Description
The main objective of the project is to improve the conditions and opportunities for start-ups and SMEs from creative sectors n Albania. The project reflects on the prevailing difficulties for creative start-ups and SMEs to enter national and international markets due to lack of relevant national policies, entrepreneurial skills and non-existent representative organs within creative industries sector. The project is a continuation of the project SAMRS/2016/ZB/1/6 named „Support of entrepreneurship and growth of innovative SMEs in Albania and it is buidling upon its ctivities and achieved results. Therefore, the specific objectives of the project are (1) Improvement of capacities and know-how of entrepreneurs and key representatives of creative industries sector, (2) Improvement of collaboration and coordination of key stakeholders and supporting creation of representative bodies within creative sector, (3) Establishment of virtual creative incubator for start-ups at Polis University. The project applicant, SOVVA, will work with Albanian partners Albanian Centre for Business Research and Training and Polis University to achieve these goals. The cooperation will lead to the following results: (1) Creative Academy for entrepreneurs will improve capacities of 60 entrepreneurs, it will create syllabus of Creative Academy and support a process of setting up a virtual creative incubator at Polis University. (2) Knowledge trip in Slovakia for start-ups and representatives of support organizations from creative industries will provide valuable experience and contacts to help them grow their own projects. (3) Regional conference in support of creative industries will create space for meaningfull exchange of know-how and best practices in the field of supprt of start-ups and SMEs from creative industries. (4) Creative Academy for support organizations will improve capacities and expertise of 20 representatives from private, public and academic sector.