Business to Nature: Interregional Approach to SMEs and Entrepreneurship in Natural Areas 1 B2N PROJECT ANALYSES Magdalena Wątorska-Dec (LP)

Business to Nature: Interregional Approach to SMEs and Entrepreneurship in Natural Areas 2 Main issues to discuss Review of Component 3 Events in B2N project Workplan and outputs for June-July 2010 The scope of B2N project analyses Brainstorming

Business to Nature: Interregional Approach to SMEs and Entrepreneurship in Natural Areas 3 Component 3

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5 Workplan in Component 3 Component 3: 6 study visits 3 workshops 2 seminars 8 analyses (2 of them will be prepared by external experts) B2N Common Methodology B2N exit strategy

Business to Nature: Interregional Approach to SMEs and Entrepreneurship in Natural Areas 6 What we need to know to make the cooperation smoother? 1.Names of persons involved in project with contact details 2.Assigned project coordinator from each institution 3.Component Managers 4.Working groups – two experts from each institution

Business to Nature: Interregional Approach to SMEs and Entrepreneurship in Natural Areas 7 Entrepreneurship and Environmental WG Main task: active contribution to reports and analyses Especially in the sections devoted to recommendations Each PP nominates one specialist, preferably from its own staff Selection of WGs coordinators in May

Business to Nature: Interregional Approach to SMEs and Entrepreneurship in Natural Areas 8 WGs’ role 1.A supportive figure to the management structure 2.WGs will bring in thematic/specialist input to the project 3.Project specialists from the partner institutions, project collaborators and external experts 4.Close cooperation with Project Manager and the „Exchange of experience” Manager

Business to Nature: Interregional Approach to SMEs and Entrepreneurship in Natural Areas 9 Entrepreneurship and Environmental WG Outputs: perfect conjunction of expert’s and practitioner's dimensions more weight on the practises selected and the recommendations Work of the two groups will be presented in the closing conference (September 2012)

Business to Nature: Interregional Approach to SMEs and Entrepreneurship in Natural Areas 10 Events in B2N project

Business to Nature: Interregional Approach to SMEs and Entrepreneurship in Natural Areas 11 EVENTS - FIRST 6 MONTHS (Jan-Jun2010) June 2010 Organisation: Regional Committee for Tourism Development of Auverenge (PP06, FR) Date: info about exact date in March Event: SC2, study visit, workshop no1 Place: France „Review of policies and current situation in participating regions” – findings „Evaluation of SMEs and entrepreneurship policies” - findings May 2010 Organisation: LP (PART SA) Date: probably May Event: Launching conference Place: Poland „B2N Common Methodology” – final version

Business to Nature: Interregional Approach to SMEs and Entrepreneurship in Natural Areas 12 EVENTS – combined organisation (Jul-Dec2010 ) November 2010 Organisation: INORDE (ES) Event: SC3, study visit Place: Spain „Review of policies and current situation in participating regions” – final version „Evaluation of SMEs and entrepreneurship policies” – final version November 2010 Organisation: ADRAT (PT) Event: Seminar Place: Poland „Benchmarking of EU regional support structures assisting SMEs in natural areas” - findings

Business to Nature: Interregional Approach to SMEs and Entrepreneurship in Natural Areas 13 EVENTS 2011 March 2011: study visit, March 2011: study visit, Gran Paradis (IT) „Benchmarking of EU regional support structures assisting SMEs in natural areas” – final version June 2011: SC4, study visit, workshop, June 2011: SC4, study visit, workshop, Provincia di Perugia (IT) „Innovative SMEs products and services in natural areas – good practice guide” – findings September 2011: SC5, study visit, seminar, September 2011: SC5, study visit, seminar, Marshall Office of Warmińsko-Mazurskie voivodeship „Innovative SMEs products and services in natural areas – good practice guide” – final version „B2N Good Practices” and „Database on good practices” – introduction

Business to Nature: Interregional Approach to SMEs and Entrepreneurship in Natural Areas 14 EVENTS 2012 May 2012: SC6, study visit, workshop; May 2012: SC6, study visit, workshop; Pivka (SI) „B2N Good Practices” – final version „Database on good practices” – final version „Road maps” (preparation of good practices) – introduction „B2N Policy Recommendations” - introduction September 2012: Closing conference, SC7; September 2012: Closing conference, SC7; Powys County Council (UK) „Road maps” (preparation of good practices) – final version „B2N Policy Recommendations” – final version Presentation of B2N findings

Business to Nature: Interregional Approach to SMEs and Entrepreneurship in Natural Areas 15 Workplan and Outputs for January-June 2010

Business to Nature: Interregional Approach to SMEs and Entrepreneurship in Natural Areas 16 1.Partnership agreement Consultations on partnership agreement should end by 5th of March The process of signing the agreement should not exceed 11 weeks. During one week PP should sign and send it to the next PP. End: 30th of May 2010 LPPP10 BG PP11 SI PP05 IT PP08 IT PP06 FR PP03 ES PP09 PT PP07 UK PP04 SE PP02 PL

Business to Nature: Interregional Approach to SMEs and Entrepreneurship in Natural Areas 17 Period: 15th of March – 30th of May PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT Please inform us if you know in advance that there is a period of time in your institution when getting the signature is endangered !!!

