Increase the presence of blue and green sector SMEs from the South Baltic area on international markets through joint cross-border actions

Actions supporting the expansion of blue and green sector SMEs within and beyond the South Baltic area will be funded.

This measure is dedicated to a more active presence of blue and green sector SMEs in international markets – including other South Baltic regions, other European countries and third markets (e.g. the Far East). It aims at helping mitigate growing disparities in the economic standings between South Baltic urban and rural areas (e.g. in internationalisation levels of SMEs).

Demonstrations-, Modell- und Pilotvorhaben, Information, Kommunikation, Beteiligung, Produktentwicklung, Markteinführung, Strategieentwicklung, Konzept-, Teilkonzepterstellung, Vermarktung, Vernetzung, Kooperation

Exemplary types of beneficiaries:

• Local and regional authorities and their associations.
• Formal associations, clusters and networks of SMEs (having legal personality).
• Chambers of commerce, business support organisations and development agencies.
• NGOs and R&D organisations providing international promotion and marketing, research and services (e.g. training).
• European Groupings of Territorial Cooperation.

Hinweis: Bitte klären Sie die Förderfähigkeit Ihrer Institution frühzeitig mit den für die Förderung verantwortlichen Ansprechpartnern.

In Mecklenburg-Vorpommern die Landkreise: Nordwestmecklenburg, Rostock, Vorpommern-Rügen, Vorpommern-Greifswald und die kreisfreie Stadt Rostock.

Kooperationsmöglichkeiten bestehen mit Dänemark, Schweden, Litauen und Polen. Bitte prüfen Sie im Kooperationsprogramm (KP, CP), S. 2, welche Teilräume der Staaten förderfähig sind.

Nicht rückzahlbarer Zuschuss

Exemplary actions:

• Joint development and pilot implementation of innovative business models for the internationalisation of blue and green sector SMEs.
• Market research for blue and green sector SMEs, their clusters and business support institutions in relation to the introduction of new services and products in international markets.
• Organisation of activities promoting products and services of blue and green sector SMEs from the South Baltic area in international markets.
• Provision of products and services to improve the capacity of blue and green sector SMEs from the South Baltic area to operate in international markets.
• Development of internet-based tools to provide targeted information and to facilitate regulatory procedures for the activities of blue and green sector SMEs in international markets.
• Awareness raising campaigns and general promotion actions encouraging international trade and business activities of blue and green sector SMEs from the South Baltic area – as an alternative/amendment to national operations.

In addition to regular and small-scale cross-border cooperation projects, the Monitoring Committee may decide to co-finance strategic projects under this measure, i.e. projects that have a tangible impact on a significant part of the South Baltic Programme (SBP) area. Furthermore, there may be support for seed money activities, defined as drafting activities for a project concept which can be further developed into an application to the SBP.

Hinweis: Weitere förderrelevante Informationen zur Maßnahme finden Sie im Kooperationsprogramm ab S. 27.

SMEs representing blue and green sectors of economy and interested in expanding their business operations to international markets (including other South Baltic regions, other European countries and third markets, e.g. the Far East).

Es werden nur solche Projekte unterstützt, bei denen Projektpartner aus mindestens zwei Teilnehmerländern  zusammenarbeiten. Weitere Hinweise hierzu erhalten Sie auf der Homepage des South Baltic Programmes.

Projects will be submitted within dedicated calls for proposals. The rules for the submission of applications as well as the assessment and selection procedures will be described in the Programme Manual (Handbuch).

Weitere Hinweise zur Antragstellung finden Sie auf der Homepage des Interreg South Baltic.

Projects will be selected based on their ability to:

• Contribute to the delivery of the specific objectives and achievement of SBP indicators.
• Address the problems to be tackled in a way that justifies cross-border actions.
• Demonstrate solutions, technologies and approaches to the problems identified that are innovative (i.e. are not executed by the beneficiaries involved on a routine basis) and that are planned, designed and implemented in a cross-border partnership.
• Achieve durable and replicable outcomes (possible to be transferred to other geographical areas of the SBP).
• Contribute to the sustainable development.
• Promote equal opportunities and non-discrimination.
• Encourage equality between men and women.

The contribution of the project proposals in fulfilling the goals of the EUSBSR (EU strategy for the baltic sea region) will also be assessed.

Start der Maßnahme: 01.01.2014

Ende der Maßnahme: 31.12.2023