Examples of evidence: An evaluation of a cross-border cooperation programme recommended the promotion of twinning between businesses in common sectors for knowledge-sharing purposes. An SME network with a dedicated on-line platform has been established amongst businesses from both sides of the border and where know-how exchange between businesses takes place; A review of an SME programme supporting business internationalisation highlighted the need to help businesses to determine what support they required to enter foreign markets. An export toolkit was elaborated to allow businesses to determine if, how and when the business should internationalise. This included options for training and know-how transfer; Recommendations from an evaluation of SMEs in the transport sector underlined the need for more developed support for training on environmental protection. The National Road Hauliers’ Association, in cooperation with a technology university, elaborated and delivered a series of seminars addressed to road hauliers. Good Practice A good practice is attached at Annex 4 demonstrating some of the key features of this indicator, in particular how the monitoring and evaluation of the training practice has impacted on business performance, including further policy interest from government leading to a widening of the programme.
Examples of evidence: An evaluation of a cross-border cooperation programme recommended the promotion of twinning between businesses in common sectors for knowledge-sharing purposes. An SME network with a dedicated on-line platform has been established amongst businesses from both sides of the border and where know-how exchange between businesses takes place; A review of an SME programme supporting business internationalisation highlighted the need to help businesses to determine what support they required to enter foreign markets. An export toolkit was elaborated to allow businesses to determine if, how and when the business should internationalise. This included options for training and know-how transfer; Recommendations from an evaluation of SMEs in the transport sector underlined the need for more developed support for training on environmental protection. The National Road Hauliers’ Association, in cooperation with a technology university, elaborated and delivered a series of seminars addressed to road hauliers. Good Practice A good practice is attached at Annex 4 demonstrating some of the key features of this indicator, in particular how the monitoring and evaluation of the training practice has impacted on business performance, including further policy interest from government leading to a widening of the programme.
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