1. Turku School of Economics, Pori Unit
EXPORT TO MIDdLE EAST
Seminar at
Turku School of Economics, Pori Unit

2. DOING BUSINESS IN MIDDLE EAST - INSIGHTS AND Experiences SEMINAR SUPPORTS THE AIMS OF TWO EXPORT ORIENTED PROJECTS
Growing Your Business network, GYB
Opening Indoor Hygiene SME`s Exports to Middle East Construction markets, IHMEC

3. Growing Your Business network, GYB
Aims are
To identify the enterprises whose goal is to grow and to become international.
To identify public and private experts/service providers which offer services for those enterprises.
To foster SMEs to identify, meet, and use expertise and services when growing their businesses and going internationational.
Project duration 10/2016 – 9/2018.
Funded by the ELY Centre of Central Finland via European Regional Development Fund

4. Growing your business network
In addition to current 75 SMEs the network consists of
University personnel
Private export service providers
The Federation of Satakunta Enterprises
Satakunta and Rauma Chambers of Commerce
Business Finland Ltd
Team Finland coordinated by ELY-Centre
Prizztech Ltd
Finnvera Ltd
Local banks
City of Rauma, City of Huittinen

5. opening indoor hygiene sme`s exports to middle east construction markets, IHMEC
Novel solutions are desperately needed to prevent the global spreading of serious infections.
IHMEC
Creates and exports joint indoor hygiene solution of Central Baltic area SME’s into Middle East construction markets using indoor hygiene (IH) as a competitive edge.
Brings together relevant clusters from Finland, Sweden and Estonia into a meta-cluster which aims to enter the market with new and tailor-made IH solutions.
Project duration: 3/ /2021
Funded by the Interreg Central Baltic 2014–2020 Programme.

6. metacluster Max 10 companies from each national cluster FI
Indoor hygiene cluster, products EE
Wooden houses cluster
Modul design SE
Antimicrobial materials cluster
Max 10 companies from each national cluster

7. IHMEC Project Partners
University of Turku (Lead Partner), FI
Satakunta University of Applied Sciences, FI
Royal Institute of Technology, SE
Uppsala University, SE
Tartu Business Advisory Service, EE
Estonian Woodhouse Association, EE
Associated partner: Finnish Federation of Hospital Engineering, FI

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