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Kārlis ValtersNordic Council of Ministers’ Office in Latvia

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The Programme is established for the period 2009-2013 to promote and strengthen economic cooperation, entrepreneurship and innovation development in the NB8 countries: Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden.

Programme financing

All eight Nordic and Baltic countries finance the programme on equal footing

Annual budget: 2,300,000 DKK

300,000 EUR

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Purpose

• Promotion of regional business development and cluster cooperation

• Networking cooperation on innovative projects

• Business practice, culture and ethics, CSR• Joint N-B utilisation of EU funds• Technology transfer for mutual benefit• Support of long-term activities

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Specific sector priority areas • Green Growth• Health and welfare innovation• Entrepreneurship and young entrepreneurs• Business incubator network• Promoting cluster cooperation aimed at global

markets, especially in creative, innovative and knowledge-based industries

• Initiatives to identify and remove barriers to trade and mobility within the Nordic-Baltic region

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Applicants

Individuals and groups representing:

- SMEs, including one-man businesses, with special focus on creative and innovative industries, - structures related to these industries, such as business incubators at universities, colleges, institutions etc. - business organisations

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Eligible forms of activity

• Network and cluster facilitating (seminars, workshops...)

• Study visits

• Internships

• On-the-job training

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Mobility models

Nordic-Baltic mobility to at least two countries

N B2+ or B N2+

Network mobility to one country

NB 2+1 or 1+2

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Eligible costs (up to 70%)

• Travel expenses

• Travel insurance

• Accommodation and per diems

• Mobility costs of expert participation in network meetings

Statistics 2010

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Outcome

“... 50% of the beneficiaries who finished their projects have already initiated a new joint project, 27% have conducted meetings after the end of the project and 18% exchange information on occasional basis...”SAFEGE Baltija Evaluation Report, p. 51.

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Next application round

31 March 2012 (preliminary date)

Applications through an electronic application system at:

www.NB8grants.org

How to apply?

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Nordic Council of Ministers’ Office in Latvia

Kārlis Valters, Programme co-ordinator

ph: +371 6 7213231, +371 26344758

business.industry@norden.lv

www.NB8businessmobility.org

www.NB8grants.org

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