The Ministry of Economic Development created the official portal of EU Program for Supporting Small and Medium Business in Ukraine – cosme.me.gov.ua, according to the message, posted on the official website of the Ministry.
The portal contains information for small and medium business about the prospects of entering new markets and sharing experience with EU for improvement of internal business processes.
The budget of COSME program will be 2.3 bln euros by 2020. The Ukrainian entrepreneurs can participate in program projects, totaling EUR 900 mln.
COSME provides the opportunities to enter EU markets and the market of program partners (through Europe Enterprise Network).
It is also possible to gain access to information on running business (through online portals Your Europe business portal, Trade helpdesk, European cluster collaboration platform).
There is also the opportunity to undertake business internship abroad on the real enterprise (sharing experiences, using Erasmus program for young entrepreneurs);
“Europe Enterprise Network deserves special mention. It is a good tool for searching clients abroad, searching investors, partners and innovational technologies for expanding your own production”, the ministry notes.
