Entrepreneurship

A young female farmer in Italy received RDP support to convert to organic fruit production.

A start-up business in Finland used RDP financing to carry out a feasibility study which helped lower the risks in upscaling their production capacity of biocomposites.

Support from the rural development programme for England enabled an entrepreneur to upgrade his ales brewing business.

A micro company producing organic herbal extracts collaborated with a university and the positive results increased the demand for its products - thus generating the need for investments to increase the company’s production capacity.

The ‘Kraft Das Murtal’ is an economic network of businesses aiming to identify and support the business potential of the region and contribute to its further development. 

In response to the increasing number of tourists, a small accommodation provider used RDP support to increase the capacity of his business and set up leisure activities.

Responding to clients’ needs by offering new integrated veterinary services using a mobile laboratory.

An old abandoned farm through three separate investments was turned into an orchard with hail protection nets and a building to store the produce and equipment.

RDP support helped set up a new dairy factory which combined the most modern production techniques and equipment with traditional knowledge, in order to produce a high-quality niche cheese for local and international markets.

A local community used discarded fruit to producing fruit juice for local consumption.