Business to Nature: Interregional Approach to SMEs and Entrepreneurship in Natural Areas B2N Project Handbook 2. B2N Project Handbook – 22nd of February (LP) 3. B2N Common Methodology 3. B2N Common Methodology – mid April (LP) 4. B2N Monitoring and Evaluation Plan (LP) – 4. B2N Monitoring and Evaluation Plan (LP) – mid April 5. B2N Communication & Dissemination Plan 5. B2N Communication & Dissemination Plan – to be delivered on SC2 (PP03, INORDE)

Business to Nature: Interregional Approach to SMEs and Entrepreneurship in Natural Areas Project website 5. Project website –before conference in May (LP) The deadline of the B2N website launch is dependent on logo and visual identity – prepared by PP03 (INORDE) March 2010? 6. Launching Conference (with press conference) in May Launching Conference (with press conference) in May 2010 – probably May 2010 (LP) B2N methodology – final version to be presented Project website presented

Business to Nature: Interregional Approach to SMEs and Entrepreneurship in Natural Areas Brochure no 1 on B2N project goals and activities Content - LP and PP03 Design – PP11, Pivka Translation to PPs languages deadline: conference in May 8. Press releases, advertisements and sponsored articles all PPs except PP04 & PP05 have planned these costs in their budget 9. SC2, workshop and study visit in June hosted by PP06 (Auveregne, FR) „ Review of policies and current situation in participating regions” – first findings

Business to Nature: Interregional Approach to SMEs and Entrepreneurship in Natural Areas 21 Kick off meeting Partnership agreement signed B2N project handbook communication & dissemination plan common methodology monitoring & evaluation plan Launching conference Press conference Website Logo Visual identity OUTPUTS TILL JUNE 2010 Brochure (1) Press releasses (5) Advertisement and sponsored articles (2) SC2 workshop study visit

Business to Nature: Interregional Approach to SMEs and Entrepreneurship in Natural Areas 22 The scope of B2N project analyses

Business to Nature: Interregional Approach to SMEs and Entrepreneurship in Natural Areas 23 PHASE II ANALYSIS AND IDENTIFICATION OF GOOD PRACTICES January - December 2011 PHASE I REVIEW AND EVALUATION OF REGIONAL POLICIES January - December 2010 PHASE III PREPARATION FOR TRANSFER OF GOOD PRACTICES January - December 2012

Business to Nature: Interregional Approach to SMEs and Entrepreneurship in Natural Areas 24 Review of policies and current situation in participating regions (June 2010) List of analyses to be prepared in 2010 (PHASE I) Evaluation of SMEs and entrepreneurship policies (September 2010) First phase (March 2010) coordination: LP+PP07 1. PPs identify problems that are important for them to solve in B2N project 2. claryfing needs and expectations of PPs Review of policies and current situation in participating regions (June 2010)

Business to Nature: Interregional Approach to SMEs and Entrepreneurship in Natural Areas 25 A.Regional and countrywise partners’ profile B.Policy on natural areas in the countries participating in the project C.Policy on entrepreneurship and SMEs development in countries and regions involved in the project 1.Review of policies and current situation in participating regions (June 2010)PHASE I Outputs: - description of each PP - good knowledge on natural areas’ policy in each country - basic information on entrepreneurship policy in each country

Business to Nature: Interregional Approach to SMEs and Entrepreneurship in Natural Areas 26 A.The existing companies operating in natural areas covered by B2N project B.Existing and possible to apply activities to promote enterprise development in the natural areas C.Conclusions and reccomendations from each PP D.Proposed solutions as a basis to develop models in the project Outputs: - type of companies operating on natural areas - possible activities to strengthen entrepreneurship - identified solutions 2. Evaluation of SMEs and entrepreneurship policies (September 2010)PHASE I

Business to Nature: Interregional Approach to SMEs and Entrepreneurship in Natural Areas 27 Gathered ideas: Select specific sectors, e.g. tourism industry Elaborate indicators reflecting both economic performance as well as envoronmental impact Responsible PPs: PP2–Marshall Office of Warmińsko-Mazurskie Voivodeship (PL) PP10–Veliko Tarnovo Municipality (BG) PP11–Local Development Centre Pivka (SI) LP–Polish Tourism Development Agency (PL) 3. Review of policies and current situation in participating regions (June 2010)PHASE I

Business to Nature: Interregional Approach to SMEs and Entrepreneurship in Natural Areas 28 Analyses in 2012PHASE III Analyses in 2012 PHASE III Road maps – preparation for transfer of good practices (June 2012) B2N policy recommendations (August 2012) Analyses in 2011 PHASE II Analyses in 2011 PHASE II Innovative SMEs products and services in natural areas – good practice guide (June 2011) B2N good practice report (December 2011)

Business to Nature: Interregional Approach to SMEs and Entrepreneurship in Natural Areas 29 Important issues: have in mind phases of B2N project results from one study should constitute the important input to the next analysis all analyses will be available on project website

Business to Nature: Interregional Approach to SMEs and Entrepreneurship in Natural Areas minutes: work in 3 groups (discussion) 30 minutes: each group prepares their conclusions 45 minutes: presentation of each group 45 minutes: discussion

Business to Nature: Interregional Approach to SMEs and Entrepreneurship in Natural Areas 31 Concluding remarks

Business to Nature: Interregional Approach to SMEs and Entrepreneurship in Natural Areas 32 Thank you!!