Project information
PROJECT TITLE: “Strengthening cross-border competitiveness, research and innovation”
Project duration: 36 months (1.10.2016 – 30.9.2019)
The project is focused on supporting development of competitive products and their launch on international markets, since internalisation activities of SMEs, improve their growth, competences and favour their long-term success. Studies had confirm, that SMEs active on international markets, create more workplaces and are more innovative comparing to those that are not. In the framework of last programming period, cooperation and coordination among SMEs and institutions in the cross border area has been very dynamic, therefore the existing potential can be used, upgraded and tested also in the field of SMEs internalization.
The main goal of the project is to enhance the number of SMEs engaged on international markets in the cross border area. Most SMEs lack information, knowledge and support how to enter foreign markets and since they are small, they are risk averse and insecure. Project will be focused on tackling mentioned issues and barriers. Project will offer support to 20 SMEs in the process of entering international German and English speaking markets and support 2 project partner SMEs, to test their new products on international markets. A common cross border coaching scheme strategy and action plan, tools and services to support internalization of SMEs and export plans will be developed, followed by different B2B events, to enhance the internalization activities of SMEs. Innovativeness of the project approach includes development of a common cross border coaching scheme, which will work as support platform of common contacts, networks, knowledge and tools. Common coaching scheme will enable identification of common strategic opportunities, development of cross border added value chains and clusters, which is essential for successful internalization of SMEs in the cross border area.
PROJECT PARTNERS:
- ROW Regionalmanagement Obersteiermark West GmbH (Lead Partner)
- Pomurje technology park L.t.d., Slovenia
- USOL, Development, manufacturing and engineering L.t.d.,, Austria
- Slovene Chambre of commerce,
- E-institute Ptuj, Slovenia
- FB - Forschung Burgenland GmbH, Austria
- NET-Automation GmbH, Austria
E-NEWS No. 1 (Slovenian language) (580 Kb)
E-NEWS No. 2 (Slovenian language) (730 Kb)
E-NEWS No. 3 (Slovenian language) (518 Kb)
E-NEWS No. 4 (Slovenian language) (499 Kb)
E-NEWS No. 5 (Slovenian language) (538 Kb)
E-NEWS No. 6 (Slovenian language) (848 Kb)
Project co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund.
