InNow project addressed the hot issue of innovations so necessary to boost development of cleantech sector in Central Europe.

Partners from: Croatia, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia looked for practical solutions how to foster collaboration and innovation co-creation between cleantech startups/SMEs and large companies. Going beyond traditional procurer-supplier relationship and addressing the obstacles that companies in both sizes traditionally have, resulting in more innovative products and services.

For both the startups and large companies it became obvious that most beneficial might be international cooperation. During the matchmaking acceleration programme pilots startups could declare what company and market they are interested in. Many are open to develop their business to international markets. Also, corporates concentrated on their actual innovation needs and not on the availability of the solution in their own market.

Language barrier also turned out to be of lesser importance as for most startups communicative in English. Even though not all startups had a chance to start a more elaborated cooperation with large companies, they gained some experience that indicated the way they should follow in order to find way for commercialisation of their innovations.

This also showcased that going beyond purely competitive co-existence into complementary collaboration in today's highly specialised economy can bring mutual benefits and added values for all of them. These results through application of new tools and services particularly contributed to potential improvements of 3S strategies in the programme areas and beyond.

INNOW
PROJECT

INNOVATE NOW! INNOVATION SUPPORT FRAMEWORK FOR FOSTERING THE COLLABORATION OF STARTUPS, SMES AND LARGE COMPANIES ON CLEAN-TECH PROJECTS. WE LISTEN, TO SUPPORT, AND TO CONNECT ENTREPRENEURS TO THE RIGHT OPPORTUNITIES.PRIORITY: INNOVATION AND KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT

VALUE CREATION
(GDP, JOBS, IMPACT):

We find the most promising startups and SMEs and develop their cleantech innovative ideas into a grown-up market ready business plan

MINDSET
(AMBITION, CONFIDENCE):

Startups in every stage of development and SMEs with an innovative cleantech idea

Large companies seeking ready for business innovative cleantech solutions

We are proud to represent innovators from the Interreg Central Europe programme area

PURPOSE
DRIVEN CHANGE:

We find the most promising startups and SMEs and develop their cleantech innovative ideas into a grown-up market ready business plan

Overcome barriers in development and adoption of innovative cleantech solutions

Help large companies find a ready to business cooperation startup and/or SME with promising solutions that they need

Check out our tool:

https://greenbrother.hu/academy/innow-training

PROJECT PARTNERS

Project Outputs

In practice Business Support Package that answers needs of (emerging) startups which, due to COVID restrictions, was developed in form of an online platform offering trainings attracted a large number trainees. Although the free coaching is no longer possible you can still use our free training and download free training materials by registering free here:

https://greenbrother.hu/academy/innow-training
Innovation Support Package by innovation audits for large companies and by different events to which the companies were invited and where startups showed their potential found the real value in cooperation with external innovators.
Thanks to the Matchmaking Acceleration Programme new promising contacts and started mutually beneficial cooperation.
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