The objectives of this proposal are the following:Increase efficiency and effectiveness of innovation processes of local beneficiaries of SME instrument and SMEs with significant innovation activities and high potential for internationalisation;Facilitate SME’s access to consulting services for innovation management to address bottlenecks to creation of economic impact;Support innovative SME’s to raise the company’s profitability and competitiveness on international markets.Partners deliver 2 specifically targeted service packages and base their approach on complementary experience and know-how as EEN members.The proposal also includes a general management WP consisting of coordination,communication,dissemination and quality check measures.The WPs dedicated to SMEs consist of preliminary steps (customer identification and approach, meetings), assessment of needs and gaps (specific questionnaires based on CEN/TS16555-1 Standard),assignment of innovation experts and lead coaches and supply of tailored services or facilitation of SME-coach interaction.The proposal addresses challenges such as lack of investment in research, lack of innovation management systems,insufficient supply of innovation services,unaffordable market prices.The scope of the project is to eliminate the barriers for SME innovation by supplying 7 days services.Taking account of the ongoing global crisis, innovation process from idea generation to innovation result but also leadership, management skills and other enabling factors like the ability to cooperate with third parties are considered an essential driver for development and economical recovering. The crisis is depressing investments in innovation as the first costs to be cut and particularly SMEs are concerned by this as they do not have internal resources, nor strategic vision to face the market competition.Methodologies and tools of partners complement each other and help companies manage innovation processes efficiently.

In the context of innovation-divided Europe and scarce consultancy in RDI, Macro Region 4 Romania is in full process of moving towards a "turning point" of economic positioning in a climate of globalization, disruptive innovations and circular economies. This dynamic brings to surface impediments innovation actors in the region face multiple challenges, while their ability to overcome them is crucial to the impact of such changes. The core members of the Ro-Boost SMEs consortium are aware that it is time for smart action in order to achieve the goal of reducing the innovation divide among companies. Based on the vision stated in the Ro-Boost SMEs Implementation Strategy, the core members of the consortium jointly elaborated the project "Ro-Boost Inno SMEs" aimed at consolidating innovative businesses - rooted into the Smart Specialisation Strategy - and to expand their position within the sector global value chains. To achieve this goal, dedicated innovation support envisaged at the beginning of 2015 shall be continued in order to increase added value of SMEs and innovative sectors in the global economy, using an innovative delivery system and consolidating the community of innovators. The proposal is built around the expertise of relevant partners at Macro Region 4 level and in-depth competences gained in 2015-2016. It shall also capitalize on the impact generated in the previous period in order to gain further recognition of the innovation management as success driver among SMEs in terms of both economic impact and innovation culture within business environment.

In the context of innovation-divided Europe and scarce consultancy in RDI, Macro Region 4 Romania is in full process of moving towards a "turning point" of economic positioning in a climate of globalization, disruptive innovations and circular economies. This dynamic brings to surface impediments innovation actors in the region face multiple challenges, while their ability to overcome them is crucial to the impact of such changes. The core members of the Ro-Boost SMEs consortium are aware that it is time for smart action in order to achieve the goal of reducing the innovation divide among companies. Based on the vision stated in the Ro-Boost SMEs Implementation Strategy, the core members of the consortium jointly elaborated the project "Ro-Boost Inno SMEs" aimed at consolidating innovative businesses - rooted into the Smart Specialisation Strategy - and to expand their position within the sector global value chains. To achieve this goal, dedicated innovation support envisaged at the beginning of 2015 shall be continued in order to increase added value of SMEs and innovative sectors in the global economy, using an innovative delivery system and consolidating the community of innovators. The proposal is built around the expertise of relevant partners at Macro Region 4 level and in-depth competences gained in 2015-2016. It shall also capitalize on the impact generated in the previous period in order to gain further recognition of the innovation management as success driver among SMEs in terms of both economic impact and innovation culture within business environment.

In the context of innovation-divided Europe and scarce consultancy in RDI, Macro Region 4 Romania is in full process of moving towards a "turning point" of economic positioning in a climate of globalization, disruptive innovations and circular economies. This dynamic brings to surface impediments innovation actors in the region face multiple challenges, while their ability to overcome them is crucial to the impact of such changes. The core members of the Ro-Boost SMEs consortium are aware that it is time for smart action in order to achieve the goal of reducing the innovation divide among companies. Based on the vision stated in the Ro-Boost SMEs Implementation Strategy, the core members of the consortium jointly elaborated the project "Ro-Boost Inno SMEs" aimed at consolidating innovative businesses - rooted into the Smart Specialisation Strategy - and to expand their position within the sector global value chains. To achieve this goal, dedicated innovation support envisaged at the beginning of 2015 shall be continued in order to increase added value of SMEs and innovative sectors in the global economy, using an innovative delivery system and consolidating the community of innovators. The proposal is built around the expertise of relevant partners at Macro Region 4 level and in-depth competences gained in 2015-2016. It shall also capitalize on the impact generated in the previous period in order to gain further recognition of the innovation management as success driver among SMEs in terms of both economic impact and innovation culture within business environment.

In the context of innovation-divided Europe and scarce consultancy in RDI, Macro Region 4 Romania is facing its peak of natural development and moving towards its "turning point". The core members of the Ro-Boost SMEs consortium are aware that it is time for smart action in order to achieve the goal of reducing the innovation divide among companies. Based on the vision stated in the Ro-Boost SMEs Implementation Strategy, the core members of the consortium jointly elaborated the project "Ro-Boost Inno SMEs" that is aiming to consolidate innovative businesses - rooted into the Smart Specialisation Strategy - and to expand their position within the sector global value chains. As being ambitious, this goal can be achieved by "surgical" interventions, bringing added value to SMEs and innovative sectors, using an innovative delivery system and by setting up a vibrant community of innovators. The proposal is built around relevant institutions at Macro Region 4 level, using in-depth competences of our experts to create success regarding the indicators, satisfaction among clients, impact at macro regional level and innovation culture within business environment.