Finance Management Training for SMEs -SME Academy Erasmus Project

Project Title

Finance Management Training for SMEs -SME Academy

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Strategic Partnerships for vocational education and training

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2017

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Enterprise, industry and SMEs (incl. entrepreneurship); Economic and financial affairs (incl. funding issues); Intercultural/intergenerational education and (lifelong)learning

Project Summary

In order for SMEs to flourish, a winning concept which boosts competitiveness and shapes a sound business environment is vital. With 23 Million SMEs spread out all over Europe, this is influenced in many ways, not only from EU and National level but also from Regional policies. And to maintain a broad base of SMEs is very important for the economic tissue of a region and thus for its wealth and sustainability.
The objective of this Proposal is to achieve a high level of mutual understanding between Finance sectors of civil society in Turkey and in the EU Member States, including the implications of Turkey’s EU membership, and Finance Management Training for SMEs by cooperation of Chambers of Commerce, universities, NGOs, SMEs, and EU partners.

The specific objectives of the project are:
On-the-job-training for new entrepreneurs in SMEs elsewhere in Turkey, Finland, Spain in order to facilitate a successful start and development of their business ideas.
Exchanges of experience and information between entrepreneurs on obstacles and challenges to starting up and developing their businesses.
To enhance market access and identification of potential partners for new and established businesses in other EU countries.
To prepare Module for Financial Management
Blended and On-line Financial Management Training for SMEs
Networking by building on knowledge and experience from Turkey, Greece & Spain.

Project will serve also following expected results by Finance Management Training for SMEs:
By promoting the role and value of SMEs in the EU economy. Since Financial successfully managed micro and SMEs will be key actors in this initiative, transferring their knowledge and experience to other entrepreneurs between countries
By raising competitiveness of European micro/SMEs, fostering the potential of newly established start-ups with the support of experienced entrepreneurs.
By building a new collaborative space targeted to boost trans-sectorial and cross-cutting collaborations at international level, including commercial, technological and/or other co-operation
By facilitating the internationalisation of the SMEs by fostering a network formed by entrepreneurs at
European level, including all eligible countries in the programme

There are 4 Transnational Meeting in the project:

1. Kick of Meeting in Afyon-Turkey, October 2017
2. Transnational meeting in Spain, May 2018
3. Transnational Meeting in Finland, September 2018
4. Closing meeting in Afyon, August 2019

There are 9 Training implementation in the project and

1. Afyon, 2 times 01.12.2018-30.07.2019
2. Istanbul 1 time 01.12.2018-30.07.2019
3. Usak 2 times 01.12.2018-30.07.2019
4. Ankara 1 time 01.12.2018-30.07.2019
5. 2 Training activities in Spain Valencia 01.12.2018-30.07.2019
6. 1 Training activities in Finland 01.12.2018-30.07.2019

5 Seminars.

1. Afyon
2. Usak
3. Ankara
4. Valencia
5. Finland

There are 5 intellectual out puts in the project.
1. Quality Plan
2. 2 Training Modules
3. E-Platform
4. Web page

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 218452,04 Eur

Project Coordinator

AFYONKARAHISAR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY & Country: TR

Project Partners

• MARKEUT SKILLS SOCIEDAD LIMITADA
• TURUN AMMATTIKORKEAKOULU OY
• Baskent University
• USAK TICARET VE SANAYI ODASI
• Turkiye Finans Yoneticileri Vakfi
• MKV ULUSLARARASI DANISMANLIK EGITIMHIZMETLERI VE TICARET LIMITED SIRKETI