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This section lists the top questions you might have while applying to the Invest in Med programme.

 - Who can participate to Invest In Med?
 - How to apply?
 - Which are the priority sectors funded in this call for initiative?

Each and every one of the leaders of initiatives is an official in Med ambassador. Together, we contribute to position the Mediterranean as a key business opportunity.
Each operation is a key stone in the construction of the Invest in Med building. The best selected success stories will be promoted toward potential sources financing, partners and actors of the Euro Mediterranean economic development. Those which show concrete and real achievements, possible replication, expansion or extension, an innovative concept and a promising and sustainable activity and a good media coverage boosting a positive image for the Mediterranean.
The following rules are compulsory and contractual. There are directly linked to the financing of your initiative and are official parts of the evaluation procedure of each operation. They will also contribute to the overall success of the operations.

48 initiatives aiming at reinforcing business partnerships between euro Mediterranean SMEs, have been selected in October 2008, March 2009 and February 2010 for their efficiency, impact and their potential of development. 
These business initiatives are implemented by regional consortium gathering Med Alliance members (chambers of commerce, professional federations, development agencies, entrepreneurship networks) from the 10 Mediterranean partners countries or Europe and associated partners (clusters, banks and invertors, R&D centres…).
Through our partners and their initiatives more than 300 concrete operations (BtoB, formations, technical assistances…)  are being deployed on thematic issues and key sectors for the Mediterranean:

• Contributing to a sustainable development (10 initiatives)
• Modernising the agrifood sector (4 initiatives)
• Promoting value-added tourism (3 initiatives)
• Developing entrepreneurship (7 initiatives)
• Reinforcing organisations' capacity in supporting SME development (9 initiatives)
• Promoting industrial co-development (9 initiatives)
• Encouraging innovation (6 initiatives)

To get more insight and contacts, you can download the following documents:

• Presentation of 48 initiatives (by sectors/thematic with a short description, plus contacts and webpages)
  
• Contact list of initiatives (overview, by alphabetical order)