Support for SMEs > Access to knowledge
| Project / Programme | Company type | Finance type | Type of instruments | Amount | Investment Focus | Short description |
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DCFTA Adaptation Programme – Support for SME Competitiveness in Georgia
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Small, Medium | Advisory, Training | Export oriented SMEs |
The programme strengthens the competitiveness of SMEs, facilitates exports, helps businesses adopt new standards, raises awareness of DCFTA and finance opportunities, and increases the use and quality of local business advisory services. |
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DCFTA Initiative East
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Small, Medium, Midcaps, Others | Technical assistance | EUR 10m for the region | SMEs in selected Agri-Food Value Chains |
The DCFTA Initiative East provides advice and business support services to the agri-food sector, helping farmers and entrepreneurs to produce high value crops and quality products that can gain full access to the international market. |
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EBRD Advice for Small Businesses
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Small, Medium | Advisory | All SMEs |
This programme provides entrepreneurs with access to the know-how to transform their businesses, providing consultancy services and advice in areas including strategy, marketing, operations, quality management, energy efficiency, financial management and more. |
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Women in Business
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Small, Medium, Large | Business advice, Business diagnostic, Mentoring, Training | Women-led business |
Under the programme, the EBRD provides access to finance through credit lines to local banks dedicated to women-led SMEs, alongside business advice to help businesses become more competitive. |
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EU4Business: From Policies to Action
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Small, medium | Advisory, business advice, business diagnostic | €4 million | SME, governments |
Start/end date: 2017 - 2020 |
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Eastern Partnership: Ready to Trade - an EU4Business initiative
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Small, Medium | Technical assistance | Export oriented SMEs |
The project provides analysis of selected value chains and export market opportunities for SMEs, coaching, training and business advisory services to selected businesses, support to sectoral BSOs, support for participation in trade fairs, B2B and study visits, and facilitation of linkages. |
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Framework for Capacity Building to Support Financial Intermediaries in Azerbaijan and Georgia
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Small, medium | Advisory, training | €2.88 million | MSMEs, financial intermediaries |
Start/end date: 2009 - 2019 |
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Strengthening Auditing and Reporting in the Countries of the Eastern Partnership (STAREP)
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Small, medium | Advisory, business advice, mentoring, training | €1 million | Policymakers, academics, regulators, local business leaders, |
Start/end date: 2014 - 2019 |
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Increasing Institutional Capacity for Innovation
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Small, medium | Advisory, mentoring, technical assistance | €2.7 million | SME, research teams, GITA |
Start/end date: 2018 - 2022 |
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SME Development and DCFTA in Georgia
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Small, Medium | Technical assistance | SMEs |
The project assists Georgian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in becoming more competitive and adapting to the new environment under the free trade agreement with the EU (DCFTA) by supporting cluster development in selected industries (film, furniture, apparel, and ICT). |
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