Regional Start-up Ecosystem Development

Fuelling selected local start-up hubs across Albania by developing programmes, partnerships and capacities

Starting and scaling-up a business successfully depends on a variety of factors. Entrepreneurs act in an interconnected setting with multiple actors from the public and private sector and are influenced by cultural and societal conditions. Start-up activities and actors are often concentrated in and around capital cities or bigger municipalities. Local and regional start-up support mechanisms are often insufficient to provide appropriate support to aspiring and existing entrepreneurs.

As part of its mandate to strengthen the innovation and start-up ecosystem in Albania, the EU for Innovation project is supporting selected municipalities across Albania to develop programmes, partnerships and capacities to strengthen local entrepreneurs and businesses.

For this purpose, the project will work with policy makers, universities and Innovation Support Organisations (ISOs) in these municipalities helping them to offer tailored services and start-up support programmes and to embed them in the national and international start-up ecosystem.

https://euforinnovation.al/regional-start-up-ecosystem-development/