Ljubljana, 9 August 2018 – Government Office for Development and European Cohesion Policy, the Managing Authority for ERDF, ESF and Cohesion Fund, issued a grant decision for the call for proposals ‘’Co-financing market research, participation in international forums, and certificates in 2018’’. The call for proposals will receive a contribution from the European Regional Development Fund totalling EUR 700,000, of which EUR 441,840 will go to cohesion region Vzhodna Slovenija and EUR 258,160 to Zahodna Slovenija. The call will be published on the website of SPIRIT Slovenia, Public Agency for Entrepreneurship, Internationalization, Foreign Investments and Technology.
The call for proposals aims to enhance the competitiveness of micro enterprises and small- and medium- sized enterprises (SMEs) in international markets, and increase the scale, scope and speed of internationalisation of such enterprises.
The objectives of the call for proposals will be pursued by the following activities:
- support to SMEs in conducting international market research,
- support to SMEs in active participation of enterprises in international forums taking place abroad,
- support to SMEs in acquiring certificates.
For more information, please refer to SPIRIT Slovenia.