Overview
INSPIRING INNOVATION THROUGH CREATIVE CONNECTIONS AROUND EUROPE
WORTH Partnership Project was funded by the European Commission under COSME, the EU Programme for the competitiveness of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises.
WORTH was the sole European project where designers, SMEs, manufacturers, and tech providers worked together to develop innovative, design-oriented business ideas.
The project focused on lifestyle industries, including fashion and textile, footwear, leather and fur, furniture/home decoration/ architecture/interior design, jewellery and accessories.
The project provided companies with an incubation programme to develop new businesses, including
a) 10.000 to 20.000 € in financial support;
b) coaching on business strategy and technology development;
c) legal advice on intellectual property rights and protection;
d) participation in exhibitions;
e) networking and professional links.
WORTH II (implemented between 2021-2025) followed the success of the first edition (2017-2021). 202 transnational partnerships were supported with incubation, mentoring and business networking programme involving partners from EU-27, UK and COSME countries.
