Smart Cross-border Entrepreneurship Accelerator

Programme 2014 - 2020 INTERREG V-A Greece - Bulgaria

Date of latest update: 2023-08-09

Description

Description (EN):

The project proposes the establishment of a single Smart cross-border Entrepreneurship Accelerator (SEA) with two regional nodes - one in Evros at the Chamber of Commerce, and one in Blagoevgrad at the American University. Each regional node hosts a Start-up Hub and a Co-working Space, and altogether accommodate an integrated accelerator programme for the CB region as a whole. The objective is to trigger the untapped entrepreneurial potential and enhance new business across the CB area. The project envisages three core actions to set up and run the SEAccelerator: 1) Scoping the SEA - a preparatory stage for content development of a sound training and mentoring programme considering regional specifics. 2) Building the SEA - Investment and equipment supply to set up the Accelerator’s regional offices - the Start-up Hubs and Co-working Spaces in Evros and Blagoevgrad. 3) Piloting the SEA - implementing a full pilot acceleration cycle for the project beneficiaries.

Website: http://www.greece-bulgaria.eu/

Expected Results (EN):

The project will improve the regional business support system and empower the untapped entrepreneurial potential of young people in the area with skills and knowledge on how to create and develop start-up companies. The results will directly bring added value to the entrepreneurship support infrastructure and service provision systems of the CB region by: - Enhanced entrepreneurship and business support ecosystem and infrastructure of the GR-BG CB region through the establishment of a fully-fledged SEAccelerator with both (i) the physical infrastructure and (ii) the training content/methodology for its operation. - Fostered entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial culture, and activated hidden potential of the CB region by a series of promotional and motivational events to underpin the SEAccelerator establishment. - Fostered 'ownership' to the SEA by the regional stakeholders grounded on their direct involvement in the process of scoping, piloting and sustaining (both institutionally and financially) the established business support infrastructure (i.e. the SEAccelerator and the SEA Start-up Hubs and Co-working spaces). The SEAccelerator itself is the main project result, intended to be sustained beyond the project life and to feed into the regional business support ecosystem in the long-run due to its advantages for all parties concerned.

Thematic information

SME and entrepreneurship

Specific Objective: To Improve entrepreneurship SME support systems

Thematic Objective: (03) enhancing the competitiveness of SMEs by:

Investment Priority: (03a) promoting entrepreneurship, in particular by facilitating the economic exploitation of new ideas and fostering the creation of new firms, including through business incubators

Partners (5)

Lead Partner: CHAMBER OF EVROS

Address: 307 Dimokratias Ave., 68100 Alexandroupolis, Greece

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 140 139.75

ERDF budget: EUR 119 118.79

American University in Bulgaria

Name: American University in Bulgaria

Address: 1 Georgi Izmirliev Square, 2700 BLAGOEVGRAD, Bulgaria

Legal status: private

Total budget: EUR 106 467.50

ERDF budget: EUR 90 497.38

BUSINESS INFORMATION AND CONSULTING CENTRE - SANDANSKI

Name: BUSINESS INFORMATION AND CONSULTING CENTRE - SANDANSKI

Address: 5 SKOPIE STREET, 2800 SANDANSKI, Bulgaria

Legal status: private

Total budget: EUR 106 842.50

ERDF budget: EUR 90 816.12

YOUTH ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY (YET) N.G.O

Name: YOUTH ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY (YET) N.G.O

Address: SPARTIS 15, 56334 ELEFTHERIO, Greece

Legal status: private

Total budget: EUR 106 946.25

ERDF budget: EUR 90 904.31

Technology and Human Resources Institute (IATAP)

Name: Technology and Human Resources Institute (IATAP)

Address: Antoni Tritsi 21, 57001 Thermi, Thessaloniki, Greece

Legal status: private

Total budget: EUR 74 188.15

ERDF budget: EUR 63 059.93

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CHAMBER OF EVROS

Smart Cross-border Entrepreneurship Accelerator

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Американски университет в България

Smart Cross-border Entrepreneurship Accelerator

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BUSINESS INFORMATION AND CONSULTING CENTRE - SANDANSKI

Smart Cross-border Entrepreneurship Accelerator

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YOUTH ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY (YET) N.G.O

Smart Cross-border Entrepreneurship Accelerator

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Technology and Human Resources Institute (IATAP)

Smart Cross-border Entrepreneurship Accelerator

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Summary

Project name (EN): Smart Cross-border Entrepreneurship Accelerator

Project acronym: SEA

Project start date: 2021-04-13

Project end date: 2023-07-12

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 534 584.15

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 454 396.53

Co-financing sources:

ERDF: Amount, EUR 454 396.53.

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Financing programme

2014 - 2020 INTERREG V-A Greece - Bulgaria

Last month that data in keep.eu was retrieved from the Programme's website or received from the Programme

2021-10-07

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

132 / 132 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

489 / 489 (100%)

Notes on the data

Information provided by the Programme. Achievements were retrieved by Interact from the Programme website (https://old-2014-2020.greece-bulgaria.eu/), or a website directly linked from it, on 2024-03-11.

The financial data featured in keep.eu for this programme, it's projects and its partners is not exact and should be taken as a reference only.

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