https://entremind.sports4.eu/news/ Research findings, guides, athlete stories and news from ENTREMIND, an Erasmus+ Sport partnership co-funded by the European Union. en-gb https://entremind.sports4.eu/news/entremind-so-far/ https://entremind.sports4.eu/news/entremind-so-far/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT News ENTREMIND's first year: a kick-off in Warsaw, research with 100 athletes and three free resources. What we have built so far, and what comes next. https://entremind.sports4.eu/news/kick-off-meeting-warsaw/ https://entremind.sports4.eu/news/kick-off-meeting-warsaw/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT News On 3 December 2025, one representative from each of the four partners met at CIC Warsaw for ENTREMIND's kick-off meeting. Here is what was on the table. https://entremind.sports4.eu/news/research-report-100-athletes/ https://entremind.sports4.eu/news/research-report-100-athletes/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Resources We surveyed 100 athletes and interviewed 12 in Poland, Türkiye, Belgium and Norway. Three findings that shaped everything the project builds. https://entremind.sports4.eu/news/assessment-tool-for-athletes/ https://entremind.sports4.eu/news/assessment-tool-for-athletes/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Resources A self-assessment written in the language of sport. It shows what you already bring, where the gaps are, and where to start. Red means start here. https://entremind.sports4.eu/news/training-kit-athlete-stories/ https://entremind.sports4.eu/news/training-kit-athlete-stories/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Resources Fourteen stories of athletes who built something beyond sport, from a rowing club to a femtech company, plus 24 courses and 90 resources. https://entremind.sports4.eu/news/skills-gap-teamwork-legal-knowledge/ https://entremind.sports4.eu/news/skills-gap-teamwork-legal-knowledge/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Insights Athletes rate their teamwork 4.6 out of 5 and their legal knowledge 1.9. The gap is method, not mindset, and it can be closed. https://entremind.sports4.eu/news/no-average-european-athlete/ https://entremind.sports4.eu/news/no-average-european-athlete/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Insights Inflation in Türkiye, time in Belgium, fear of losing money in Poland, skills in Norway. Why one programme for a European average fits nobody. https://entremind.sports4.eu/news/meet-the-partnership/ https://entremind.sports4.eu/news/meet-the-partnership/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT News Four organisations from Poland, Türkiye, Belgium and Norway run ENTREMIND. Who they are and what each one leads. https://entremind.sports4.eu/news/golden-handcuffs/ https://entremind.sports4.eu/news/golden-handcuffs/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Insights When sport pays well, starting something new can feel like going backwards. What athletes told us, and why the answer is to start while sport still pays. https://entremind.sports4.eu/news/side-hustle-to-registered-business/ https://entremind.sports4.eu/news/side-hustle-to-registered-business/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Insights Some athletes already sell, coach or create on the side without registering, above all in Türkiye. What that costs, and the first step to make it official. https://entremind.sports4.eu/news/who-am-i-without-my-sport/ https://entremind.sports4.eu/news/who-am-i-without-my-sport/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Insights When sport is who you are, business can feel like losing yourself. What athletes told us, and why a second identity is best built early. https://entremind.sports4.eu/news/nobody-teaches-you-to-be-an-entrepreneur/ https://entremind.sports4.eu/news/nobody-teaches-you-to-be-an-entrepreneur/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Insights Support for new founders exists, but it is not built around an athlete's week. What federations, universities and athletes themselves can change. https://entremind.sports4.eu/news/ten-parts-of-an-entrepreneurial-mindset/ https://entremind.sports4.eu/news/ten-parts-of-an-entrepreneurial-mindset/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Insights An entrepreneurial mindset is not one trait. It is 10 parts you can train, each with a counterpart in sport. https://entremind.sports4.eu/news/running-the-assessment-with-athletes/ https://entremind.sports4.eu/news/running-the-assessment-with-athletes/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Resources How coaches and career advisers can run the ENTREMIND self-assessment one to one or with a group, and talk through the results. https://entremind.sports4.eu/news/six-patterns-athlete-founders/ https://entremind.sports4.eu/news/six-patterns-athlete-founders/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stories Six patterns from the athlete stories in our training kit. Many started before they retired, often out of a frustration. Only one failure is on record. https://entremind.sports4.eu/news/athlete-founders-poland/ https://entremind.sports4.eu/news/athlete-founders-poland/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stories A karate medallist's wellness brand, a strongman's haulage firm and a paraglider maker: three Polish athletes who built businesses beyond sport. https://entremind.sports4.eu/news/athlete-founders-turkiye/ https://entremind.sports4.eu/news/athlete-founders-turkiye/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stories A rowing club, a para-archery club, a startup accelerator and corporate training under sail: four athletes from Türkiye and what they built. https://entremind.sports4.eu/news/athlete-founders-belgium/ https://entremind.sports4.eu/news/athlete-founders-belgium/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stories Two Olympic relay champions who started a clothing brand, and a tennis champion who opened an academy between retirements. https://entremind.sports4.eu/news/athlete-founders-norway/ https://entremind.sports4.eu/news/athlete-founders-norway/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stories An Olympic champion turned investor and a Paralympic champion who co-founded a foundation: what two Norwegian athletes carried over from sport.