The personalised services are typical services to enhance the efficiency, competitiveness, extroversion and networking and integration of companies in value chains and will be specific to each company concerned, after studying its specific data and characteristics.

The Mechanism's personalized advisory services are:

• Strategic-business plan development services
• Business plan evaluation services - suggestions for improvement
• Market study development services
• Marketing Plan development services
• Services for Developing Reorganization and Operational Improvement Proposals
• Services for Developing an Extroversion Plan and Guidance
• Networking Support and Partnership Development

Yes, the Needs Diagnostic is mandatory for all enterprises that will be supported under the Mechanism.
It must be completed before proceeding to the other services.

-> For businesses that meet the requirements and are selected for support, a needs diagnostic will be carried out in order to finalize the services they will receive based on the support request and their actual needs.
-> As part of the support, interviews and cooperation meetings will be held with representatives and executives of the enterprise and data and additional information will be sought from the enterprise itself.

The Business Plan constitutes the guide - roadmap of a business and outlines specific actions to achieve defined business objectives on a cost and outcome basis to improve the financial performance of a business. The specialized consultants of the BSM in direct cooperation with the business will prepare a comprehensive business plan tailored to the needs and objectives of the business (e.g. new product development, use for obtaining a loan, new investment, etc.), in order to define the business directions and strategic operating axes on which the business will move in the near future.

The business plan evaluation action applies to companies that have already developed a business plan and the Mechanism is invited to provide evaluation services and improvement suggestions. The staff of the Mechanism in cooperation with the enterprise will evaluate the business plan focusing on issues such as completeness, maturity, realism of implementation, innovative character, utilization of comparative advantages, while taking into account the objective of the business plan.

The market study service is the right one if you want to know better the characteristics of the market you operate in or want to operate in, in Greece or abroad. The BSM will provide you with specialized information on the conditions, developments and trends of the market of interest.

The service of Marketing Plan development is the right one in case you want to increase your sales or strengthen your market position. BSM Consultants will develop your business marketing plan taking into account the specific needs and objectives of your business.

Our Extroversion Plan Development and Guidance service is suitable if you feel that your business is not sufficiently extroverted or you want to reach a new target market. With the services offered the business will be able to form new partnerships, seek customers and understand the requirements both in terms of processes and the required certifications of specific target markets.

This action is expected to enable the networking of an interested company through contacts with other companies, using digital technology to provide solutions in cases where the absence of face-to-face and in-person commercial contacts may make potential synergies difficult. This action also includes proposals for synergies (value chains, clusters, etc.).