Baltic Business Development Network

Programme 2000 - 2006 Baltic Sea Region

Date of latest update: 2021-04-06

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Description (EN):

The development of the Baltic Sea Region (BSR) as a whole is characterized by large economic and social differences, cultural barriers, different languages and different business structures. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have problems to benefit from the advantages of the enlarged market due to their lack of knowledge and skills about business structures outside their home markets. In order to support and facilitate international business between SMEs, the Baltic Business Development Network (BBDN) projects’ objective is to implement a Virtual Baltic Development Agency (VBDA). The VBDA will be based on transnational cooperation between Regional Development Agencies and Business Schools from all nine countries in the Baltic Sea Region. Companies will get access to the VBDA through regional access points called Baltic Business Service Centers (BBSC) which will offer transnational business services on the national level. Common standards will be used to support SMEs in transnational entrepreneurship activities. BBDN will increase comparative business knowledge of RDAs that are established to support regional development. Universities and Business Schools will get access to the new research that drives development ahead. BBDN will aim for equal business training schemes and examinations in the whole region.

Achievements (EN):

• A running Virtual Baltic Development Agency (VBDA) based on the network between Business Schools and RDAs from nine partner countries of the BSR. • Well functioning Baltic Business Service Centers (BBSCs) in all participating countries. • The development of common BSR-standards will support SMEs in transnational entrepreneurship activities. • A computer based training (CBT) course “Business Guide to the Baltic Sea Region” achieving an easier understanding of and about the access to the partner markets. • A comparative research study including a report about “Best Practices” and Report on the policy model for regional development in the Baltic Sea Region.

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New products and services SME and entrepreneurship

Partners (17)

Lead Partner: Baltic Business School, University of Kalmar

Address: Gröndahlsvägen 19, 39182 Kalmar, Sweden

Legal status: n/a

Finnish School of SME Business Administration

Name: Finnish School of SME Business Administration

Address: 62201 Kauhava, Finland

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South Ostrobothnia Chamber of Commerce

Name: South Ostrobothnia Chamber of Commerce

Address: 60220 Seinäjoki, Finland

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School of Business Administration Turiba

Name: School of Business Administration Turiba

Address: 1058 Riga, Latvia

Legal status: n/a

Latvijas Tirdzniecības un rūpniecības kamera

Name: Latvijas Tirdzniecības un rūpniecības kamera

Address: 1010 Riga, Latvia

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University of Tartu, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration

Name: University of Tartu, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration

Address: 51009 Tartu, Estonia

Legal status: n/a

Euro Info Centre Almi / Regional Development Agency Kronoberg

Name: Euro Info Centre Almi / Regional Development Agency Kronoberg

Address: 35115 Växjö, Sweden

Legal status: n/a

Kaliningrad International Business Institute

Name: Kaliningrad International Business Institute

Address: 236010 Kaliningrad, Russia

Legal status: n/a

University of Szczecin

Name: University of Szczecin

Address: 71101 Szczecin, Poland

Legal status: n/a

Science Park of Police/Szczecin

Name: Science Park of Police/Szczecin

Address: 72010 Police, Poland

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Hochschule Wismar, University of Technology, Business and Design

Name: Hochschule Wismar, University of Technology, Business and Design

Address: 23966 Wismar, Germany

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Kaliningrad Regional Development Agency

Name: Kaliningrad Regional Development Agency

Address: 236006 Kaliningrad, Russia

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Tartu Science Park

Name: Tartu Science Park

Address: 51014 Tartu, Estonia

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Centre for Regional and Tourism Research

Name: Centre for Regional and Tourism Research

Address: 3730 Nexö, Denmark

Legal status: n/a

Lithuanian Development Agency for Small & Medium-Sized Enterprises

Name: Lithuanian Development Agency for Small & Medium-Sized Enterprises

Address: 1104 Vilnius, Lithuania

Legal status: n/a

Agency for technology transfer and furtherance of innovations GmbH

Name: Agency for technology transfer and furtherance of innovations GmbH

Address: 19061 Schwerin, Germany

Legal status: n/a

International Business School at Vilnius University

Name: International Business School at Vilnius University

Address: 2040 Vilnius, Lithuania

Legal status: n/a

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