Ready4EIC: new training programme for innovative SMEs in Kosovo

Ready4EIC: new training programme for innovative SMEs in Kosovo

Are you an innovative startup or SME in Kosovo looking to bring your product, technology or business model to market, secure funding or expand internationally?

Ready4EIC: Accessing funding and enabling growth can help you prepare for these next steps. The European Commission-funded programme is designed for ambitious startups and innovative SMEs that want to strengthen their funding readiness, growth potential and access to future opportunities.

Ready4EIC is open to startups and innovative SMEs based in Kosovo. The programme is aimed at companies developing an innovative product, service, technology, process or business model that are seeking funding, preparing to engage with investors or exploring European funding opportunities, including Horizon Europe and the European Innovation Council (EIC).

What does Ready4EIC offer?

Participating companies will work with dedicated Innovation Advisors from Innovation and Training Park (ITP) Prizren to assess their needs, identify areas for improvement and define practical next steps for their business.

The programme combines practical training sessions, tailored one-to-one consultations with from Innovation and Training Park (ITP) Prizren and the Ready4EIC team, tools and guidance that can be applied directly within the company, and opportunities to engage with investors and innovation ecosystem organisations.

Who will deliver the programme?

Training, mentoring and advisory support in Kosovo will be delivered by Innovation Advisors from:

Innovation and Training Park (ITP) Prizren.

The participating hub will receive guidance and support from the Ready4EIC service delivery team throughout the programme.

How is the programme structured?

Ready4EIC is delivered in two rounds, offering up to four months of structured capacity-building support.

Round 1 will run for approximately two months and will provide participants with the core knowledge and tools needed to strengthen their innovation and growth plans.

Round 2 will be offered to selected participants and will run for a further two months, providing more advanced support for scaling, investment readiness and access to deep-tech funding.

Training programme details

For more information about the programme or the application process click here or contact: [email protected]