The first working meeting of the project partners for implementation of the project “Be In” was held

Within the project “Business eco-system as an Integrated System – Be In”, funded by the European Union through the Interreg IPA Cross-Border Cooperation Programme between Greece – R. North Macedonia, on March 22, 2022, in Thessaloniki, Greece, the kick-off meeting of the project partners in the project was held, which are:

– Region of Central Macedonia, Greece,

– University “Goche Delchev”, Shtip, Republic of North Macedonia

– University of Macedonia Research Institute, Greece,

– Centre for Development of the South-East Planning Region, Republic of North Macedonia

At the meeting, the project partners determined their roles, work responsibilities and the expected results from the project. The activities were explained in detail, the manner of their implementation, responsible partners for each of the activity, as well as the time frame needed for their implementation.

This project will enable the creation of a coherent, integrated and innovative business eco-system, encouragement of business ideas, as well as promotion, improvement of individuals, SME’s and increase their capacity in order to reduce the gap between supply and demand in the market in cross-border region.

This goal will be achieved through previously made analyzes, examinations and surveys in the cross-border region between the Republic of North Macedonia and Greece, activities for conducting personal interviews with human resource managers, experts in the field of entrepreneurship and innovation, development of digital tools, e-library, digital and joint workshops, innovation camps, study tours, forums and summit of young leaders and entrepreneurs, where the target groups are unemployed people with higher education, small and medium enterprises.

The total budget of the project is 910.144,71 euros and the budget for implementation of the activities under this project for the Centre for Development of the South-East Planning Region is 152.482,50 euros.

The full realization of this project is planned to last 18 months until 17.07.2023.