The project idea has been jointly developed by the partners having in mind the common challenges that the SMEs of the region are facing, and in order to jointly develop an ecosystem that nurtures entrepreneurship and entrepreneurs. The project is implemented in the framework of Interreg V-A «Greece-Bulgaria 2014-2020» Cooperation Program and is co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (
ERDF) and national funds of the countries participating in the Programme. Objectives
The proposed grid of actions, includes interventions in the scope of enhancement of the entrepreneurship culture, assisting business creation, building new skills and supporting new and/or existing enterprises. Actions that aim at promoting an ecosystem that nurtures entrepreneurship and entrepreneurs in the CB and so on to the improvement of entrepreneurship SME support systems. startups), by tailoring services to their real needs, promoting positive media coverage and bringing them together. Partners agreed to take an initiative, in order to tackle a common barrier, that is SMEs’ limited, if any, access to existing support services. At the same time, they also admit this as a factor influencing or discouraging business creation overall. Activities oriented to:
◢ enhancement of knowhow,
◢ procedure of generating a business idea,
◢ ability to access financing tools,
◢ networking opportunities especially the accessibility to
supporting services,
◢ development of skills related to issues such as risk manage-
ment etc.,
◢ entrepreneurial aspects such as skilled resources, quality and
innovation tools and techniques’,
◢ introduction into current procedures,
◢ marketing and promotion place in the business’ strategy etc.,
◢ flexible and adaptable provided services (profiling).
