Come to the open day of the project "I KNOW EVERYTHING! In 2017.”

November 7th is an open door day on the possibilities of financing and implementation of EU funds projects!

Interested entrepreneurs from the small business sector are welcome without notice in the period from 10-14 hours where representatives of the cluster ZNAM!, Callidus and volunteers will be available regarding issues from the domain of preparation and implementation of EU projects. At the same time, on this occasion, interested target users will be able to apply for the mentoring program, financed through the project, in the field of preparation and/or implementation of EU-financed projects.

Cluster I KNOW! signed on September 15, 2017 with the City of Zagreb the Agreement on financing the project "SvEU ZNAM!" In 2017", in the amount of HRK 30,000.00, based on the application of the cluster to the "Public tender for financing programs and projects of associations in the field of European integration and EU funds from the City of Zagreb Budget for 2017". The project "I KNOW EVERYTHING! In 2017", thanks to financial resources for programs and projects of associations in the field of European integration and European Union funds from the Budget of the City of Zagreb for 2017, will enable Cluster ZNAM! continuation of the creation of a mentoring system in Croatia, and it will enable end users to transfer quality knowledge from the field of preparation and implementation of projects co-financed from EU sources.

• GENERAL OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT: To transfer the expert knowledge of mentors on the preparation and implementation of EU-funded projects through the mentoring process into relevant experience for newly founded entrepreneurs, entrepreneurs in the process of founding and entrepreneurs without similar experience.
• ACTIVITIES: 1. Implementation of the mentoring process, 2. Information activity, 3. Visibility activity.

The project "Now I know! for the EU experience" foresees innovative educational workshops that combine the application of theory to concrete case studies and teaching expert mentoring in the process of preparing and implementing projects that will be provided to users by experts from various fields from the ZNAM! cluster. in cooperation with experts from the Adult Education Institution - CALLIDUS from Zagreb, all with the aim of adequate absorption of EU funds. Equally, by pointing out the most common mistakes in the later implementation of projects, users are instructed to avoid the occurrence of unacceptable costs and/or irregularities in the implementation of projects through proper planning. 

Education and mentoring are aimed at preparing participants for project applications for calls announced until the end of 2017, that is, for the implementation of projects for those participants of education and mentoring who have signed contracts on the allocation of grants based on applications to the public call for "Innovations of newly established SMEs" and "E-impulse".

An additional point of interest for visitors will be the fact that on the same day the "Kick-off" meeting for the Erasmus+ project called "Digital Media – A Bridge to Inclusion". The project holder is the Ballybeen Center from Belfast, in partnership with Croatia, Turkey, the Czech Republic, Italy, Poland and Finland. The purpose of the project is to create a training program for adults and young marginalized adults in order to develop key skills on the topic of digital competences and knowledge. The target groups of the project are educators for adults and marginalized groups with whom trained educators work.