Softland in Mediterranean

Kristina Ober, Technology Park Ljubljana

Concrete Opportunities of future collaboration: Business matchmaking, Economic observatory

26.3.2015

WHO are we?WHO are we?

internationally recognized

business support organisation

What defines us?What defines us?

internationally recognized

business support organisation

First Slovene public-private partnership

Leading entity & key national stakeholder

20 years of experience

First Slovene public-private partnership

Leading entity & key national stakeholder

20 years of experience

What defines us?What defines us?

281 companies (94 startups)281 companies (94 startups)more than more than 1.500 1.500 employeesemployees

Main Main clustersclusters::ICTICT, , CleantechCleantech, , Industrial TechnologiesIndustrial Technologies, , Life ScienceLife Science, , Creative Creative IndustriesIndustries, , Automatization & ProductionAutomatization & Production, , Health and MedicineHealth and Medicine,,New Materials New Materials

Programmes and activities Programmes and activities

Programmes and activities Programmes and activities

Gateway to Business ExcellenceTechnology Park

Ljubljana

Talent activationStudentsYoung researchersInovatorsTeamsFreelancers

SGH Coworking spacesStart:up weekends

Incubation Spin-outSpin-offStart-up

SGH business accelatorSK50ERASMUS for young Entrepernurs

Growth & InternationalizationCompanies with potential for growth and global market penetration

GG business acceletratorSK200GoGlobal SloveniaSoftlanding

Business Landing Softlanding

in the Mediterranean

OBJECTIVESAccelerate the growth of Med SMEs through transnational support tools and services addressing three of the main obstacles faced by them:

1. Improve their access to funding, by bridging the gap between enterprises and investors

2.Strengthen internationalization strategies, through the development of a favorable ecosystem of softlanding services

3.Foster growth potential through the deployment of an acceleration programme.

Barcelona ActivaBarcelona, Catalonia (ES)(Lead Partner)

ANIMA Investment NetworkMarseille, Province Alpes –Côte d’Azur (FR)

Technology Park LjubljanaLjubljana, Slovenia (SL)

PROMOS – Special Agency of the Milan Chamber of Commerce for International ActivitiesMilan, Lombardy (IT)

EC Business and Innovation Centre of Attika Athens, Greece (GR)

ASTER Bologna, Emilia-Romagna (IT)

INTERNATIONALIZATIONObjective: Strengthen internationalization strategies, through the development of a favourable ecosystem of soft-landing services. Promoting the access of SMEs to other international markets within the Mediterranean.

Action: Organization of 3 transnational workshops for the definition of soft-landing services15 Business support service providers participatingOpen to South Med countries

Programmes and activities Programmes and activities

a) Regionb) Institutionsc) Enterprises

Let‘s SofLet‘s Softtland in Mediterraneanland in Mediterranean

Memorandum of Understanding Cooperation in terms of crosslanding services of enterprises and business projects.•Open for new members •Recruiting new members and assisting them to submit their application to the network•Application form•Formal procedure

TestimonialTestimonial„„The The Business Landing in Business Landing in Mediterranean Mediterranean programme programme delivered by Technology Park delivered by Technology Park Ljubljana is exactly whatLjubljana is exactly whatI have needed in order to I have needed in order to start doing business in start doing business in SloveniaSlovenia!“!“

Nikos KopsiasNikos Kopsias Business Development & Marketing Director Oxygen Broadband s.a., Greece

Barcelona ActivaBarcelona, Catalonia (ES)(Lead Partner)

ANIMA Investment NetworkMarseille, Province Alpes –Côte d’Azur (FR)

Technology Park LjubljanaLjubljana, Slovenia (SL)

PROMOS – Special Agency of the Milan Chamber of Commerce for International ActivitiesMilan, Lombardy (IT)

EC Business and Innovation Centre of Attika Athens, Greece (GR)

ASTER Bologna, Emilia-Romagna (IT)

Let‘s Connect & CollaborateLet‘s Connect & Collaborate

Kristina OberProject Manager, PR and MarketingTechnology Park Ljubljana00 386 1 620 34 05kristina.ober@tp-lj.si

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