Correspondingly, participating businesses finance at least 30% of the costs the first year, 40% the second and 50% the third. The activities and types of expenditure that these funds can finance are: the remuneration of the PROFO manager (appointed by the member companies) and other support staff, technology transfer seminars, exhibitions, shows and consultancy work, travel, training and purchases of specialist books and reviews. The program is very grassroots and adaptive.