FIT4SMEs II

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

Capacity - Building
Environment - Energy
European integration
SMEs Development

The proposed project is the second step of a 24 months programme developed by Informest which has a twofold objective:

  1. To strengthen skills and improve capacities of participating Business Support Organisation – BSOs in the field of financial instruments made available by International Financial Institutions to small and medium sized enterprises;
  2. To provide technical assistance to a pilot group of selected SMEs in each recipient country to facilitate their access to international financial schemes for investments.

Project purpose

  • Increased understanding of selected BSOs staff of their role in assisting SMEs in their search for finance;
  • Intensification of collaboration between BSOs and SMEs in the field of IFI facilities.

Expected results

  • Updating of the FIT4SMEs BSO database;
  • Elaboration of a questionnaire to be delivered to each registered BSO in order to update the training needs;
  • Conduct of a training needs assessment analysis;
  • Organisation of three training sessions held in SERBIA, UKRAINE and ALBANIA;
  • Organisation of a Pilot Action (2-3 SMEs selected for each recipient country);
  • Updating of the project website.

Type of service

  • Management, technical and financial coordination of the project
  • Specific country Survey delivery
  • Analysis of selected BSO training needs
  • Selection of the formative sessions trainers and program contents
  • Creation of a SME database for the òaunch of a Pilot Action
  • Project website updating
  • Drafting and implementation of the communication and dissemination strategies of the project

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General information

Start date: 01/10/2011
End date: 30/06/2012

Role: Lead Partner

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