Supporting SMEs
and entrepreneurs

Objectives

The project aims at support SMEs and entrepreneurs from agricultural and tourism sector through provision of business facilities, services, know-how and human development skills that will positively affect the entrepreneurial success and the sustainable business development. The project aims at upgrading and using the achieved results and outputs of two previous projects – Danube winery places (CBC Romania-Bulgaria 2007-2013) and VINESOS (INTERREG VA Greece Bulgaria 20014-2020).The project will provide business support through development of vocational and scientific tutorials, provision of know-how and support for production of bio -wines from local varieties, development of bio-agri-wine tourism product, and sommelier knowledge to HORECA representatives. Agro tourism Academy will be formed to facilitate the entrepreneurs from the CB area with administrative and vocational support in long term.

Results

One of the significant results of the project is the development and establishment of experimental fields for local vine varieties and the production of young plants that will be distributed to wine makers and vine growers in order to reintroduce the local brading. It is expected 30 agricultural producers from both sides to receive seedlings by the end of project implementation.

Deliverables

The project consists of 5 Work Packages providing a well defined structure of what has to be achieved and how:

• Management and Coordination
• Communication and Dissemination. Project promotional action
• Diagnosis and strategic planning
• Development of Agro-Tourism Business Academy
• Sustainability and added value measures