PROJECT:
FAST FORWARD EUROPE
PROGRAM:
Interreg Europe
KEYWORDS:
SMEs, COMPETITIVENESS, REGIONAL EXCHANGES, INVESTMENT
GENERAL DESCRIPTION AND OBJECTIVES:
Strengthening the European economic fabric requires its SMEs to be competitive. On the road to their sustainable growth, SMEs still face too many obstacles to get full access to capital and business opportunities. Some of FFWD EUROPE project partners have their own business acceleration scheme that is efficient locally, although most of the partners perceive a lack of support from their regional authorities in designing and funding measures related to facilitating access to capital for SMEs.
The main outputs of this programme will be the elaboration of an Action Plan per region, based on the inter-regional exchanges, to ensure proper implementation during the second phase of the project. Partners will have knowledge and experience to design, close and consolidate the liquidation of their Accelerator Programmes, supported by their regional policies as a result of the implementation. Communication and stakeholders engagement will also be crucial. In summary, all European partners with their stakeholders, as well as the SMEs they support, will benefit from the support of the Interreg Europe Programme.
OBJECTIVES:
- To refine partners’ policy instruments.
- To enable and facilitate companies to participate in public support acceleration models to significantly improve their competitiveness through access to private funding, international business opportunities and new business contacts across Europe.
Therefore, FFWD Europe will contribute to the improvement of the programmes “For improved investment and growth and employment operational programmes” through a better use of FEDER Funds for the development and improvement of regional policies dedicated to the competitiveness of SMEs in the EU and those of the partners’ regions and other stakeholders.
PARTNERS:
NORMANDY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY – (FRANCE) (LEAD PARTNER)
INVESTMENT AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BANK LOWER SAXONY – Nbank – (GRMANY)
CEEIM (EUROPEAN BUSINESS AND INNOVATION CENTER OF MURCIA) – (SPAIN)
IFKA PUBLIC BENEFIT NON PROFIT LTD. FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE INDUSTRY – (HUNGARY)
METROPOLITAN CITY OF TURIN – (ITALY)
KAUNAS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PARK – (LITHUANIA)
PODLASKA REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION – (POLAND)
EUROPEAN FINANCING OF THE PROJECT:
1,324,530.00 €
WEB & SOCIAL MEDIA