Project Partners
CNA Abruzzo
Founded in 1946, the CNA – Italian Confederation of Craft Trades and Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises – represents over 621,000 members employing more than 1.2 million people. CNA supports artisans, business owners, professionals, the self-employed, and small and micro businesses across the tourism, services and industrial sectors. With a widespread presence of over 8500 workers at more than 1100 sites, CNA ensures credible and professional services, consultancy, and information, contributing significantly to the success of small businesses and job creation. CNA comprises 10 national unions and 45 subcategories, along with 5 interest groups, including CNA Youth Enterprise and CNA Women’s Enterprise. It represents and protects micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in various sectors, including manufacturing, construction, services, transport, trade and tourism. CNA promotes the craft industry and small businesses through its structured organization, offering integrated services and personalized consultancy.
AEBRAGA
Founded in 1863, AEB is a business association with a regional and multisectoral scope. It consolidates and represents economic agents within the district of Braga, across all sectors of activity, while also advocating for members based in other national and international locations. As a Chamber of Commerce and Industry, AEB is dedicated to enhancing export activities, economic diplomacy, and investment attraction in the region, alongside fostering robust and sustainable economic growth. AEB's mission is to safeguard the interests of its members and facilitate business development. Its vision is to be the most representative and dynamic regional business association in the Portuguese economy, committed to upholding the highest standards of organizational excellence and sustainability practices.
CEAI
The Community Enterprise Association Ireland CEAI is the National Association for Community Enterprise Centres and Enterprise Hubs across the Irish National Hub Network. It is the independent Expert Voice for the sector representing, facilitating, and advocating on behalf of the sector, working with people and communities to promote and support enterprise development and to drive job creation, economic growth, and positive social impact across the regions.
EMCRA GmbH
Berlin-based EMCRA – Co-shaping Europe is a leading training and consulting company in the areas of management and organisational development as well as national and European funding and fundraising. EMCRA accompanies foundations, associations and (social) enterprises through the challenges of change management. The focus is on financing/funding, digital transformation, new inclusive leadership approaches, project management and risk management and the implementation of international standards.
FEMETALiNDUSTRY
FEMETALiNDUSTRY, previously know as MetaIndustry4 was formally constituted in 2016, as a new cluster concept with a multidisciplinary model, aligned with the Research and Innovation Strategy for Smart Specialization of Asturias (S3) and oriented, mainly, to companies and global value chains related to the advanced manufacturing of metal industry. The Cluster consists of partners from different areas of the industrial ecosystem: metal manufacturers, scientific-technological, logistical and institutional agents, ICT enablers and other business agents related to the sectoral value chain or its priorities as a cluster.
GAIA
GAIA is the Association of Applied Knowledge and Technology Industries in the Basque Country and brings together over 315 companies in this sector. Its objective is to be a benchmark in Collaborative Innovation for the creation and implementation of globally competitive solutions based on own Knowledge and Technology (Consulting, Engineering, Electronics, Computing, Telecommunications, Artificial Intelligence and Gamification). We provide consultation on programs in different fields (Research, Development, Innovation, Competitivity, etc.) and offer services to companies, supporting their cooperation projects.
ROSCIOLI Development
Roscioli Development is an organization that has been supporting industrial and service organizations for over twenty years to evolve and develop their capabilities. The team has a long experience in management and strategic consulting with important industrial and services companies.
There are two pillars that guide the RD’s projects:
• People, with their competencies, abilities, and passion make the difference;
• Evolution and development are connected with the emerging future.
RD has expertise in Foresight and Strategy development especially applied in the main scope of change like Digital Transformation, Sustainability, Value Proposition, Competence Design and Development. The long experience allows RD to adopt a lean, sustainable and scientific approach. RD has adapted and implemented a special approach called “Digital Transformation Roadmap” aimed at planning and implementing the Digital Transformation of the SMEs. It combines “future”, “strategy” and “capabilities”.