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Since its establishment the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry has been focusing on providing tools and services to businesses established and located in Greece in order to promote their development, build their capacity to respond to developments in the market, enhance their ability to obtain funding required for their operations and growth, as well as improve their ability to export their goods and services in international markets, thus increasing both their revenues and their contribution to the national economy. The Greek economy, however, has been under significant stress during the last 20 years, which undoubtedly affected the competitiveness especially of SMEs, due to their limited access to financial resources from institutional and private funding sources.
In order to address the above, the current project aims at developing a web of interrelated activities spanning from assessing the current status of the Greek market and in particular the degree of awareness and incorporation of ICT and environmental issues in their daily operation and long term planning; to the development of educational activities and preparation of trade missions in order for SMEs and innovative startups to improve their chances of hedging against future threats related to changes in the market imposed by changes in the status of the wider system. Furthermore, by developing the skills of entrepreneurs in specialized fields, improving their managerial capacity, and providing opportunities to establish collaborations in international markets, the project aims at increasing the sustainability of Greek SMEs and innovative startups.