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Host and entrepreneurial environment

Last Updated (Tuesday, 13 December 2011 10:38) Written by Raido Wednesday, 26 November 2008 18:42

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	The projects which are not attractive not only as the single projects, but which have as high potential as possible to have large impact on the entrepreneurship of the area more widely and activate the local life are in the focus of the programmes directed to the host and entrepreneurial environment. The exhibiting of the attractive and culturally valuable object to the visitors brings tourists to the area, this incurs the need for the additional accommodation and catering, the new companies and jobs are created which in its turn kicks the start for the promotion of the local life and establishing of the new companies. The programmes to be carried out in this sector support highly the programmes directed to the tourist operators, by creating the general look of the areas which remains beyond the direct interest and scope of entrepreneurs, but has an impact on their success.
	Information on the website Information centre provides general information on all sectoral supporting possibilities.
	Trainings and consultation The development consultants of Enterprise Estonia who deal with the topics of host and entrepreneurial environment. Free assistance from county development centres for finding the suitable financing sources and quality preparation of the projects. Mentor programme of non-profit associations for favouring the incurrence of sustainable and acting non-profit associations and development of civil society.
	Grants Regional competitiveness improvement grant for high volume investments for developing the visiting objects and public entrepreneurship infrastructure. Regional competitiveness improvement grant of small projects for low volume investments to the visiting objects. Competence centre development programme Regional development planning grant for preparation of the investments of visiting objects and public entrepreneurship infrastructure. Note! As of 4 March 2011, the acceptance of applications of the regional development planning programme for supporting the development of the local entrepreneurship environment infrastructure aimed at production and logistics has been suspended. As of 13 August 2009, the acceptance of applications of the regional development planning programme for supporting the visiting environment (tourism and recreation economy) has been suspended. National cultural and tourism investment grant for developing the most outstanding visiting objects of Estonia. Kihnu regional grant for supporting the continuation of Kihnu traditions. Peipsiveere regional grant for retaining the viability of region of Peipsiveere and Old Believers' community. Setomaa development grant for the development of Seto living environment according to local traditions. Finished support programmesRegional competitiveness improvement measure (SF 2004-2006) Local initiative grant for the improvement of living environment, planning of the regional development and valuing of traditions. Small port grant for the development of shipping tourism and diversification of visiting opportunities. Tourism marketing grant for the public and third sector for the activities introducing the opportunities of the region as the whole. Norway-EEA regional development grant for strengthening the administrative capability of the public sector and development of regional cooperation.