Next to the exchange with the regional department of Szombathely and a study visit at PBNs learning factory we used the time for a detailed first-year review and the furhter preparation of our project activites for 2025.

Internationalization of SME business through Enterprise Europe Network

Željka Ljikar, TERA Tehnopolis

An initiative of the European Comission that connects research and innovation with business opportunities in europe. Enterprise Europe Network promotes cooperation between entrepreneurs, researchers and institutions, offers support in identifiying market opportunities, commerzializing research and implementing innovative solutions. Through its' services, including matchmaking events, consultations and access to financial resources, it contributes to competitiveness and sustainable development in europe.

Erasmus for young entrepreneurs

Helena Nikolaševič, TERA Tehnopolis

Erasmus for young entrepreneurs is a program that helps aspiring european entrepreneurs learn necessary skills to start and/or successfully run a small business in Europe. New entrepreneurs gather and exchange knowledge and business ideas with an experienced entrepreneur, with whom they stay and collaborate for a period of 1 to 6 months. The stay is partly financed by the European Commission.

Power of the personal touch - Removing development bottlenecks through SME mentoring and business coaching

Gál Körmendy, Central Transdanubian Regional Innovation Agency

The training aims to eliminate development bottlenecks in SMEs through effective mentoring and business coaching. The training supports to make better decisions and increases business efficiency. Participants gain practical tools to overcome growth barriers and achieve sustainable development.

Market and business development

Jan Tlučhoř, University of West Bohemia

The lecture is going to explore some strategies in market and business development. Through a mix of successful and failed cases we will look at some real-world examples of market entry, providing insights on how businesses can manage local regulations, cultural differences and competitive landscapes for long-term success.

Driving regional growth through strategic communication and networking

Cosmina Moscalu, North-East Regional Development Agency

Unlock new opportunities for business growth and market expansion! This dynamic training session dives into the power of strategic communication and effective networking. Discover how targeted campaigns can amplify your impact, build meaningful connections that drive success and gain insights from real-world case studies across public and private sectors

How to build innovation communities

Aleksandar Kovač, TERA Tehnopolis

This training session explores strategies for building vibrant innovation communities. Participants will learn to create collaborative ecosystems that foster knowledge sharing, problem-solving and scaling innovation. The program covers key concepts, stakeholder engagement strategies and case studies like Innovation Café, BrainMap and UNITE Project working groups.

Leaner Approach to innovation support

Bernhard Krautschneider, AWS

Margit Kreuzhuber, Austrian Business Agency - WORK in Austria

A shared understanding between the innovation project and supporting organization is crucial for collaboration. This training session will outline key concepts for applying kaizen philosophy-based practises that make this collaboration and understanding simpler.

Personnel Development Process: use-case "AI-Info-Day" & finding and attracting international workforces 

Prof. Radovan Stojanovic, ADP-ZID / MANT

This training session will present two use-cases: while the first one draws an innovative approach to the development of already existing personnel by drawing from internal resources, the latter will deepen the knowledge of workforce attraction on a transnational level by offering an insight into the modus operandi of WORK in Austria - Austria´s international recruiting agency.

Knowledge, experience and ideas transfer

Dominic Stelzmüller, bwcon GmbH

How business support organisations can support skills development and knowledge transfer through coaching, networking and training offers, building on the example of bwcon (Baden-Württemberg, Germany)

Cooperation with startups, experts and research institutions

Ákos Szepvolgyi, CTRIA

How to identify, select and engage startups, experts and research organisations for better innovation support. Approaches and practical examples.

Business intelligence and innovation

Prof. Dr. Bernhard Kölmel, Pforzheim University

How to identify, interpret and apply industry reports, societal trends, scientific research and technology insights that will impact business operations and innovation strategies. Approaches and practical examples.

Why should you attend? 

• Implement strategic innovation frameworks in their organizations.

• Establish supportive ecosystems for startups, innovators, and researchers. 

• Bridge the gap between theory and practice through hands-on approaches. 

• Contribute to sustainable, long-term development in the Danube region. 

Each session is tailored to provide practical knowledge, interactive learning, and actionable takeaways. 

Register here and join us in making your business more innovative!

Why should you attend? 

• Gain expert insights to optimize your business and innovation strategies.

• Build market readiness and prepare for investment opportunities. 

• Explore pathways for collaborations and infrastructure development.

• Understand research trends and bolster your innovation capacities. 

Each session is tailored to provide practical knowledge, interactive learning, and actionable takeaways. 

Register here and join us in making your business more innovative!

The first partner meeting in Kosice stands for the beginning of a journey assembling partners from different regions aligning the danube. Together we´ll create new concepts to jointly imporve the innovation support in each of the partner regions...and above!

Our partner meeting consisted of workshops relating directly to the IaaS4DR Regional meetings as well as one for identifying future training needs within support providers in the respective regions supplemented by two company visits.🤝

As part of our “Innovation as a Service for Danube Region” (IaaS 4 DR) project, we want to better understand which innovation offerings already exist in our northern Black Forest region🌲, which hurdles exist in their implementation and which offerings are still missing. To this end, we spoke to representatives of the most important providers in our region. 

Many thanks to Stephan Bogenrieder from Campus Schwarzwald, Thomas Hegenauer from Digital Hub Horb, Tiffany Brady from IZWW and Janet Rosenberger from INNONET®!

"Innovation as a Service for Danube Region" (IaaS 4 DR) supports traditional industrial regions in their process of change. This project connects 12 european partners, located all over the Danube region, to foster transfer and create dynamic structures.