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CREATE4COMPETE
Creativity for Boosting
Competence and
Competitiveness
Overall Duration of the Action
24 months
09/2012- 10/2014
Contracting authority
Ministry of Regional Development of
the Republic of Poland
Programme
Lithuania - Poland - Russia
Cross - border - cooperation programme
2007-2013
Total eligible cost of the Action
395,539.840 EUR
Percentage of total eligible cost of action
90 %
Programme priority and measure
• Priority 2. Pursuing social, economic and spatial
development
• Measure 2.3. Increasing competitiveness of
SMEs and development of the labour market
Title of the Action
Create4Compete - Creativity for Boosting
Competence and Competitiveness
Location of the Action
Lithuania, Marijampole and Kaunas
Counties; Russian Federation, Kaliningrad
Oblast (region)
Project Coordinator
Marijampole Branch Office of Kaunas Chamber
of Commerce, Industry and Crafts
www.chamber.lt
Project Partners
Kaunas Regional Development Agency
www.krda.lt
Kaliningrad Chamber of Commerce and Industry
www.kaliningrad-cci.ru
Fund Victoria
www.fkt-sme.ru
Target groups
SMEs; intermediary business
support structures for SMEs, in
target regions
Final Beneficiaries
SMEs sector in Marijampole, Kaunas and
Kaliningrad regions
Marijampole, Kaunas and Kaliningrad
regions
Estimated Results
4 business support organizations in Marijampole, Kaunas and
Kaliningrad regions strengthened.
One new innovative business support infrastructure (BSO-EXT
coachers) for SME’s created and tested.
130 SMEs’ coached to raise competitiveness, entrepreneurship and
cooperation of SMEs’.
20 SMEs’ knowledge on innovations and creativity strengthened.
20 companies having cross-border business capacities of
competitiveness strengthened.
3 networks for benefits of SMEs in the regions created and tested.
2groups of representatives of SMEs’ trained and coached to start and
develop cross border business and cooperation.
Main Activities
Raise competence and creativity of business support organizations.
Improve material base of partners’ organizations for intermediary
support services for SMEs.
Strengthen capacities of entrepreneurship and competitiveness of
SMEs’ in Marijampole, Kaunas and Kaliningrad regions.
Strengthen capacities of innovations and creativity of SMEs having
interest to start cross-border business with Lithuania and Russia
(Kaliningrad).
Create and develop the networks between partners’ organizations,
SMEs’ and coachers.
Strengthen cooperation of business representatives in order to
develop common ideas for cross-border business.
Specific problems and Needs
the Action addresses (I)
Insufficient access to innovative public services (training services,
networks and etc.) enhancing competitiveness and internationalisation
of SMEs and a lack of diversity of services targeting SMEs start - ups
on regional level
Insufficient application of innovative instruments for management
and solving issues in SMEs
Lack of initiation of international projects and innovative activities
targeted at fostering SMEs cross - border cooperation
Lack of companies and programmes and business events targeted at
fostering the implementation of innovation strategies, especially on the
regional level
Unnumerous number of innovative SMEs in the region
Insufficient awareness on existing innovative technologies of
entrepreneurs and employees.
Specific problems and Needs
the Action addresses (II)
 There are no cross - border activities of international business
network of SMEs demanding actual trade or active entry
Insufficient experience of SMEs in the field of international
cooperation (Lithuania with the Federation of Russia)
Lack of a clear regional innovative system having integrated rules as
well as a system of relations between entities
Insufficient dissemination of cases on good practices of SMEs of the
regions beyond the cross-border
Insufficient cooperation and common objectives between the SMEs,
public institutions, education and training institutions and business
support institutions by forming strategies of regional international
cooperation.
Overall Objective of the Action
To contribute to encouragement of
competitiveness and cross-border
co-operation of SME’s and business
support structures among Marijampole,
Kaunas and Kaliningrad regions
Specific Objectives of the
Action
Strengthened business support organizations in Marijampole,
Kaunas and Kaliningrad regions;
Raised competitiveness and entrepreneurship of SMEs in
Marijampole, Kaunas and Kaliningrad regions;
Enhanced cooperation among SMEs’, among business support
organizations and among business support organizations and SMEs’
of Marijampole, Kaunas and Kaliningrad regions.
Expected impact of project activities
to Marijampole, Kaunas and
Kaliningrad regions at economical
and social scales (I)
Improving Business Competitiveness and
Increasing Economic Growth.
Labour Market Development and
Encouragement of Entrepreneurship.
Promotion of Culture Inspiring Innovations
and Creativity.
Expected impact of project activities
to Marijampole, Kaunas and
Kaliningrad regions at economical
and social scales (II)
Improving and Strengthening of
Infrastructure of Organisation (Applicant).
Internationalisation and Cooperation
Development.
Increasing Competitiveness of Region and
State.
Contact information
Marijampole and Kaunas Counties:
E-mail: [email protected]
[email protected]
Kaliningrad region:
E-mail: [email protected]
[email protected]