BEACon
Business Excellence through Atlantic Cooperation
Priority
Blue innovation and competitiveness
Blue innovation and competitiveness
Total budget
1,09 M€
1,09 M€
ERDF funding
818 M€
818 M€
Lead partner
Munster Technological University (Southern, Ireland)
Munster Technological University (Southern, Ireland)
Duration
01.10.2025 — 30.03.2028
01.10.2025 — 30.03.2028
Summary
Atlantic SMEs face hurdles in digital transformation, sustainability, and competitiveness. BEACon aligns business support with EU priorities, including the Green Deal and Atlantic Action Plan 2.0, fostering sustainable and innovative enterprises.
The BEACon project will transform business support in the Atlantic Area, enhancing success rates through an evidence-based toolkit for business advisors. Using insights from Randomised Controlled Trials, BEACon ensures training and advisory services drive real impact.
Key Outputs & Benefits: a scalable toolkit to optimise business training; pilot programmes tailored for Atlantic Area SMEs; economic impact analysis for continuous improvement.
The BEACon project will transform business support in the Atlantic Area, enhancing success rates through an evidence-based toolkit for business advisors. Using insights from Randomised Controlled Trials, BEACon ensures training and advisory services drive real impact.
Key Outputs & Benefits: a scalable toolkit to optimise business training; pilot programmes tailored for Atlantic Area SMEs; economic impact analysis for continuous improvement.
Partners:
- National Association of Community Enterprise Centres CLG (Eastern and Midland, Ireland)
- UPTEC - Associação de Transferência de Tecnologia da Asprela (Norte, Portugal)
- Technopôle Brest-Iroise (Bretagne, France)
- Asociación de Industrias de Conocimiento y Tecnología - GAIA - Euskal Herriko Ezagutza eta Teknologia Industrien Elkartea (País Vasco, Spain)
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