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SME development

Service

Project Contact

Konrad Nierubiec

head of Funded Markets

Location

Albania

Duration

27 Months

Budget

Team Size

Description

Results

IDI was contracted to strengthen the institutional capacities of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Energy (METE) and the Albanian Investment Development Agency (AIDA) in developing, implementing and monitoring of Albanian SME policy and strategy in order to provide entrepreneurship and innovation programmes to SMEs.

– Established a Business Relay and Innovation Centre;
– Developed an Innovation and Technology Strategy;
– Designed and delivered Training Needs Analysis of SMEs at national level (over 250 SMEs);
– Designed and implemented a National Competitiveness programme for 100 SMEs (in-company mentoring and formal training in priority areas).