Baden Agenda
for the promotion of the business dimension in
the Danube Region Strategy
Christian Weinberger
Business Coordinator Danube Region Strategy
Why Business ?
• 85% of new jobs are created by new and
growing SMEs
• In non-capital regions job creation is more than
100%
• (new) small businesses need support of different
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Macroregional context
 Exporting businesses are growth businesses
 The smaller the county the higher is the
dependence on exports
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 Learning from each other is important
Baden workshop
• Conference in Baden on 1+2 September 2016
• 80 delegates from 11 Danube region countries
• From business support actors
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business organisations,
cluster organisations,
business support services,
university, business links,
incubators,
public business support agencies,
et cetera
• Highly interactive sessions
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Business Cooperation
Private Equity Facilitation
Professionalization of Cluster Management
Increase EIT Participation in the Danube Region
Strengthening the Smart Specialisation Strategies
Spreading the Dual System to combat skilled labour shortage
Promoting the entrepreneurial Spirit
Improving business support services
Promoting the exchange of young would be entrepreneurs
Joint development of training program materials
Platform for Communication and Exchange
Better public governance for a more conducive business environment
Improving the Danube as a logistic and touristic waterway
Simplification of Procedure for applicable INTERREG Programs
Baden Plan for Action
1. Connecting SMEs to Research and the EIT in the Danube
Region
2. Danube Region Social Impact Awards
3. Increasing Cross-Border R&D Co-operation (Eureka) in the
Danube Region
4. Cooperation on Smart Specialisation Across the Danube
Region
5. Capacity Building for Business Angels & Entrepreneurs
6. Strengthening the Cooperation of Chambers
7. Improving Public Governance Capacity to Serve Enterprises
and Business Cooperation
Further Info
www.bmeia.gv.at/danube-business-actors
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