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 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 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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DCFTA Adaptation Programme
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Small, Medium | Advisory, Training | Export oriented SMEs |
Business advisory projects with local consultants and international advisers under the programme strengthen the competitiveness of SMEs, facilitate exports, adopt new standards, raise awareness of the DCFTA, provide better access to finance, and increase the use, and improve the quality, of local business advisory services. |
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Women in Business
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Small, Medium, Large | Business advice, Business diagnostic, Mentoring, Training | Women-led businesses |
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. The programme also offers training, mentoring and other support to enable women entrepreneurs to share experiences and learn from each other as peers. |
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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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Eastern Partnership: Ready to Trade - an EU4Business initiative
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Small, Medium | Technical assistance | Export oriented SMEs |
The project supports the apparel sector in Moldova, assisting exporting and export-ready SMEs in producing value added goods in accordance with international and EU market requirements and linking with EU markets. |
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