Project description
An innovation boost for Srpska SMEs
SMEs in the Republic of Srpska will receive a boost under the Horizon 2020 SME Instrument. The EU funded EUNORS project will provide support to about a dozen local SMEs in order to help them increase their growth and profitability. Specifically, it will enhance innovation management capacity of 15 companies in the Republic of Srpska. It will also provide key account management support for 1 successful applicant of Horizon 2020’s SME Instrument. What’s more, to address the limited financial resources, EUNROS will provide tailored innovation management capacity support to SMEs.
Objective
This action relates to Horizon 2020 topic Innovation in SMEs under Other actions (Specific activities in the context of innovation support (H2020), in particularly the component: “Enhancing the innovation management capacity of SMEs” in the Enterprise Europe Network.
The main aim of the project is:
Enhanced growth and profitability of 16 SMEs in RS through provision of specialized innovation support services by EUNORS Network partners.
Specific objectives:
- Enhanced innovation management capacity of 15 companies within 12 months in Republic of Srpska.
- Provide key account management support for 1 successful applicants of SME Instrument
As identified by both COSME and Horizon programs, in Europe, and more specifically geographic area covered by EUNORS, SMEs face a number of internal and external constraints, particularly “lack of financial resources” and “inability to manage innovation processes efficiently and effectively”. To tackle these constraints, EUNROS will focus on providing customized EIMC expert support to SMEs in our target area, to a predefined number of beneficiaries with high potential for growth and internationalization.
Additionally, EUNORS will work with SMEs in order to support them in the process of applying for SME Instrument (under H2020 Programme).
Minimum number of service packages will be 16, from which 15 Enhancing innovation management capacity (EIMC) and 1 Key Account Management (KAM) package for beneficiaries of SME Instrument, FTI and FET-OPEN during 2019.
Programme(s)
- H2020-EU.2.3. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Innovation In SMEs Main Programme
Topic(s)
Funding Scheme
CSA - Coordination and support actionCoordinator
78000 BANJA LUKA
Bosnia and Herzegovina