AGROINNOECO
Balkan Med Interregional Innovation Ecosystem for maturing and mainstreaming innovative entrepreneurial ideas in Agrifood sector
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Basic information
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Brief description of the consultancy firmThe project will build on the BM Region’s entrepreneurship potential in order to improve territorial competitiveness,while promoting&supporting the emergence of SMEs through overcoming the gap between entrepreneurship&innovation skills&business practice;the motive was to prepare the ground for educational&training initiatives for the upgrading of the human resources®ional sustainable socio-economic development.The project focuses on defining an experimental methodology that will try to facilitate the innovation transfer to the Agrifood (inc. agri/aquaculture)sector through supporting a structure for innovative entrepreneurship in order to enhance the capacity of SMEs’ through the implementation of both,ICT applications&training,in order to grow towards other markets&introduce innovation in all phases of their business cycle.The project addresses the concept of “pre-incubation” as an important mechanism for providing the necessary knowledge&skills to young innovators&existing entrepreneurs. The project foresees the establishment of Regional Innovation Mechanisms (RIMs)/country,constituting the 3ple helix approach (policy–academic research–entrepreneurship), complemented by funding actors&business support that will facilitate the identification,maturing&promotion of innovative entrepreneurial ideas in Agrifood (inc.Agri/Aquaculture)sector.The overall objective of the project is to improve innovative territories by unleashing territorial potential to improve the transnational innovation capacity of the business sector&developping the appropriate environment in the BM regions,where potential entrepreneurs with a feasible business idea in will be subject to an experimental learning process that will help them acquire the diverse tools&skills required to implement their ideas into a viable business start-up.The proposed project is expected to have the following results:Increase the attractiveness of the region for young&existing innovative entrepreneurs by promoting socioeconomic development,supporting the development of innovative entrepreneurship through commercial exploitation&Foster a business friendly environment for growth&jobs by supporting the professional development of young&existing entrepreneurs by providing them training&coaching in order to follow the innovative entrepreneurial root.12 SMEs/region will introduce product or process innovations.There will be a transnational exchange of knowledge&experience on good practices supporting entrepreneurship through pre-incubation activities,that will drive to the development of the project’s pre-incubation experimental model, its pilot implementation (training,seminars,Virtual Hub,mentoring,networking) with the participation of 12participants/region for the development of their business idea&the networking of business ideas&future steps. 12new enterprises cooperating with research institutions per region will be created&6enterprises/region will be supported to introduce new to the firm products.
- Planned start of the project 09.01.2017 Expected end of project 31.12.2019
- Duration 35 (Month(s) )
Budget
- Program Total Budget 905332 Project EU-Funding 769532 Percent: 85
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