Agro and tourism business academy - SME support system

Acronym	Agro Business Academy
Project Number – MIS	5073427
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	EUROINTEGRA ASSOCIATION
Beneficiaries	AGRIENTREPRENEURSHIP / ΑΓΡΟΤΙΚΗ ΕΠΙΧΕΙΡΗΜΑΤΙΚΟΤΗΤΑ AGRIENTREPRENEURSHIP ΑΣΤΙΚΗ ΜΗ ΚΕΡΔΟΣΚΟΠΙΚΗ ΕΤΑΙΡΕΙΑ ASSOCIATION PROSPERITY AND DEVELOPMENT IN BULGARIA
Start Date	Jun 16, 2021
End Date	Sep 30, 2023
Budget	466.506,57 €
ERDF Contribution	396.530,58 €
National Contribution	69.975,99 €
Website	http://agrotouracademy.eu/

The project develops an innovative approach, based on international achievements and business trends, to provide a system that supports SMEs. The Agro-Tourism Business Academy develops: (a) vocational tutorials and video trainings for entrepreneurs and employees; (b) two experimental fields providing seedlings to agricultural producers; (c) a mobile App for alternative tourism, as a new a solution, mapping the targeted entrepreneurs, expanding the opportunity of regional product and services for market realization and boosting the alternative tourist visits; (d) a Web portal to provide digitalized materials and scientific know-how to facilitate the business administrative efforts of SMEs. The Academy will continue to provide consultations and training after the project ends.

The Agro Business Academy's scope is to allow wine producers to enter new markets, expand and increase their production capacity. Diversification of the entrepreneurs’ products and services will strengthen their competitiveness. Agro Business Academy also aims at: (a) adding additional economic value in terms of acquiring know-how, knowledge and new practices in wine production and tourism; (b) adding additional economic value to the land and increasing its cost; (c) increasing bio-wine tourism opportunities; (d) developping new business niche – bio and agro tourism, bio wine tourism and finally, (e) increasing skills and knowledge to the human capital in HORECA and tourism business.

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