Join the CRAFTS CODE partners for their fourth ITS (Interregional Thematic Seminar) on the 18th and 19th of November. This two-day seminar will take place physically in Madrid, Spain and online. The event will include presentations from craft SMEs, organisations and stakeholders in Ireland, Hungary, Bulgaria, Finland, Italy and Spain. These presentations will revolve around 'good practices' relating to the topic 'how to access finance'. This event will be hosted by project partner EOI Fundesarte.
For guests joining the two-day seminar online, here are the links to the event:
Link to join the seminar on Zoom: 18TH NOVEMBER 2021 – DAY 1
Link to join the seminar on Zoom: 19TH NOVEMBER 2021 – DAY 2
Participants of the seminar will also undertake some study visits during their stay. They will visit the Tourist Office of Castilla-La Mancha in Madrid, where tourism is very much linked to craft experiences, as well as some integrating and innovative craft shops. On Sunday, November 21st, a small group will participate in the ‘Artesania no Prato’ fair in Santiago de Compostela. A fair linking crafts, design, and gastronomy that aims to connect nouvelle cuisine with the brand Artesanía de Galicia (Crafts from Galicia).
The agenda is as follows:
18TH NOVEMBER 2021 – DAY 1
09:00 One to one meeting concerning Action Plans with Resolvo (upon appointment, partners)
09:45 Registration
10:00 Welcome
Mr. Federico Gianassi - Deputy Major in charge of Economic Development, Municipality of Florence (Italy)
Ms. Nieves Olivera - General Director of EOI-Fundesarte (Spain)
10:15 Opening session and brief overview on topic 4: ‘How to support the crafts sector by access to finance’
10:20 Presentation of good practices on ‘How to support the crafts sector by access to finance’
10:20 Ireland: ‘Hard Cash and Soft Support to grant aid applicants - building resilient businesses’ presented by Séamus Doran, Alison Power and Lynne Whelan
10:40 Hungary: ‘Mittersisters’ presented by Anna Róza Mitter
11:00 Coffee break
11:20 Presentation of good practices on ‘How to support the crafts sector by access to finance’
11:20 Finland: ‘UKKO.fi’ light entrepreneurship online platform and ‘Starttiraha’ income support for aspiring entrepreneurs presented by Tanja Oraviita
11:40 Spain: Regional craft aids presented by Laura Miguel
12:00 Italy: ‘Call4Crafts’ presented by Elena Nanni and ‘Rinascimento Firenze’ presented by Martina Antonucci
12:20 Bulgaria: “Craftsmanship for the future “ presented by Rositsa Bineva
12:30 Q&A session and Wrap Up
13:00 Lunch
14:30 Crowdfunding essentials: funding and marketing combined
Belgium: Nathalie De Schepper, Seymore
16:00 Study visit
Tourist office of Castilla-La Mancha region
Experience with Fran Aguado, ceramicist of Puente del Arzobispo
18:00 End of working day
20.00 Project Partners’ Dinner
19TH NOVEMBER 2021 – DAY 2
9.00 One to one meeting concerning Action Plans with Resolvo (upon appointment, partners only)
10.00 Welcome
10.10 Takeaways from the networking sessions and GPs presented during the project
Hilde Hoefnagels - Artesis Plantijn Hogeschool Antwerpen (Belgium)
10.30 EOI’s coworking project & European Coworking
11.00 Coffee break
11.20 A) Steering committee meeting (partners only)
Finances
Reporting
Pilot Action Implementation Plan
Communications
B) How to increase crafts companies’ competitiveness (stakeholders)
13.00 Lunch
16.00 Study visit
La Fábrica, craft shop
17.30 End of working day / departure
21st NOVEMBER 2021 – DAY 3
Study visit to ‘Artesania no Prato’ fair in Santiago de Compostela.
11.00 Welcome and register
11.15 Visit the craft-makers stands
12.30 Show-cooking session “Vermut” (45’ min.) 13.15 Free time
13.45 Show-cooking (45’ min.)
15.30 Visit Santiago de Compostela
18.30 End of working day / departure