Sofia, 9th of October, 2003

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Regional Strategies for the promotion of the
Entrepreneurship PROMOTOR Project
EDE Conference Sofia, 9th of October, 2003
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Projects reason to be.

• The creation of NTBFs is considered a key element
  for launching regions economic activity.
• The successful settlement of this type of firms
  has a high risk of early firms death.
• This reality is shared in all Europe, but it is
  even more crucial in NAC due to lower industrial
  structure and less experienced schemes.
• CARSA, WUT, Paragon and KT have had successful
  experiences in own territories that can be shared
  and extrapolated to other regions.

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Projects objectives.

• PRO PLUS is creating an homogenous methodology to
  establish regional programmes to stimulate the
  creation of profitable start-ups.
• This will be done from the expertise of MS
  partners.
• This outcoming methodology will be applied at the
  5 NAC regions, and such implementation will end
  with the settlement of 5 start-ups per region.
• Methodology will be customised to each region
  reality.
• It will be followed a scheme All to All, One to
  One.

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Projects subobjectives.

• 1/ Create A Better Methodology
• 2/ Create A Transferrable Methodology
• 3/ Validate The Methodology By Implementing The
  Scheme
• 4/ Showcase The Methodology By Dissemination Of
  The Results Of Scheme's Implementation
• 5/ Create Applied Knowledge
• 6/ Validate Meta-Methodology of European
  Collaboration in Validation Project

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Quantitative Objectives
Overall objectives
Unified methodology for promoting the creation of NTBFs.
Guidelines describing procedures for implementing the methodology
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Quantitative Objectives
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Donors expertise.

• Brief mention to donors expertise
• CARSA defined and tested a methodology applied in
  Castilla la Mancha (later in other regions) for
  creating NTBFs. In addition has created a group
  of firms.
• WUT is a recently constituted office for the
  promotion of TT in the University of Saarland.
  This has created an incubator environment with
  more than 100 firms.
• Paragon SME providing specialised research,
  technical and consulting services and promoting
  transfer of technology from Universities and
  Research Institutes to the Industry, strong
  portfolio of European projects.
• Karten Technolgie is owned by 4 entities
  (Carinthian Gov, the Austrian Chamber of Commerce
  and the Federation of the Austrian industry) KT
  manages 4 technology parks, specializes in start
  up consulting, business plan set up, incubation,
  inward investment, cluster development

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RTD Technical Management
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TT Technical Management
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Operative working structure

• WP 1 EXPERTISE CONCENTRATION
• TASK 1.1 internal and integratory validation of
  PRO PLUS in DONORS group
• TASK 1.2 development of analytical tools for
  analysing 'state of the art in NACs
• TASK 1.3 preparation of PRO PLUS MANUAL
• WP 2 Transferability analysis and transfer
  METHODOLOGY definintion
• TASK 2.1 complete study of 'state of the art' in
  RECEIPIENTS, NAC regions
• TASK 2.2 transferability analysis
• TASK 2.3 adaptatory validation of PRO PLUS ,
  development of regional workplans
• WP 3 IMPLEMENTATION of PRO PLUS in 5 NAC regions
• TASK 3.1 establishemnt of regional databases
• TASK 3.2 organization of call for proposals from
  innovators and selection of start-ups
• TASK 3.3 business plan competition and launch of
  start-ups
• TASK 3.4 ongoing evaluation/ support to
  implementation of start-up support measures
• WP 4 DISSEMINATION and PROMOTION
• TASK 4.1 definition of technical tools, internal/
  external project website
• TASK 4.2 elabaration/ implementation of
  dissemination/ promotion plan and tools
• TASK 4.3 publishing work, marketing, PR, media
  relations
• TASK 4.4 external cooperation/ synergies with
  other inititives/ interest groups, political
  contacts
• WP 5 PROJECT MANAGEMENT and COORDINATION

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Operative working calendar
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Actions carried out so far
Actions Actual status
1st Version of Pro Plus Methodology (PPM) 100
Template and guidelines for analysing state of the art 100
Template for regional databases in recipients region 100
Template for regional dissemination Plan 100
Logo, Image of the project 100
Project Webpage 95
Packeging of donors expertise and know-how 100
Complete 1st Version of the Harmonised Pro Plus Methodology 100
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Actions carried out so far
Actions Actual status
Specific modules on entrepeneurs identification, training, mobilising capital and Incubation Services. 100
Analysis of the State of the art and databases of stakeholders in Bulgaria, Slovenia, Latvia, Poznan and Wroclaw. 100
Preliminary customised methodology per region 100
Involvement of regional Stakeholders. 80
First call for potential entrepreneurs 60
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Pro Plus Methodology
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Dissemination