About: The Eastern Partnership Ready to Trade project assists small and medium- sized enterprises (SMEs) from Armenia and other European Partnership countries to access new markets with a focus on the European Union (EU).
Beneficiaries: Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs), relevant business support organizations (BSOs) and other sector representative bodies in Armenia.
Main benefits for small and medium-sized enterprises:
- Enhanced capacities to produce goods in accordance with global and EU market demands through advisory services, coaching and trainings on certification, packaging, production, marketing, branding, promotion and others
- Increased awareness of the requirements for access to international and EU markets through various workshops and seminars
- New business linkages with the EU through participation in trade fairs, study tours, buyer/seller meeting and other
Main benefits for business support organizations:
- Improved business development services through capacity-building activities on sectoral trade intelligence, quality management and certification procedures
- Expanded skills and network as a result of participation in trainings and consulting events for SMEs
Target sector: Agro-processing
Specific target product groups:
- Processed fruits and vegetables
- Dried fruits and vegetables
- Herbal teas
- Apparel (to a smaller extent)
Eastern Partnership: Ready to Trade in Armenia at a glance
How we work: The project assists exporting and export-ready SMEs along the whole value chain in producing value added goods in accordance with international and EU market requirements and links these SMEs to international markets. In particular, the programme aims at:
- Developing roadmaps for selected value chains in Armenia
- Providing targeted capacity-building, market access and other advisory services
- Enhancing capacities of sectoral BSOs to provide SMEs with quality and relevant services along the value chain
- Creating business linkages
- Supporting SMEs' participation in international trade fairs
Expected Results:
- Greater export flow of goods from Armenia to the EU market
- Enhanced competitiveness of Armenian SMEs
- Improved business-development services provided by national BSOs
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