The overall aim of the programme for business development 2018-2021 is to create more growth companies in the Central Jutland Region. The Growth Forum wants a significant focus to be placed on internationally competing companies, especially among manufacturing and trading companies, because they are the growth engine of the Mid Jutland economy. The aim of the programme is to improve regional competitiveness by focusing on creating more internationally oriented companies that realise an indirect and direct international marketing potential. At the same time, the programme will support the region’s strengths by focusing on the areas of food, energy and climate, creative industries, ICT and digital growth and tourism, which account for 55 % of total growth in the Central Jutland Region. The aim is to increase the number of growth companies and innovative companies. The goal is achieved by offering companies advice, mentoring services, strategic networks and knowledge collaboration. The goal is that the companies that have been involved in the development experience significantly increased turnover and increased employment. The programme contains the following activities: Company spitch, individual consultancy programmes, growth savings programmes and business networks. The project expects the 444 participating SMEs to develop to create 45 new growth companies and 150 jobs.