Name of legal entity |
Country |
Overall project value (EUR) |
No of staff provided |
Name of client |
Origin of funding |
Dates (start/end) |
Name of partners |
GPM Consulting |
Macedonia |
2.000 |
A: 20 MD B: 100 % |
Strengthening Entrepreneurship, Competitiveness and Innovation, Agency for Promotion of the Entrepreneurship of the Republic of Macedonia (APPRM) |
British Embassy – Skopje |
10.07.2008 - 10.08.2008 |
NO PARTNER |
TERMS OF REFERENCE (TOR) FOR LOCAL SHORT-TERM EXPERT (LSTE) FOR THE PREPARATION OF BROCHURE ON EU SME SUPPORT ORGANISATIONS AND NETWORKS
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Global objective
The project objectives are fostering a favorable environment for entrepreneurship and small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), improving the competitiveness of Macedonian companies in the domestic and international markets, encouraging better exploitation of the innovative potential of enterprises as well as improving their performance by enhancing their functional skills.
Support to local infrastructure for social and economic cohesion.
The LSTE for the preparation of the brochure on EU SME Support Organisations and Networks will operate in line with the ToRs of this project for Component III (Innovation Strengthening / Activity III.3.1 Increase number of enterprises integrated into national/international network and promote the use of R&D).
The global objective of the assignment is to prepare an overview on EU SME Support Organisations and Networks.
Specific objective(s)
The specific objective of the assignment is to prepare a brochure based on the findings in the overview paper on SME Support Organisations and Networks in EU countries.
Beneficiaries:
Direct beneficiaries of the assignment are:
- SME Dep. (Ministry of Economy)
- APPRM (Agency for Promotion of the Entrepreneurship of the Republic of Macedonia)
- Regional centres
- Other Business Support Organisations
TYPE OF SERVICES PROVIDED
The Contractor carried out the following activities:
- Prepared an overview of the EU SME Support Organisations and Networks
- Designed the brochure based on the findings in the overview paper
Expert supported by the project stuff for some SME Support activities
Results:
The assignment achieved the following results:
- An overview of the EU SME Support Organisations and Networks prepared
- brochure based on the findings in the overview paper designed and developed