Infra-Botnia
The project's general and overarching objective was therefore to support the region's SMEs in their businesses, essentially by improving their competitiveness based on increased capacity for international operations and co-operations.
The project focuses on increasing competences, networking, and collaboration. This includes creating country specific market profiles for the sector, agreement techniques and risk management in the Nordic countries, stakeholder analysis and codification of tacit knowledge, internationalization Strategies for SMEs, digitizing operational processes, digital product and service innovation, and technical challenges and innovations. Overall, this should create a structure that helps small businesses to reach out to international markets through advice and knowledge building.
Co-financiers
Regional Council of Ostrobothnia (FI)), Region Västerbotten (SE), Yrkeshögskolan Novia (FI), Umeå university (SE), Vaasa Region Development Company VASEK (FI)