KAM2WP2019 · KAM2WestPoland 2019 – Enhancing the innovation management capacity of SMEs in the area of West Poland in 2017-2018

The objective of the project is to contribute to and enhance the innovation potential and innovation management skills withinSMEs in the West Poland area. The project will follow a developed methodology to help the regional businesses to increasetheir innovation capacity and to innovate profitably. The project will be implemented via 2 specific schemes: 1) Service ‘Keyaccount management for SME Instrument beneficiaries’. This service will be aimed at SMEs which will be successful inapplying for the SME Instrument Programme under the Horizon 2020 (Phase I and / or Phase II). Upon the receipt of theinformation (potential beneficiary’s contact details) from the EC/ EASME, the project partner will contact the potentialbeneficiary in order to explain the service and convince the SME to apply for the coaching scheme. 2) Service: ‘Enhancingthe innovation management capacity of SME’s’. This service will be aimed at promising SMEs capable of growth andsuccessful internationalisation that have real potential for innovation via proper development of their products, processes,services or business model but who lack the right skills, knowledge and experience to manage the innovation activities. Theaim of this scheme is to first of all support those SMEs in order to make them unlock their potential for better management ofthe processes linked to innovation.