The project envisages the provision of high quality innovation management capacity assessment and support services to SMEs in Cyprus aiming at the enhancement of competitiveness, smart growth and profitability of SMEs. Moreover, the project aims at creating a better understanding of the fundamental principles of innovation management and their better integration in the value chain of local SMEs. The services will be provided by the Research Promotion Foundation (RPF), Coordinator of the “Business Support Centre for Cyprus” (the local member of the Enterprise Europe Network). RPF has already provided relevant services through preceding projects funded by EC (KAM2CY in 2014, KAM2CY2 in 2015-16). The project targets two groups of SMEs with a separate package of services, as described below: (a) Beneficiaries of H2020 SME Instrument Program Key Account Management (KAM) services will be provided aiming to: - identify weaknesses in SMEs’ innovation capacity and bottlenecks in their innovation management approach hindering realisation of growth opportunities; - identify suitable coaches to address the identified weaknesses through tailor-made coaching activities; - provide support and accompany the SME throughout the implementation of the SME instrument project, facilitating SME needs for further funding, financing and support; (b) Promising SMEs with potential for growth via innovation Services for enhancing innovation management capacity (EIMC services) will be provided as follows: - a diagnostic audit / assessment of their innovation management, - a root/ cause analysis of the results, - development of a tailor-made action plan, - assistance of the SME in action plan monitoring and implementation. The project foresees the provision of 15 service packages in Cyprus, including 5 KAM service packages and 10 EIMC service packages. The average duration for the provision of each service package will be 7 days for KAM Services and 9,5 days for EIMC Services.

The project envisages the continuation of the provision of high quality innovation management capacity assessment and support services to SMEs in Cyprus aiming at the enhancement of their competitiveness, smart growth and profitability. Moreover, the project aims at creating a better understanding of the fundamental principles of innovation management and their better integration in the value chain of local SMEs. The services will be provided by the Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF), coordinator of the Enterprise Europe Network Cyprus (EEN-Cy) and will be integrated by EEN-Cy services. RIF provides relevant services since 2014 through preceding EU funded projects (KAM2CY1- ΚΑΜ2CΥ4). The project targets two groups of SMEs with a separate services package provided to each group, as described below: (a) Key Account Management (KAM) services to SME-beneficiaries of EIC pilot and its successor in Horizon Europe. The procedure for the provision of KAM services includes the following steps: - identification of weaknesses in innovation capacities of the SMEs; - identification and selection of suitable coaches to address the identified weaknesses; - moderation of the coach-client relationship; - in the case of SME Instrument beneficiaries, accompany the SMEs throughout the implementation of their projects. (b) Services for Enhancing Innovation Management Capacity (EIMC) to promising SMEs with potential for growth via innovation. The EIMC service package includes: - a diagnostic audit / assessment of the SME innovation management; - a root/ cause analysis of the results; - development of a tailor-made action plan; - assistance of the SME in action plan implementation and monitoring. The project foresees the provision of 5 KAM and 12 EIMC service packages. The average duration of each service package provision will be 7 days for KAM Services and 10 days for EIMC Services.

<< Objectives >>The main aim of the project is to offer to organisations which are registered as charitable in Cyprus or Greece (charitable organisation(s)), the opportunity to participate in EU funding programmes, including but not limited to: Erasmus+, CERV, AMIF, Creative Europe, Interreg and Horizon Europe. Specifically, the project's objective is to design and develop a VET course for new-coming or less experienced project managers and project administrators of charitable organisations.<< Implementation >>Activity 1 - Project Management and Coordination of the projectActivity 2 - Quality Assurance and Evaluation of the ProjectActivity 3 - Dissemination, Communication and ExploitationActivity 4 - Mapping of Skills for EU project managers and administrators of charitable organisationsActivity 5 - Design, development and delivery of a VET CourseActivity 6 - Pilot of the VET CourseActivity 7 - Final Training Course<< Results >>The two main expected outcomes/results of the project will be:- the development of a report which maps the required skills and needs of project managers and administrators who are employed or volunteer in charitable organisations (skills report); and- the design and development of the VET course, which will integrate the results of the skills report.The proposed project will build and put mechanisms, knowledge capacity and recourses at their disposal, making the EU funding accessible to them.

The project envisages the provision of high quality innovation management capacity assessment and support services to SMEs in Cyprus aiming at the enhancement of competitiveness, smart growth and profitability of SMEs. Moreover, the project aims at creating a better understanding of the fundamental principles of innovation management and their better integration in the value chain of local SMEs. The services will be provided by the Research Promotion Foundation (RPF), Coordinator of the Enterprise Europe Network-Cyprus (EEN-Cy) and will be integrated by EEN-Cy services. RPF has already provided relevant services through preceding projects funded by EC (KAM2CY, KAM2CY2 & ΚΑΜ2CΥ3). The project targets two groups of SMEs with a separate package of services, as described below: (a) Provision of Key Account Management (KAM) services to SME-beneficiaries of H2020 SME Instrument, FET-Open & FTI: - identify weaknesses in innovation capacities of beneficiaries hindering the realisation of growth opportunities and full commercial potential; - identify coaching needs based on a pre-defined matrix (made available by EASME); - identify suitable coaches to address the identified weaknesses; - moderate the coach-client relationship; - in the case of SME Instrument beneficiaries, accompany the beneficiaries through their projects. (b) Provision of services for Enhancing Innovation Management Capacity (EIMC) to promising SMEs with potential for growth via innovation: - diagnostic audit/ assessment of their innovation management; - root/ cause analysis of the results; - development of an action plan; - assistance of the SME in action plan monitoring and implementation. The project foresees the provision of 3 KAM and 5 EIMC service packages. The average duration of each service package provision will be 3-4 days for KAM Services and 10 days for EIMC Services.

Continuation of the efforts of the local Enterprise Europe Network to further enhance the Innovation Management Capacity of Cypriot SMEs (KAM2CY 2) The project envisages the continuation of specialised coaching services addressing the innovation management capacity of Cypriot SMEs in order to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of investments in research, development and innovation. The Research Promotion Foundation (RPF), is currently implementing a similar project funded by the EC (KAM2CY), which provides the local SMEs with Key Account Management services (KAM). The project aims to contribute to a better and more efficient connection of local SMEs along with the innovation chain. This will result to a smart growth of Cypriot SMEs and consequently of the Cypriot economy in general. The services will continue to be offered by RPF, as a bundle of additional specialised services, aiming to increase and accelerate economic returns of innovation. RPF is the coordinating organisation of the Business Support Centre in Cyprus (BSC-Cy), the local member of the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN).