Initial situation

The majority of businesses in Europe are small and medium-sized enterprises. Particularly challenging for small family businesses is the successful handover of the business from generation to generation. Especially in the rural areas of Southern Europe, there is an obvious need for effective future-proofing of business operations in agro-tourism and handicrafts.

Target groups and their benefits

The ARTISAN project was aimed at entrepreneurs of family businesses and traditional craft enterprises in rural areas in Southern Europe. The aim was to create target group-oriented support structures that would help them to maintain their business operations over generations. 

Project goal

The ARTISAN project aimed to develop an innovative training programme with appropriate support materials and structures to help family businesses for cultural and tourism offers and businesses in the handicraft production of traditional products to professionalise and strengthen their entrepreneurial skills across generations.

Role of ISOB

ISOB leads the internal quality assurance and coordinates the data collection and analysis of user feedback.