On 8 June 2015, Mario Costariol, Managing Director of Eurecna SpA, leader of the consortium managing SMEPASS II in Croatia, participated in the final event of the project, which was organized at Hotel Royal in Opatija.
After a welcome speech by Ms. Hodak, representing the PMU of MINPO (Ministry of Entrepreneurship and Crafts), and by Mr. O’Mullane, Team Leader of the Technical Assistance team, the participants were invited to join one of the six workshops organized on the following topics: marketing plan, export plan, product development, QMS, EU regulations and ISO standards. Several representatives of the SME which received advisory services by the project joined the workshops and had the opportunity to discuss their experiences and results.
MINPO Deputy Minister, Mr. Pros, expressed his satisfaction for the positive results of the project and praised the team that contributed to its success.
Mr. O’Mullane closed the event highlighting that a constructive environment for cooperation has been fostered by all actors involved in the activities. Mr. O’Mullane thanked MINPO, all the experts and Eurecna consortium for the fruitful cooperation and strengthened the importance to build on the foundations created by SMEPASS II to enhance the Croatian economy by means of dynamic and competitive SMEs.