4SmartGrowth: Open Call for SME’s interested in entering China or Chile

Over the next two years Business Tampere will be helping selected companies enter into the growing markets of China and Chile. We are now searching for suitable, smart city related companies to take part in the global project. The focus fields are mobility, healthy living environment, healthy population, green technology and energy efficiency.

The selected companies will be provided with personal mentoring according to their business model and interests, partner matchmaking in the target regions, market intelligence and joint activities, including business missions to the regions. We are looking for growth-oriented and global minded SME’s in the Tampere region, with suitable solutions to the target markets.

Both China and Chile have a growing market of smart solutions. The target regions in China are Hebei and Guangdong. Hebei province in Northern China is home to the cities of Zhangjiakou, a 2022 Winter Olympics site, and Xiong’an, the future sustainable city and heart of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei metropolitan region integration. The other target region, Guangdong province, is one of the major economic regions of Asia. Home of cities like Guangzhou and Shenzhen and bordering Hong Kong, Guangdong is a bustling market of over 100 million people.

Chile, an economic forerunner, is the most stable and friendly environment for businesses in South America. With mining still remaining the largest industry, Chile provides many opportunities for clean tech and circular economy solutions. In addition, demand for smart mobility, energy and urban planning solutions.

If you are interested in joining and want to hear more, please contact Maggie Nurminen: maggie.nurminen@staging.businesstampere.com or +358 40 703 1145.

The 4SmartGrowth project is funded by the Interreg-instrument of the EU. The partners include Tallinn Tehnopol, Västerås Science Park, Swedish Incubators and Science Parks, Turku Science Park and Business Tampere.