The one group that could apply for support through Spira Skåne are companies in Skåne affected by the pandemic and have a maximum of 249 employees. Spira Skåne helped with an analysis of companies' challenges and needs, to draw up an action plan and to find the right support measures. The assistance provided was in the form of business development, assistance in developing processes and procedures, support in analyses of business models and value chains, and guidance in change management. In addition, the companies were offered networking meetings with exchange of experience. The ambition was to offer hundreds of companies guidance, among other things, through the exchange of experience in networks and through assistance via Skåne's incubators and external expertise so that they can develop and adapt to have a well-functioning business. In addition, it was the ambition of the project to have contact with a thousand other companies and to work with the aspects of sustainability, diversity and gender equality. In Spira, IUC Syd was responsible for the growth companies.

The second part of the project turned to the entrepreneurs of tomorrow. These startups were linked with the innovation system. Among other things, they were helped to find the right partners and were given knowledge, coaching, expert help, contacts and exchange of experience in new networks. The aim was for Spira to lead to the establishment of thirty new companies. Minc was responsible for the thirty companies that are in a start-up phase.

Through Spira Skåne's work, the ambition was to also achieve long-term effects for the Scanian business community. One desired effect was that the companies that participated have fared better through and after the crisis, another is that the experience has reached more companies than those who participated in Spira Skåne.

IUC Syd is the main responsible for the project, which is run in collaboration with the startup supporting organization Minc. During the project, IUC Syd and Minc will cooperate with a number of other municipalities in Skåne and organizations such as the actors within the then Lundasupport. The main funders for the project Spira Skåne were Region Skåne, the Swedish Agency for Growth and the European Regional Development Fund. Other co-financiers: City of Helsingborgs, Kristianstad Municipality, Lund Municipality, AWA, Sparbanken Skåne and KPMG. In addition, the project was supported by ALMI in the steering group.

Spira Skåne is a project funded by the business community in Skåne and the EU and cooperates with some of Skåne's best business developers.

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