Business and Wellness from Green Economy Growth

Programme 2014 - 2020 INTERREG V-A Finland - Estonia - Latvia - Sweden (Central Baltic)

Date of latest update: 2023-11-11

Description

Description (EN):

The green movement and circular economy are encouraging growing amount of entrepreneurs because consumers demand for natural, healthy and ecological products is increasing fast. This green and blue growth offers new business opportunities, jobs and an approach for enhancing micro entrepreneurship. Yet, there is a true mismatch between demand and supply. We have an abundance of natural resources in the CB area, but we do not know how to make green business of them. The aim of the project is to support growth and competitiveness of green entrepreneurship and business as emerging sectors by aligning and improving relevant skills. As a result, an aligned, cross-sectoral and professional training programme of green entrepreneurship and business development with its curriculum is designed and piloted. The emphasis of the programme is in developing the local natural resources into sustainable business activities. First, needed skills are identified and aligned through research activities. They are translated into a new training programme with its curriculum, courses, and study material that are all included in an open access online platform. The programme is piloted also online combined with different experience exchanging events. Various communication activities (webinars, information and coaching days, publications) support the project implementation. The project is targeted mainly to micro entrepreneurs that exploit local natural resources in their business activities when producing sustainable, small-scale products and services that contribute to human wellbeing. By improving skills where the special characteristics of the niche market, industry and entrepreneurs are taken into consideration, the entrepreneurs get competence, confidence and tools to develop and grow by their environmental values. The project provides means to modernise professional training and redirect skills helping to adapt to changing business environment.

Achievements (EN):

NatureBizz designed and implemented a cross-sectoral professional training programme for green entrepreneurship and business development. Project NatureBizz designed and implemented a cross-sectoral professional training programme for green entrepreneurship and business development. The training programme is targeted at established and future micro-entrepreneurs exploiting business opportunities and implementing business operations based on local natural resources. The needed skills were identified by performing research activities in four countries. The identified skills were aligned and translated into professional training programme of green entrepreneurship and business development. The NatureBizz Handbook that can be used both by learners and teachers, was designed. The training programme consists of eight modules with the assignments. The modules form a solid basis for green micro-entrepreneurs to develop their business. Each module includes a practical tool to support business development. The modules are the following: 1. Managing Green Micro Business. 2. Understanding Green Consumers. 3. Building a Green Brand. 4. Steps Towards Sustainable Quality. 5. Green Product Development and Service Design. 6. Managing Supply Chains in Green Micro Business . 7. Communication in Customer Journey. 8. Green Entrepreneurs Go International. The new training programme was piloted in the four participating countries: Estonia, Finland, Latvia and Sweden during spring 2020. Training days exploring the content of the modules were organised for future and established green entrepreneurs to increase their business skills. In total, certificates were issued to 175 participants. The results of the research which were done in all participating countries before developing the training programme, have also significant value. They gave valuable insights to green entrepreneurship and business and can be used as a basis in curriculum and course design. All the partners use research results and case examples in their courses as study material. In addition, during the implementation of the project, new industry-academia relationships were established with micro entrepreneurs and their umbrella organisations and universities. By developing training programme for green entrepreneurship, project also supported sustainable development and enhanced the possibility of integrating sustainability values in entrepreneurship and business education. Project website: www.projectnaturebizz.eu

Website: http://centralbaltic.eu/

Expected Results (EN): R4.2. Increased share of aligned vocational education and training (VET) programmes in the Central Baltic region

Expected Outputs (EN):

As a result of the project a relevant, cross-sectoral professional training programme for green entrepreneurship and business development (appr. 20 ects) is designed and implemented for micro entrepreneurs producing small-scale products and services based on local natural resources. Entrepreneurs learn e.g. to find and target the market niches of green consumers; to develop innovative green products and services that also have positive impact on wellbeing and quality of life; about the certificates in the industry to provide quality; to build and sell the green lifestyle; to market and finance sustainable growth; to access new, potential markets together. First, skills needed and skill gaps in green entrepreneurship and business development are identified and aligned in the CB area. Then, based on this information, a professional training programme with its curriculum, courses, and study material is designed and implemented where emphasis is in green entrepreneurship and business skills of developing the natural resources into sustainable business activities. The training programme is targeted as a continuing education promoting lifelong learning to micro, green entrepreneurs and to people intending to be entrepreneurs. In addition, business support organisations and advisors can participate to enhance skills to support the emerging sector to grow. Target group also includes future entrepreneurs (students) participating in pre-incubator activities. The teachers in the CB area are also trained for the new programme. When the project ends, the programme is integrated as a specialisation module to the existing degree programmes and also implemented as a continuing education programme and separate, intensive courses. The project’s objective contributes to the programmes specific objective of increased share of aligned VET programmes in the CB area by creating an aligned professional training programme.

