Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises and entrepreneurial and craft businesses (SMEs) play a central role in the green transition.

Business support organizations (BSOs) are an important link in guiding SMEs towards the adoption of green business practices.

The overall objective of the project is to provide support for the development of green skills in SMEs and BSOs from Serbia and North Macedonia through transnational partnership, exchange, sharing of educational resources and cooperation in the field of joint development and testing of practical methods and training for business greening.

Specific Objectives:

1. Equip trainers/educators from business support organizations with new competencies (skills, knowledge, attitudes) and tools for business greening;
2. Develop and test an adapted training methodology, curricula and training programs and modules for business greening;
3. Promote the green transition of small and medium-sized enterprises and socio-economic partners through the exchange of best practices and experiences in business greening.

Main Target Groups of the Project:

• 20 BSOs (10 from Serbia and 10 from North Macedonia);
• 2 project partners;
• 60 SMEs, entrepreneurs and craftsmen from Serbia and North Macedonia operating in the processing industry (food industry, wood processing, metal, chemical products, textile production, clothing, leather processing and footwear production);
• 30 socio-economic partners (national, regional and local authorities, business service providers, educational and research institutions, etc.).

Expected Results:

1. Enhanced competencies of trainers/educators from BSOs for training in the field of business greening.
2. Increased practical green skills of managers/owners and employees in SMEs.
3. Best green practices for business greening promoted and shared between project countries.

Project Activities:

• A1 Project Management and Quality Assurance
• A2 Project Monitoring
• A3 Analysis of Skills Gaps and Training Needs
• A4 Training of Trainers for Business Greening
• A5 Development of Educational Tools for Business Greening
• A6 Capacity Building of 60 Small and Medium Enterprises for Business Greening
• A7 Dissemination and Visibility Activities