ER45 FarmerCraft (Eng)

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Overview

Name of Lead Beneficiary: Kohtla-Järve Town Government
Partners
Administration of municipal formation “Kingisepp municipal district”
Administration of Municipal Formation Slantsy Municipal District of Leningrad region
Edise Castle
NGO Alguskeskus
Associated partners: Foundation Ida-Viru Enterprise Centre
Thematic objective: TO1 Business and SME development
Start date: 02.09.2020
End date: 01.09.2022
Duration: 24 months

Project: Promoting marketing of local products and services / FarmerCraft” ER45 is implemented under the European Neighbourhood Instrument and co-financed by the European Union.

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Promoting marketing of local products and services

The overall objective of the project is increasing SME development and entrepreneurship by fostering cross-border business contacts and the development of services and products.

Specific objective

The expected change brought along consists of improving the skills and knowledge of SMEs active in handicraft and small-scale agricultural production in selected sectors.

Main activities

The following equipment will be procured and installed for projects’ beneficiaries:

In Estonia

Kohtla-Järve – 10 modular houses and 1 stage with new electricity network connection for the planned marketplace.

Foundation Edise Castle – fully equipped glass-, carpentry- and metal workshops  with aspiration systems.

In Russia

Slantsy – 10 modular houses installed on improved market place.

Kingisepp – 10 modular houses and fully equipped municipal craft pottery.

Focus will be also on business management, marketing skills and network building and sustaining through organizing joint relevant master-classes on both sides of the border.

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Specific area

Increasing SME development and entrepreneurship by fostering cross-border business contacts and the development of services and products

Programme co-financing: 441 636,94 co-financed by the European Union
Total budget: 490 707,94
Regions: Leningrad region, Northeast Estonia
Contact email: aivo@ediselinnus.ee

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