Description (EN): The project is an opportunity for the target group to increase its capacity and level of preparation by capitalizing all the benefits a network such as the Black Sea Tradenet offers. By bringing together the main players from the business environment, the projects will promote SMEs opportunities. Therefore, they will value the cooperation opportunities that the Basin offers, at their maximum potential.
Read more Achievements (EN): 5 individual Documentation research on economic and trade environment compiled in each partner country in the Black Sea Basin. Findings of these reports were promoted into a Commercial Atlas written intially in English and translated in Armenian, Bulgarian, Romanian, Greek and Turkish languages/printed + distributed to stakeholders
1 website created/updated;
1 online database developed about opportunities for trade in Black Sea partner countries (web);
7 workshops were organised in all project countries and partner towns with 424 SMEs participating into the workshops .
1 brokerage event was organised in Greece with 85 participants - 5 partnerships between participant companies set;
1 online stock market exchange with free access with 67 users;
42 BSOs representatives trained/awared during 4-days Business School in Constanta about the Black Sea area trade &comerce specificity;
17 BSOs representatives equipped with good parcatices and know-how during 2-days event in Trabzon, Turkey;
1 partnership agreement for Black Sea TradeNet signed by all 7 partners;
1 Identity Manual for BST Network, cod of conduct and action plan for 2013 develped;
7 contact point of BST Network equipped with necessary endowment acc. project's Budget;
11,902 pcs promotional materials created and disseminated in Dobrich/Bulgaria, Thessaloniki/Greece, Yerevan/Armenia, Trabzon/Turkey and Constanta/Romania.
Read more
Expected Results (EN): - One common framework and structure of the national research reports to be used as a guideline in the documentation research phase by all partners;
- 5 individual researches for each country on economic and trade development in the BSB;
- 1 Commercial Atlas translated in 6 languages (Armenian, Bulgarian, Romanian, Greek and Turkish and English), and printed in 5,000 copies (1,000 copies for each country), and published on
7.000 CD-ROMs;
- 1 website of the project;
- 1 online database with business opportunities, in English;
- 1 website updated with information on economic and trade Development
- preparation activities for 7 workshops organized in all project‘s countries and partner towns;
- 7 workshops organized in all project‘s countries and partner towns;
- All presentations during the workshops will be published on the project website;
- 7 workshops completed, organized in all project‘s countries and partner towns;
- 350 SMEs participants in workshops in 5 countries - 7 towns, aware on subjects such as: labour force, legislation, regional cooperation, economic threats in the region and also specific economic situation;
- preparation activities for organising the brokerage event;
- 1 online stock market exchange with more than 60 unique users registered in the first month (the participants in the brokerage event);
- 1 brokerage event organized in Greece, with the participation of at least 70 participants of which 60 SMEs from all partner-countries;
- 1 online stock market exchange updated with requests and offers aiming business environment.
- 34 BSOs representatives aware and trained on Black Sea Area specificity during a 3-days Business School in Constanta (RO)
- 20 BSOs representatives equipped with good practice and know-how transferred from similar networks, during a 2-day event in Trabzon
- The partnership for Black Sea Tradenet signed by all 7 partners;
- The network has an identity manual, a code of conduct and an action plan for the next year;
- All 7 contact points are equipped with the necessary infrastructure;
- Promotional instruments: printed materials in each contact point‘s language (leaflets and posters), 1 website of the network. The network promoted in 7 local communities: Dobrich (BG), Thessaloniki (GR),
Kavalla (GR),Yerevan (AM), Trabzon (TR), Zonguldak (TR) and Constanta (RO);
- 7 press conference organized in each partner-town;
- Dissemination of press releases and promotion materials during the events organized in the project, observing the Manual of Visibility;
- Dissemination of press releases and promotion materials during the events organized in the project, observing the Manual of Visibility
- End-of-project press conference organized in Constanta;
- 6 physical management meetings with all partners participation during the project;
- 12 virtual committee meetings;
- 4 progress reports and one final project report;
- One final audit report on the project.
Read more
