Tourism cooperation between SMEs
TourSME is a two-year project (1.2.2020 - 31.3.2022) for cross-border business cooperation among tourism SMEs and related businesses. The main target is to improve tourism SMEs' capability to create border-crossing services for international tourists.
By joining to project, companies:
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Find new business partners form Finland and Russia
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Find new domestic and international customers
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Get concurrent training on new types of tourism services
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Develop new service ideas and experiment the ideas
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Pitch their service concepts to international travel agencies
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Pilot their new services
Total budget 349 778 €
Project news
Lead Partner:
University of Oulu (UO)
Partners:
KAMK - University of Applied Science (KAMK)
Karelian Research Centre (KaRC)
City of Kostamus (KO)
Oulu University of Applied Sciences (OAMK)
TourSME project is a two-year micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) activating and training initiative in the regions of Russian Karelia, Kainuu, and Oulu region. The
project contributes by activities increasing the capacity of enterprises to start cross-border economic cooperation by improving the capability of tourism industry enterprises enhancing the development of cross-border tourism services in the program areas.
The activation of SMEs takes place in three progressive levels:
- Information sharing and networking events
- Training sessions focused to SMEs
- Supporting cross-border piloting SMEs
Project Manager Kyllikki Taipale-Erävala, UO
kyllikki.taipale-eravala@oulu.fi, +358294487072
Marjukka Turunen, KAMK
marjukka.turunen@kamk.fi , +358 44 7157021
Nikolai Kolesnikov, KarRC
n.g.kolesnikov@krc.karelia.ru, +7 921 7270321
Yulia Ragulina, KO
ragulina@msu.kostomuksha-rk.ru, +7 911 663 14 11
Heikki Riikonen, OAMK
heikki.riikonen@oamk.fi, +358 59 5979873
