KOHESIO · Q4299103 · FI
Empowering women entrepreneurs in sparsely populated communities
W-POWER aims for equal growth and increase in the contribution of women to regional economy in sparsely populated Northern and Arctic communities, as women leaving the North is one of the main challenges to beat in the region. All project partner regions suffer from similar challenges caused by peripherality, which creates a strong argument for transnational cooperation. Project makes a difference for rural businesses by providing transnational learning and capacity building possibilities, but also creating new business concepts and support mechanisms. W-POWER creates new start-ups, helps to …
About the Competitiveness of SMEs objective
Thematic Objective 3 backs the competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises through grants, financial instruments, business-development services and internationalisation support. SMEs account for the bulk of EU employment, so the objective acts as a regional jobs lever.
Co-funding: the EU contributes €1.1M toward a total project cost of €1.7M — a co-funding rate of 62%, with the remainder covered by national, regional or private sources.
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Full project record on Kohesio — partners, deliverables, location map, related funding decisions.
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Frequently asked questions
- What is the EU budget for this project?
- The EU contributes €1.1M toward a total project cost of €1.7M, a co-funding rate of 62%.
- Which fund or thematic objective does it belong to?
- This project falls under EU Cohesion Policy thematic objective TO03 — Competitiveness of SMEs — financed through the European Structural and Investment Funds.
- Which country is the project located in?
- The project is located in FI.
- What is the project period?
- The project runs from 2018-09-01 to 2021-12-31.
- Where can I find the full project record?
- The complete project record — beneficiary, location and related funding decisions — is published on Kohesio, the European Commission's open-data platform, under reference Q4299103.