Summary
FIERCE aims at empowering SMEs and innovation ecosystems to embrace the transition towards more sustainable business solutions and value chains, leveraging downstream space services to build their competitiveness in light of modern market challenges, generate new revenue streams and enhance their resilience. The project aims to reach this objective through various tools, like guided mentoring programs, tailored training tools and materials, while facilitating extensive ecosystem building and strategic partnership networks. The core mechanism of FIERCE enfolds a straightforward Transformation program for SMEs with innovative green space-enabled solutions, guiding them through scale-up and commercialisation projects, to build their business case, engage in social innovation, and taking concrete steps to financial viability and success of their solutions.