RE-thinking MICROcredit as a tool to support SMEs and boost LOCAL economies

Acronym	REMICRO LOCAL
Project Number – MIS	5070104
Priority axis	1 - A Competitive and Innovative Cross-Border Area
Investment priorities	3a - Promoting entrepreneurship, in particular by facilitating the economic exploitation of new ideas and fostering the creation of new firms, including through business incubators
Intervention fields	066. Advanced support services for SMEs and groups of SMEs (including management, marketing and design services)
Call	6th CALL FOR PROJECT PROPOSALS
Lead Beneficiary	BUSINESS AND CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT CENTRE (KEPA)
Beneficiaries	ALLIANCE FOR REGIONAL COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT Rhodopes Regional Tourism Association SERRES CHAΜBER'S DEVELOPMENT COMPANY
Start Date	Apr 19, 2021
End Date	Sep 30, 2023
Budget	503.003,21 €
ERDF Contribution	427.552,73 €
National Contribution	75.450,48 €
Website	https://remicrolocal.eu/

The project’ overall objective is the development of a cross border partnership composed of business support organizations that will exchange good practices and cooperate with a goal to jointly tackle the issue of empowering existing and new businesses in the cross border area. The project aims to improve and extend the supply of high quality business support and capacity building actions tailored to businesses’ specific needs so that they enhance their competences and manage to grow. Specific focus will be given to certain business sectors, also included in the RIS3 studies, such as a) Agro-food industry b) Renewable energy and energy saving c) Sustainable tourism d) Materials-technology and e) Information and Communication Technologies.