The project consists of two work packages: WP1 and WP2. The management of these work packages was integrated as a part of EEN-Latvia/LTC management activities, and the services was offered in parallel to usual EEN services. The awareness rising of the SME Instrument and offered services Key account management and Enhancing SME innovation management capacity was achieved by using EEN-Latvia advertisement services: press releases, webpage een.lv innovation.lv EEN-Latvia newsletter, etc.
The project was started from 1 July, 2014 and ended in December, 2014, in total 6(six) month. During the project implementation in total 6(six) cases were performed. Each case took seven days.
The selection of beneficiaries - SMEs was made by consensus between all senior Enterprise Europe Network innovations experts nominated for these in-depth services.
Work package 1 (WP1), included Phase 1 and Phase 2 of key account management (KAM) functions of SME instrument. WP1 was started from the beginning of the project – month 1 (M1) and was active till the end of the project M6..
Service packages not required to deliver KAM services was expected to use in WP2, to help particularly promising SMEs enhance their innovation management capacities. The purpose of this activity was to carry out a diagnostic audit of selected SMEs that are capable for growth and successful internationalisation. This required developing and implementing a new tailored action plan. WP 2 started from M4 as it was planned. At this moment LTC had a more clear vision about number of service packs available for WP2.
The main results of the action, innovation capacity was increased in 6(six) beneficiaries – SMEs. This was achieved by delivery six seven-day specialised service packages to innovative SMEs. It is foreseen that delivered services will help SMEs better prepare H2020 SME Instrument project applications, foster development of new innovative technologies and services, increase competitiveness on the global market.
