The Federal State of Lower-Saxony has contact bureaus and representations for SMEs in different countries abroad.

Specialization is a useful tool for Economic Development; in the Ústí Region, the regional ‘Hop Cluster’ is a great example of an S3 strategy in action.

To help businesses from the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region with the complexities of internationalisation, several organisations are now working together.

Torun Regional Development Agency, Poland ran the ‘Co-operation Links Fund’ which supported the internationalisation activities of cluster members.

“Go and come back” (Vado e Torno) is a Case Study identified in the course of SIE-SME Internationalisation Exchange project as part of the learning process.

SODERCAN, the Regional Development Agency for Cantabria, has put in place several export consortia focussing on metals, agri-food and marine renewable energies.

Kent International Business is an ‘umbrella programme’ which brings together various support initiatives which help local SMEs with internationalisation.