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BSR Go-abroad

The BSR Go-abroad project supports the development of micro and SMEs. The objective of the project is to develop and launch a comprehensive internationalisation programme, culminating in the creation of a sustainable model — the Blueprint — that contains tools and recommendations designed to stimulate local trade and cross-border cooperation within value chains among micro and SMEs from the Baltic Sea Region.
By equipping companies with the necessary knowledge, networks, and strategies, the initiative ultimately aims to increase their resilience and self-sufficiency in the face of future disruptions in global supply chains and external economic shocks.

Duration: BSR Go-abroad 11/2023 – 10/2026

Total budget: EUR 2,998,300
EU funding: EUR 2,088,600
Norwegian funding: EUR 193,775

Participating countries: Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Norway, Poland, Sweden

Read more: Go-abroad_Blueprint

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Business

Blue Baltic Community

The project is an initiative that provides a space for discussion, exchange of experience and mutual inspiration between representatives of the offshore wind energy (OWE) industry and representatives of the technology and innovation industry.

maritime industry
Education

Innovation Camp

Youth entrepreneurship camp developing creativity and innovative thinking. Workshops, study visits, innovaton of designing solutions and a lot of fun – all this is waiting for a group of ambitious students working in Gdansk and for Gdansk.

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Education

Youth Business Incubator

The Youth Entrepreneurship Incubator was created for primary and secondary schools students in Gdańsk. We invite you to take part in educational classes, free competency workshops, HR workshops, and various meetings with experts and business representatives. You can also apply for a paid internship under the Practical Competence Development Programme during the summer holidays (“summer internship”).

Business

Business Booster

The project aims to connect young entrepreneurs with experts, creating a space to exchange experiences, develop innovation and creativity, as well as support in acquiring valuable information to run their own business. The SME sector and startups are invited.

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Business

Techseed

The TECHSEED pre-acceleration is a program that develops innovative solutions in the area of the maritime industry, focusing mainly on issues related to sustainability, renewable energy and modern technologies.

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Business

Direction Start – How to Get Your Own Business Up and Running

Direction – Start is a practical, free session for people who want to start their own business and need clear, actionable insights instead of official jargon.
Over 4 hours, participants will get a real-world picture of what launching a business in Poland actually looks like — no scare tactics, no sugar-coating, and no unnecessary theory.

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European Union

BePacMan – Better Paper Packaging Management

The BePacMan project focuses on extending the life cycle of paper packaging through a cross-sectoral and cross-border approach to reuse in the South Baltic region. To this end, the partner countries will develop sustainable concepts, solutions and business models, as well as structured support for SMEs.

Total Project Budget [EUR]: 1 452 835,00

ERDF funding [EUR]: 1 162 268,00

National funding [EUR]: 290 567,00

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Woman can sea

A project to support entrepreneurship and activation of women in the maritime industry. It is a space created for women involved in the maritime industry to share their passion for their work, inspire each other and pass on knowledge and experience.

maritime industry
Business

Startup Live

Startup Live is a channel about real startup building – no theory detached from life, no “success stories after the fact.” In the project, carried out in cooperation with InvestGDA and Startup Harbour, we live build a startup called TheChampions.app and show what, how and, most importantly, why, we make specific decisions.

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Education

Starter Girl Hack

Starter Girl Hack is a hackathon created specifically for girls who want to change the world and develop their programming skills. The partner and sponsor of the event is: Boeing. Join us on May 5-6, 2026.

Education

BeZee – Trends in education

A national conference on trends in education. We combine new technologies and business with education. We proudly talk about Polish examples and look at the most interesting trends from abroad.

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Youth Innovation in Practice 2
Education

Youth Innovation in Practice 2

A several-month project in which young people work on their business idea (innovation) and then present the results.

Business
Archive project

Hey StartUP

The competition is aimed at technology startups from northern Poland that have a product, service or solution at least at the prototype (MVP) stage ready for commercialization. Enables startups to present their product and receive support for participation in the fifth edition of Sebastian Kulczyk’s InCredibles accelerator and mentoring program.

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Education

Starter Student HUB

A project for students consisting of lectures, workshops and an innovathon on the issue of starting their own business.

The aim of the Project is to awaken the entrepreneurial potential of students at Tri-City universities by providing them with business knowledge and substantive support from experienced business experts. The project is designed to foster student innovation, inspire entrepreneurship and outline career opportunities.

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European Union

DIGI-INCLUSION

The project “DIGI-INCLUSION – To reduce social exclusion by bridging the digital divide” is implemented under the URBACT IV Operational Program.

The DIGI-INCLUSION project aims to reduce social exclusion by bridging the digital divide. The DIGI-INCLUSION network consists of 9 partners from Spain, Italy, Portugal, Greece, Romania, Latvia, Poland, France and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Through various transnational exchanges, networked learning and local activities, partners will improve digital inclusion in the regions.

Total budget for the project EUR 850 000.00

The project will be implemented in the period 01.06.2023- 31.12.2025.

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ESG in practice
Education

ESG in practice

Classes for Gdansk high schools on ESG (E – environmental, S – social responsibility, G – corporate governance).

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Education

Youth Business Incubator

This is a project in which we invite young people from primary and secondary schools to participate in educational activities, free competency workshops, meetings with business representatives or participation in the PPDK’s paid summer program (“summer internship”).

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Education
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Starter Pack

An innovative set of materials for practicing future and economic competencies. It is perfect for entrepreneurial lessons. With him, every lesson will be unique.

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Education
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Patron class

The aim of the Patron Class project is long-term cooperation with young people from a specific class, which allows for multidimensional development of students’ and pupils’ entrepreneurial competencies and skills, as well as the creation of a meeting space between high school students and experts working in business or in business environment institutions.

The project is implemented with the financial support of the Gdańsk Foundation for Economic Development, whose founder is investGDA.

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Business
European Union
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BluAct II

BluAct is a network of 4 European port cities (Piraeus, Gdansk, Koper and Boulogne-sur-Mer) that aims to exchange good practices in entrepreneurship related to the blue economy.

Project: “URBACT III Transfer Networks Second Wave – BluAct 2nd Wave”, under the URBACT Operational Programme
III (URBACT III Operational Programme).

EU funding of EUR 425,151.20.

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European Union
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IN-Symbiosis

The project “Industrial Symbiosis efficiency for sustainable solutions in South Baltic area” implemented within the framework of the Interreg South Baltic Program.

The project implemented in the “seed money” phase is an initial stage aimed at deepening between partners the skills, knowledge and preparation of tools in the area of industrial symbiosis.

Total project value EUR 40,000.

The project implemented in the period 01.03.-30.06.2023.

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Business
European Union
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Pomeranian Export Broker

A multi-year project aimed at supporting Pomeranian entrepreneurs in export activities, through specialized seminars, missions and economic events.

The project is implemented under the Regional Operational Program of the Pomeranian Voivodeship for 2014-2020, Priority Axis 2. Enterprises, Activity 2.3. Export activity, co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund.

The value of the project is about PLN 84.08 million.

More than PLN 64 million is a grant from the European Union.

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Education
European Union
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SB Bridge

Project “SB Bridge – building bridges for green-tech future”, implemented under the Interreg South Baltic program.

The SB Bridge project aims to reduce the gap between higher education and its graduates and the green and blue labor market, increasing the motivation of young people to study and work in the green and blue sector.

Partners: Denmark, Germany, Lithuania, Sweden, Poland

Total project value: EUR 1,223,072.50

ERDF funding: EUR 996,999.38

Project implemented in the period 25.07.2018 – 31.12.2021.

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