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European CommissionEnterprise and Industry
Enterprise Europe Network: Business and Innovation Support for
SMEs
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Enterprise Europe Network: a network of excellence
• The largest European network offering high quality business and innovation support services, focused on SMEs
• For the first time ever, all major players of the business support community join forces to offer a one-stop service for enterprises
• Implementation of the ‘No-wrong-door’ principle
• The broadest range of tailored services for SMEs in the EU and beyond
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Mission of the Network• Business support for SMEs
• Help SMEs access markets and benefit from the internal market
• Advice on EU laws, rules, standards
• Access to finance and funding opportunities
• Innovation support for SMEs• Transnational technology transfer and cooperation
• Innovation support services, innovation audits, IP advice
• Increase R&D activities of SMEs• participation in FP7
• Feedback and consultation: dialogue with SMEs
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• Serving all regions in the EU27 and Serving all regions in the EU27 and 21 countries outside Europe21 countries outside Europe
• Representing nearly 600 Representing nearly 600 local organisations (chambers of commerce, technology and innovation agencies, sector associations, regional development agencies, etc)
• Over 3000 expertsOver 3000 experts
• Over 2 million SMEs contactedOver 2 million SMEs contacted
• 15 000 local events
The Network in the EU…and beyond
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Unique worldwide coverage
• Full coverage throughout all EU regions• Branches in key markets for EU SMEs (e.g. China,
Russia, Japan), many established without funding under Art. 21.5 (CIP)
• Current coverage of 48 countries: EU27, EEA (Norway, Iceland), Candidate Countries (Turkey, Croatia, FYROM), Bosnia Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, Switzerland, US, Russia, China, South Korea, Israel, Chile, Egypt, Syria, Tunisia, Armenia, Mexico, Japan.
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The Network’s results since 2008
• Helped businesses to sign over 4,300 partnership agreements
• Organised international brokerage events for over 30,000 companies
• Local events for half a million companies• Over 250,000 technology and company reviews, IPR,
financing & funding • 9000 SMEs consulted via feedback and panels• Information and services used by over 2.5 million
SMEs
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Information & contacts
• Small Business Portalhttp://ec.europa.eu/small-business/index_en.htm
• SBAhttp://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/entrepreneurship/sba_en.htm
• Enterprise Europe Networkhttp://www.enterprise-europe network.ec.europa.eu/index_en.htm