The COLLABORATE call for SMEs support is OPEN from 15 November, 17:00 CET!
Deadline: 15 January of 2025, 17:00 CET
The SUSRUR project, co-funded by the European Union under the COSME program, is proud to announce the launch of its COLLABORATE call, targeting SMEs in the tourism sector across five European rural and remote areas.
The COLLABORATE call, open from November 15, 2024, aims to support up to 50 tourism SMEs in developing skills and capacity building at management level which will enhance the SMEs overall performance towards digital and green transition. With an indicative budget of € 300 000, each selected applicant is eligible for a grant of € 6 000.
KEY OBJECTIVE:
The objective of the SUSRUR Open Call #3 is to develop skills and capacity building at management level which will enhance the SMEs overall performance towards digital and green transition.
Through the access to two specialised consulting services, applicants will have at their disposal a range of specialised services from business analysis or/and guidance to develop key competences in digital tools, marketing, sustainability, resilience and economics. Available services in the Collaborate Programme will focus on the topics listed below:
- Digital Marketing Plan
- Sustainability Action Plan
- Technology and Innovation Survey for the Circular Economy of rural tourism SMEs
- Technology and Innovation survey for the Clean Energy Transition of rural tourism SMEs
- Technology and Innovation survey for the Digitalisation of rural tourism SMEs (Digital Marketing excluded)
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
● Only applicants legally based on one of the following five regions are eligible under the call:
- Asturias (Spain)
- Western Macedonia (Greece)
- Harghita (Romania)
- Utena (Lithuania)
- Steirisches Vulkanland (Austria)
● The call will be limited to tourism enterprises under at least one of the following NACE classes:
- H49 - Land transport and transport via pipelines
- I55 - Accommodation I56 - Food and beverage service activities
- N79 - Travel agency, tour operator reservation service and related activities
- R90 - Creative, arts and entertainment activities
- R91 - Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities
- R93 - Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities
- Other if related to scope of SUSRUR project.
Applicants that received funding during SUSRUR programs Open Call #1 - ACCELERATOR or Open Call #2 - INNOVATE are ineligible under this call.
HOW TO APPLY:
- Interested SMEs can find detailed information here: Open Call #3 - COLLABORATE.
- Check the eligibility criteria.
- Submit your application before the deadline (15th of January 2025, 17:00 CET).
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