FIT4SMEs I

Financial facilities for SMEs: training and capacity building for Business Support Organisations in non-EU member states of the Central European Initiative

The project aims to raise awareness and facilitate access to financial instruments made available by International Financial Institutions (IFIs) to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) though a training addressed to the staff of selected BSOs located in the 9 non EU CEI Member states, in order to strengthen their internal capacities and knowledge on instruments available through major IFIs. The proposed project is a first part of a larger programme developed by Informest which seeks to develop skills and improve capacities of participating BSOs to help them provide a similar level of assistance offered by business support organisations in the European Union countries.

Type of service

  • Creation of a BSOs database
  • Selection of 18 BSOs (2 for each project recipient country)
  • 9 country surveys on IFI’s facilites
  • Training and capacity building

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From October 1st 2011 starts the second phase of the FIT4SMEs Project. It is the further step of a 24-months programme developed by Informest and co-financed by the Friuli Venezia Giulia Autonomous Region (Italy) and the Central European Initiative (CEI) through its Know-How Exchange Programme (KEP). The objective is to strengthen skills and improve capacities […]

General information

Start date: 01/11/2010
End date: 30/04/2011

Role: Lead Partner

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