Projects & Practice

The use of renewable energy to improve air quality

Keywords:: Education & lifelong learning, Energy efficiency, Environmental protection, Information & promotion activities, Rural services, Sustainability, Vocational training & skills acquisition
Countries:: Poland

A project that promotes the use of renewable energy to improve air quality through training and awareness raising.

Vielfalter (Kalkalpen National Park Start-Up Challenge)

Keywords:: Bioeconomy, Climate change adaptation, Cooperation, Energy efficiency, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, LEADER/CLLD, Rural business, Rural Inspiration Awards: nominees
Countries:: Austria

Organising a competition to support and encourage businesses and their sustainable projects in tourism, health, agriculture and forestry in the Kalkalpen National Park, Austria.

Innovative use of wood for producing fashion items

Keywords:: Added value, Direct marketing, Diversification, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Job creation, Product quality, Rural business, Tourism, Women
Countries:: Poland

A female entrepreneur set up a company to produce high quality fashion products made of natural material.

Modernisation - relocation of “Monemvasia Winery, G. Tsibidis & Co”

Keywords:: Entrepreneurship, LEADER/CLLD, Product quality, Rural SMEs
Countries:: Greece

EAFRD funding enabled the Monemvasia Winery to relocate to meet growing demand for Monemvasia-Malvasia wine.

Web based education for farmers in Austria

Keywords:: Advisory services, Agriculture, Education & lifelong learning, Environmental protection, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Knowledge transfer
Countries:: Austria

An educational institution for farmers in Austria used RDP support to develop a training programme using digital, web-based technologies and applications.

Workshops to combat digital exclusion in rural areas

Keywords:: Demography, Education & lifelong learning, LEADER/CLLD, Rural Inspiration Awards: nominees, Social inclusion
Countries:: Poland

A LAG organised a series of tailored workshops to combat digital exclusion among people over 50 years old.

Zeitgeist Enns – Pop-up-Shops Concept

Keywords:: Entrepreneurship, LEADER/CLLD, Rural business, Rural Inspiration Awards: nominees
Countries:: Austria

Many small towns have the problem of vacant sales spaces and an innovative concept to revitalise city centres is to offer flexible rental options to pop-up shops. This was the winning initiative of the 2019 Rural Inspiration Awards in the 'Popular Vote' category.

Pop-up shops to revitalise a town’s city centre

Keywords:: Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Job creation, LEADER/CLLD, Rural business, Rural SMEs
Countries:: Austria

An innovative concept to revitalise the city centre of an Austrian town by offering flexible rental options to pop up shops.

Kraft. Das Murtal – A network among businesses in the West Upper Styria

Keywords:: Cooperation, Entrepreneurship, LEADER/CLLD, Rural business
Countries:: Austria

The ‘Kraft Das Murtal’ is an economic network of businesses aiming to identify and support the business potential of the region and contribute to its further development.