The main objective of the project is to improve the conditions for the effective functioning of the business ecosystem and support the growth of innovative start-up companies and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). This is to be done through training activities aimed at creating a platform of joint interest. As specific objectives of the project can be considered (1) Capacity building and awareness raising and know-how of selected target groups in terms of setting the ecosystem to support innovative start-up companies and SMEs, (2) improving the cooperation of representatives of the innovation ecosystem to support start-up companies and SMEs, and (3) sharing of experience between Slovakia and Albania, the development of relations in the field of scaling innovative start-ups and SMEs. The long-term impact of the project will lead to more efficient and better-tailored support services to the needs of innovative companies and help develop a uniform strategy to support innovative SMEs.