Projects & Practice

Development of Popsi Kitchen in Estonia

Keywords:: Entrepreneurship, Job creation, LEADER/CLLD, Local food, Rural business, Women
Countries:: Estonia

A bakery and patisserie in rural Estonia used CAP funds through the LEADER measure to realise a series of investments, making the business more competitive and attractive to customers.

"BIZnet" - Learning entrepreneurship with the use of an online economic game

Keywords:: Entrepreneurship, LEADER/CLLD, Local Development Strategy, Youth
Countries:: Poland

A CAP-funded knowledge transfer project to promote entrepreneurship skills to the youth of a LAG area in Poland.

Setting-up of wooden toy manufacturing workshop in rural Romania

Keywords:: Entrepreneurship, Job creation, Product quality, Rural business
Countries:: Romania

EAFRD support enabled a pair of entrepreneurs to harness their experience to establish a wooden toy manufacturing business, stimulating diversified economic activity and creating jobs in a rural area.

Development of new products based on sprouted pseudo-cereals, cereals and legumes

Keywords:: Cooperation, Entrepreneurship, Product quality, Rural business
Countries:: Czech Republic

CAP funds support improved nutrition of Czech cereal and legume crops

Tartu County Youth Foundation

Keywords:: Culture, Entrepreneurship, LEADER Innovation, Rural Inspiration Awards: nominees, Social inclusion, Youth
Countries:: Estonia

Fostering active and entrepreneurial youth in Tartu County

Centre for Social Inclusion

Keywords:: Entrepreneurship, Inter-territorial/Transnational cooperation, Rural Inspiration Awards: nominees, Social inclusion, Vocational training & skills acquisition, Youth
Countries:: Romania

Creating opportunities for rural youth

Travelling Creative Workshop

Keywords:: Digitisation, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Rural Inspiration Awards: nominees, Social inclusion, Youth
Countries:: Poland

Travelling Creative Workshops bring culture and educational opportunities to remote villages

The Circle: From zero impact to a positive impact

Keywords:: Agriculture, Entrepreneurship, GHG & ammonia emissions, Innovation, Renewable energy, Rural Inspiration Awards: nominees, Rural SMEs
Countries:: Italy

The Circle moves from zero impact to a positive impact using aquaponics to produce high-quality sustainable food

Woola: Replacing plastic bubble wrap by producing packaging out of waste wool

Keywords:: Entrepreneurship, Environmental protection, Environmental sustainability, LEADER/CLLD, Rural Inspiration Awards: nominees
Countries:: Estonia

Company in rural Estonia develops system and products to replace plastic bubble wrap packaging with packing materials made from waste wool.

Setting up a microbrewery in Latgale

Keywords:: Entrepreneurship, LEADER/CLLD, Market development, Product quality, Rural business, Tourism
Countries:: Latvia

LEADER support enabled an entrepreneur to establish a microbrewery in south-eastern Latvia.