Work package number: 1
Work package title: “Key account management” for the beneficiaries of the SME Instrument
Participants: KOSGEB, ODTU Teknokent and TTGV
Work performed and main results: During the 2014 period, one SME from BSN-Anatolia region became a beneficiary of the 1st phase of the Horizon 2020 SME Instrument. KOSGEB had zero person/day while ODTU Teknokent and TTGV had 2,5 person/day each. Due to the fact that only one SME Instrument beneficiary has been announced, ODTU Teknokent accomplished the 2,5 day work package in 2014.
During the reporting period, SME’s need analysis has been accomplished with the Business Innovation Tree and Life-Cycle Methodologies provided by SMEMPOWER. An outcome and need analysis has reported to the company and the company’s strategic needs coach selection has been done accordingly. The Improve Methodology has not been implemented to the SME Beneficiary because the beneficiary was a micro-SME with one employee. After four potential coach selections, several Skype meetings were held. The best fit coach has been selected and coaching plan has been delivered to the European Commission.
For work package 1, apart from the Key Account Management activities, the consortium was in close contact with the NCP’s. SME Instrument beneficiaries and SME Instrument applicants were closely monitored, informed about the future cut-off dates. Their Phase 1 proposals have been read and feedbacks were given.
Main results: The SME Instrument beneficiary has been detected as a “Pre-industrialized company” at “Seed-stage”, the company is targeting an “Upscaling stage”. Main gaps were detected in market placement, marketing, commercialization, medical device regulatories for European Countries and contacting Business Angels and Venture Capitals. Therefore a coach specialized in strategy enhancement activities, merge and acquisitions, funding, and entrepreneur coaching has been chosen. The coaching plan has not been implemented yet due to the delays in the contracting period between the European Commision and the coach.
Work package number: 2
Work package title: “Enhancing SME innovation management capacity” for innovating SME independently from a specific project
Participants: KOSGEB, ODTU Teknokent and TTGV
Work performed and main results: For the 2014 BSNinnoSME project, two work packages for KOSGEB, six work packages for ODTU Teknokent and six work packages for TTGV had been planned and the Improve methodology had been proposed However, due to the delay of the project start and lack of Improve license numbers, only ODTU Teknokent and TTGV were able to receive the “Introduction to Improve Approach” training held on 22.09.2014 in İstanbul, Sabanci University. Moreover, ODTU Teknokent and TTGV have participated in the “Improve Innovation Management Consulting” training held in Berlin during the dates 24.12.2014-25.12.2014. During the 1.9.2014 - 31.12.2014 period TTGV and ODTU Teknokent have accomplished four work packages each. A total of eight work packages and 56 person/days have been completed.
