SME4GREEN – What is it about:
Torino Municipality (Italy) & Ilfov County Council (Romania) are creating Local Green Deals – concrete action plans through which local public and private stakeholders work together towards achieving the green transition.
Steps:
- Steering groups formation
- Co-creation of the Local Green Deals
- Support for the local SMEs to create new green products/services
- Are you an SME from Torino or Bucharest-Ilfov Region? Join the SME4GREEN support program!
- 20 SMEs from the two territories will be selected to join our acceleration program. The acceleration program will be delivered by Măgurele Science Park and fonduri-structurale.ro/consolid8.
Program tracks:
- Sustainable business models
- Innovation management
Track A. Sustainable business models
Objective: The SMEs joining the program will be able to identify sustainable solutions for building new products/services, including financing opportunities
Modules (1-1 mentoring):
- Sustainable Business Model Canvas
- Strategic planning for businesses in sustainability
- How crowdfunding works & is it for my business/products?
- Pitch training
- Customized consultancy based on the needs of the selected SMEs
Modules (group sessions):
- How to develop & run successful crowdfunding campaigns for sustainable businesses/products
- Financing opportunities for sustainable businesses – including European grant funding
- Circular economy and sustainability
Track B. Innovation management
Objective: The SMEs joining the program will be able to develop customized plans for managing innovation processes at their level and identify financing opportunities for innovation
Modules (1-1 mentoring):
- Custom analysis on innovation processes for each SME
- Custom strategic mentoring on innovation management
- Methods to grow innovative ideas
- Tailored recommendations for financial sources to sustain the innovative processes
Modules (group sessions):
- Methods of Managing Innovation Processes (according to ISO 56002)
- Methods to integrate green technologies and digitalization in SME procedures
- Funding opportunities for innovation
General selection criteria for the SMEs that will join the program (both tracks)
We are looking for SMEs from Torino and from Bucharest-Ilfov Region who:
- Are legally established and active in the two ecosystems during project implementation;
- Have the SME status (<50 employees for small businesses, <250 for medium enterprises);
- Are Willing to commit at least 25 hours for this activity between June and August/September.
- Will sign the memorandum of understanding for the Local Green Deals or are active part of the Local Steering Group;
Additional criteria for track A. The selected SMEs must:
- Be interested in running a reward based crowdfunding campaign (5 SMEs from the selected ones will run a crowdfunding campaign on consolid8)
- Have a community (online/offline; client base…)
- Aim to launch a new/improved sustainable product/service (they will sell in advance a product/service through a possible crowdfunding campaign supported on consolid8.ro)
- Be willing to commit at least 2 – 3 hours/day to promote the campaign during its implementation (30 – 45 days)
Additional criteria for track B. The selected SMEs must:
- Have or are willing to add an innovative component/ approach in the organization
Calendar
Application deadline: Continuous enrolment until 25 September 2023; SMEs will be onboarded continuously, so you can apply anytime and discuss a personalized delivery calendar with the mentors;
Program delivery: June – September/October 2023
- individual 1 – 1 mentorship meetings and monthly general group progress meetings
- Workshop on developing crowdfunding campaigns for sustainable businesses/products with consolid8 experts
- Meeting with the Local Green Deal Steering Committee/ask for support
- Webinar on Financing opportunities for sustainable businesses – including European grant funding
- Circular economy workshop (tbc)
Implementation of crowdfunding campaigns (at least 5 campaigns) – on consolid8: November 2023 – April 2024
Apply here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe2Ge4LeiWVsUhmiN2PwyPytUOcOGziH4kcwSvh5enZ4xosPg/viewform
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You can reach us at [email protected] – contact person: Andrei Groseanu, management consultant.
