*and*being*selfCemCployed.*

Join*us!* *Team*entrepreneurship* is*challenging*and*rewardCing*shared*activity.*Teampreneurship®*is*a*new*international*trend*in*growth*entrepreneurship.

*In#Jyväskylä,#12#April#2012

Johannes*Partanen

Teampreneurship ® Is a New International Trend in Growth

Entrepreneurship

Manifesto

The#Teampreneur’s®#Principles#

Principle#I

Societies*can*be*made*dynamic*through*team*entrepreneurship.*Team*entrepreneurs*are*development*engines*that*will*force*society*to*change.*

Principle#II

Structures*must*be*created*to*help*small*businesses*network*internaCtionally.*Inspiration*and*enthusiasm*are*generated*by*the*power*of*

selfCorganization.*

Principle#III

Team*entrepreneurs*have*taken*responsibility*for*their*own*lives,*and*they*continually*strive*for*excellence.*Team*entrepreneurs*

learn*in*practice*and*by*reading*a*lot.*

Principle#IV

Team*entrepreneurs*see*things*that*no*one*else*can*see*yet.*Vision*leads*to*something*new,*and*belief*in*the*vision*is*so*

strong*that*it*becomes*reality.*

Principle#V

Team*entrepreneurs*play*fair*with*other*entrepreneurs*and*fulfil*all*their*obligations*to*their*own*immediate*environC

ment*and*society*with*integrity.*

Principle#VI

Team*entrepreneurship*starts*from*inside*the*individual,*not*from*a*business*idea.*We*practice*selfCexaminationA*

we*desire*and*gradually*find*our*own*ideas.

The team entrepreneur’s principles describe team entrepreneurship.