Micro-enterprises are essential for the creation of employment and value in the South and East of the Mediterranean. Nevertheless, young Mediterranean business leaders often find themselves helpless when it comes to internationalising their businesses. In fact, very few structures are in a position to provide them with in-depth support in this process, yet their needs are immense: needs for support in managerial training, in building strategic, financial and technological partnerships, in understanding foreign distribution systems or quite simply in cultural adaptation. The Young Entrepreneurs initiative has contributed to making up these shortfalls by creating links between Maghreb centres for young entrepreneurs (CJD) and European innovation clusters. Capacity building programmes covering the different aspects of business internationalisation (crisis management, cross-cultural approach, expansion strategies) have been organised along with business meetings.