Developing Regional SME Business Transfer Ecosystems (REBTES) (Interreg Europe)
Program: Interreg Europe.
Lead Partner: Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences (Finland)
Partners: Regional chamber of craft and small business Maribor (Slovenia); SMEs & Entrepreneurship Policy Centre (CEPOR) (Croatia); Flanders Innovation & Entrepreneurship (Belgium); HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht (Netherlands); Regional Council of South Ostrobothnia (Finland); Department of investment policy, projects, international relations, tourism and city promotion of Ivano-Frankivsk City Council (Ukraine); Wallonia Enterprise Support and Strategy (Belgium); Utrecht Municipality (Netherlands).
Budget for Ivano-Frankivsk: EUR 103 944,00
The project aims to support ageing businesses by transferring them from old owners to new ones, or by a new business taking over an ageing business, or by succession. A healthy, dynamic SME business transfer ecosystem contributes to growth and economic development for the region.
Duration: 48 months
Start date: 01.05.2025
Project page on the Interreg Europe website: https://www.interregeurope.eu/rebtes
Good practices:
Business transfer as the basis for economic stability
SME Resilience through Business Transfer
Best European practice in supporting entrepreneurship – Entrepreneur Central
Project news:
The project “Developing Regional SME Business Transfer Ecosystems (REBTES)” was officially started
Kick-off meeting to launch the international REBTES Project!
Ivano-Frankivsk – on the map of European business ecosystems!
Ivano-Frankivsk has initiated dialogue with stakeholders
Partner meeting in Zagreb: joint achievements and new approaches
Creating a business transfer ecosystem – stakeholder dialogue
Common challenges and new opportunities - project partners exchanged experiences