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The Project / Objectives
The project aims at support SMEs and entrepreneurs from agricultural and tourism sector through provision of business facilities, services, know-how and human development skills that will positively affect the entrepreneurial success and the sustainable business development.The project aims at upgrading and using the achieved results and outputs of two previous projects – Danube winery places ( CBC Romania-Bulgaria 2007-2013) and VINESOS ( INTERREG VA Greece Bulgaria 20014-2020).The project will provide business support through development of vocational and scientific tutorials, provision of know-how and support for production of bio -wines from local varieties, development of bio-agri-wine tourism product, and sommelier knowledge to HORECA representatives. Agro tourism Academy will be formed to facilitate the entrepreneurs from the CB area with administrative and vocational support in long term. The project contribute positively to the improvement of entrepreneurial climate through the following Business Benefits:
- Entering new markets, expanding production, increasing production capacity.
- Diversification of the entrepreneurs’ products and services, which will strength their competitiveness
- Adding additional economic value in terms of acquiring know-how, knowledge and new practices in wine production and wine tourism.
- Adding additional economic value to the land and increasing its cost.
- Bio-wine tourism opportunities.
- Development of new business niche – bio and agro tourism, bio wine tourism.
- Increased skills and knowledge to the human capital in HORECA and tourism business.
- Increasing the competitiveness to the local and international markets by presenting exceptional products of exceptional varieties that have their own history and terroir. Exclusivity of flavors and aromas sought after by consumers of premium goods. Exclusivity in a given production area leads to exclusivity in the economic result.