The general purpose of the project is to strengthen entrepre- neurship and innovation in the countryside of Kavala, Drama, Smolyan and Blagoevgrad.

In particular, through the project, four (4) Entrepreneurship Support Units (Rural Business Support Units) are created, which favor the development of micro-entrepreneurship. In this way, chronic problems of entrepreneurship in rural areas are addressed.

A sub-goal of the project is the creation of a cross-border Business Network that will be able to develop cross-border supply chains through trade agreements between Greek and Bulgarian companies.

Finally, a very important goal of the PEIRA project is the use of its results-conclusions in the formulation of forthcoming policies for the development of the rural area.