The project is a strategic initiative in the form of a collaborative project between Region JH and IUC Z-Group. The project builds on the result of a project within the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth’s national initiative Smart Industry in the regions, Industrilyftet and other previous experiences and is in demand from the business community in Jämtland Härjedalen. The project is co-funded by the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth within the framework of the current national initiative, Smart Industry in Regions 2.0. The project aims to increase the knowledge/experience level of participating companies regarding, among other things, financing opportunities/investment planning and productivity increase through industrial modernisation.