Activities

WORK PACKAGE 1- PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND COORDINATION

The goal of WP1 is to facilitate the effective and collaborative planning of all project activities, oversee the execution of these activities, foster efficient communication among all partners throughout the project, and establish a continuous monitoring and evaluation process that engages all partners.

Tasks:
Elaboration of the management plan
Preparation and signature of the partnership agreement
Continuous reporting and internal evaluation and monitoring
Preparation of and participation in bimonthly steering committees 

WORK PACKAGE 2- TRANSNATIONAL PEER-LEARNING

In WP 2 project partners will ensure peer exchange and related capacity-building and activate cross-fertilizing processes between social economy intermediary and support organizations and between small and micro community-based social economy SMEs;

Tasks
Survey on specific needs on SMEs
Screening of existing competence development schemes
SKI.F.T methodology I, II
Repository of tools for capacity-building of SMEs in green transition processes
Evaluation reports

First Capacity-Building Seminar, Copenhagen
Second Capacity-Building Seminar, Bologna

First Online Transnational Meeting Part 1 
First Online Transnational Meeting Part 2 
Second Online Transnational Meeting 

 

WORK PACKAGE 3- ADVISORY SERVICES AND COACHING

The objective of WP3 is to provide advisory services and coaching/business support. These services will be delivered mainly, but not exclusively, to beneficiaries that will be selected under a specific call for the use of services under WP 4 - direct financial support – to:

  • Increase success and impact of transition projects of beneficiary enterprises and
  • Develop a certain continuity in cooperation and networking between beneficiary enterprises and other actors in the territory.

The provided advisory services will aim to help beneficiaries to:

  • Reassess the activities of their enterprise.
  • Gain better knowledge of, better understand, and interact with the local (eco-)system they operate in and related potential for cooperation.
  • Define their new business model (also including the aspect of feasibility) 

WORK PACKAGE 4- DIRECT FINANCIAL SUPPORT

WP4 will provide direct financial support in to enable beneficiaries to purchase additional capacity building services for the implementation of new business models.

Criteria for the maximum amount to be granted to each third party: will be defined in detail during the project after the selection of beneficiaries.

Tasks
Publication of a call for interest for direct financial support
Selection of beneficiaries of direct financial support
Publication of a call for service providers
Selection of service providers to be included in a catalogue of potential service providers
Restricted call for interest and selection of beneficiaries taking part in the third transnational capacity-building seminar


WORKPACKAGE 5- COMMUNICATION AND DISSEMINATION

During the initial project phase, the project consortium will undertake the development and approval of a thorough communication and dissemination plan. This plan will delineate a range of activities, covering internal communication among project partners, outreach to external stakeholders, and dissemination efforts.

Tasks
Creation of a communication and dissemination strategy
Implementation of localized communication and dissemination initiatives
Execution of communication and dissemination activities at European level
Coordination of a European webinar
Production of newsletters and storytelling materials