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project info
Start date: 1 August 2015
End date: 30 November 2018
funding
Fund: European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)
Total budget: 2 497 964,13 €
EU contribution: 1 248 982,07 € (50%)
programme
Programming period: 2014-2021
Managing authority: Tillväxtverket
beneficiary

Smart and sustainable growth for start-ups and existing companies in the region

The project is a collaborative project between Piteå Municipality, Älvsbyn Municipality and Skellefteå Municipality. The goal is to increase new entrepreneurship, more new innovations that come into the market and to grow existing companies. Milestones to be prioritised: To develop Entrepreneurial Learning. To create physical development environments and idea lab environments. To develop accelerators that will support new companies in its development. To have more new growing companies, in new and existing industries. To develop entrepreneurship linked to the universities. The internationalisation of the project is reflected through more international contacts/customers and relationships. To develop a working mentoring program. To make it easier for ownership shifts. To increase participation from the local business community in the form of co-funding, mentoring and networking To achieve the goal of the project, they will work with advice to those who have new business and/or product ideas but also support new companies in its development. In Piteå and Skellefteå physical incubators will be established. The target group for the Incubator in Piteå is newly started companies between 1-5 years that are in need of a developing environment, which is in industries that are not covered by KKN businesses or companies that come directly from the university/university. The target group for the Inkubator in Skellefteå is start-up companies between 1-5 years and covers all industries, of the type width incubator

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