HOW IS SWEDEN BOOSTING THE ALBANIAN STARTUPS? BY RUDINA HOXHA Ms. Jorina Kadare, Project Coordinator on Innovation, “EU for Innovation”, sits with TRAILBLAZING MAGAZINE to talk about the Challenge Fund which represents a tangible financial contribution of Sweden to Albanian startups mostly in the fields of tourism, agriculture, manufacturing and many others.
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“As Albania lacks business angels who support the fledgling startups, Sweden is playing a key role in supporting them financially” Kadare told Trailblazing Magazine.
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he project kicked off at
they were selected by the Challenge
the end of 2018 and a
Fund. Once the projects are selected,
total of 19 finalists are
the finalists enter into a deal with the
successfully continuing
Challenge Fund on using the amount
the projects for which
of money within a one year term.
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