Rationale: The arts and cultural sector now amounts to around 4% of European GBP. Across the globe the cultural sector makes valuable and significant contributions to the social and economic wellbeing of society as a whole. Through developing the project participant’s artistic engagement, delivery experience and enterprise initiative we move the participants towards professional competences and equip them with the skills to access employment.Results: 1 arts engagement project delivered in each of the 16 national partner contexts;16 micro enterprises presented at an international festival of Business;480 young people and youth arts workers engaged in the project;1 High quality digital film created of the project process and products;4 Web pages specifically created to raise visibility of the project;16 partners signed up to our ‘Articipation’ Network;10 capacity building training sessions of partner organizations .Activities foreseen: The foreseen activities will be:Stage 1 Advanced planning meeting Liverpool, UK for young performers and cultural workers who come from disadvantaged or minority backgrounds. Stage 2 (All national Contexts): The development and delivery of local arts engagement projects developed by young people and cultural workers who come from disadvantaged or minority backgrounds. The results of this projects will form the basis of micro enterprises (Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean and Europe). Stage 3: A large-scale youth meeting/training in Liverpool, UK for all young people, youth arts/cultural workers will encourage the development of partnerships, networks, professional development, employment initiatives evaluation and follow up activities that support sustainable collaboration. Impact: To have developed the participants ideas for micro enterprises within the the arts and cultural sector; To have increased the capacity and capabilities of the partners organizations in their development of international work.