Thematic information

New products and services Education and training SME and entrepreneurship

Specific Objective: More aligned vocational education and training (VET) programmes in the Central Baltic region

Thematic Objective: (10) investing in education, training and vocational training for skills and lifelong learning by developing education and training infrastructure

Investment Priority: (10 ETC) ETC specific, for cross-border cooperation: investing in education, training and vocational training for skills and lifelong learning by developing and implementing joint education, vocational training and training schemes

Partners (4)

Lead Partner: SATAKUNNAN AMMATTIKORKEAKOULU OY

Department: Service Business

Address: Satakunnankatu 23, 28130 Pori, Finland

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.samk.fi

Total budget: EUR 165 702.90

ERDF budget: EUR 124 277.18

Tartu Ulikool, Pärnu Kolledz

Name: Tartu Ulikool, Pärnu Kolledz

Department: Faculty of Social Sciences

Address: Ulikooli 18, 50090 Tartu, Estonia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.ut.ee

Total budget: EUR 49 484.90

ERDF budget: EUR 42 062.16

Vidzemes Augstskola (ViA)

Name: Vidzemes Augstskola (ViA)

Department: Knowledge and Technology Centre

Address: Cesu street 4, 4201 Valmiera, Latvia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.va.lv

Total budget: EUR 63 523.20

ERDF budget: EUR 53 994.72

Södertörns högskola

Name: Södertörns högskola

Department: School of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies

Address: Alfred Nobels allé 7, 141 89 Huddinge, Sweden

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.sh.se

Total budget: EUR 121 222.15

ERDF budget: EUR 90 916.61

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University of Tartu, Pärnu College

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Vidzemes Augstskola

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Södertörns högskola University College

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Satakunta University of Applied Sciences

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Summary

Project name (EN): Business and Wellness from Green Economy Growth

Project acronym: NatureBizz

Project start date: 2018-03-01

Project end date: 2020-10-31

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 399 933.15

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 311 250.67

Co-financing sources:

ERDF: Amount, EUR 311 250.67.

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Documents on this project are listed below, and organised by category. Please note field "Data source", attached to each document. Keep.eu users are free to use these documents as long as they mention the data source and keep.eu.

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Project Informations

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: http://database.centralbaltic.eu/project/75

Publication date: 2022-11-23

Document date: 2020-10-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Business from nature: skills needed in green entrepreneurship and business development

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.projectnaturebizz.eu/handbook-2/

Publication date: 2022-11-23

Document date: 2018-12-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Business related knowledge and skills identified as needed among green micro-entrepreneurs in the Swedish Central Baltic region

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.projectnaturebizz.eu/handbook-2/

Publication date: 2022-11-23

Document date: 2018-11-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Business from Nature: Necessary Business Skills and Knowledge in Green Entrepreneurship in Finland

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.projectnaturebizz.eu/handbook-2/

Publication date: 2022-11-23

Document date: 2018-12-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Report about Research of Skills and Knowledge for Micro entrepreneurs in Green Entrepreneurship

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.projectnaturebizz.eu/handbook-2/

Publication date: 2022-11-23

Document date: 2018-11-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Skills needed in green entrepreneurship and business development for microentrepreneurs

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.projectnaturebizz.eu/handbook-2/

Publication date: 2022-11-23

Document date: 2022-11-23

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Brochures / magazines / manuals

Business from Nature

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://www.projectnaturebizz.eu/handbook-2/

Publication date: 2022-11-23

Document date: 2020-02-28

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Videos / films

NatureBizz_Module 1_Managing green micro-business

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://www.projectnaturebizz.eu/handbook-2/

Publication date: 2022-11-23

Document date: 2020-06-09

Languages: en

Vanha NatureBizz_Undestanding green consumers_2020

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://www.projectnaturebizz.eu/handbook-2/

Publication date: 2022-11-23

Document date: 2020-06-08

Languages: en

NatureBizz Module 6: Managing supply chains in green micro-business.

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://www.projectnaturebizz.eu/handbook-2/

Publication date: 2022-11-23

Document date: 2020-06-05

Languages: en

NatureBizz Module 8: Green entrepreneurs go international.

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://www.projectnaturebizz.eu/handbook-2/

Publication date: 2022-11-23

Document date: 2020-06-05

Languages: en

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Financing programme

2014 - 2020 INTERREG V-A Finland - Estonia - Latvia - Sweden (Central Baltic)

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2023-11-11

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137 / 137 (100%)

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663 / 663 (100%)

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