The overall objective of the project is to accelerate the development of a productive and competitive economy and improve cooperation in the Black Sea region. The specific objectives of the project are to increase the institutional capacity of the business support organizations, public authorities and business incubators in development and promotion of specific policies related to business incubation as a tool to support and strengthen start-up and innovative SMEs, and to boost the level of cross-country cooperation between business incubators, business support organizations, public authorities and incubated SMEs to improve the economic competitiveness of the Black Sea region.