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EBN

the innovation network

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• EBN is an open community for any business support organisation whose

mission is to help entrepreneurs, start-ups or innovative SMEs

• EBN has two membership categories:

• EU|BICs – certified European Union business and innovation centres

• Associates – organisations who work in our ecosystem but do not wish to

become a certified EU|BIC

• EBN membership includes access to added-value services to support the

growth of innovative ideas, business incubation and acceleration,

internationalisation solutions and involvement in international projects

EBN

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Our Members

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Our Network

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Our Services

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• Seasoned EU|BIC managers

• Experts in the establishment and operation

of incubators and accelerators

• Professionals in economic development

and innovation

• Consultants

• Creators of tools that enable better support

• Network partners

• Entrepreneurs

Our Community

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Our Partners

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Sector Focus

Green Economy

Bio Economy

Manufacturing

Transport and Mobility

Creative Industries

ICT

Social Innovation

Core Sectors Cross-Cutting Sectors

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Services in Detail

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• A unique “certification & benchmarking system” for

technology-based incubators & accelerators

• We deploy a professional quality and certification system

for incubators and accelerators, and the only certification

system recognised by the European Union and other

institutions such as ESA

• We certify business support organisations assuring quality

standards are maintained, and we offer benchmarking,

training & peer-review services

EU|BIC Services

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• Certification

• Trademark

• Quality System

• Process

• Benchmarking

EU|BIC Services

• Tools and Resources

• Knowledge Transfer

• Consulting Services

• EU|BIC Experts

• Publications

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• A vibrant international networking platform for

intermediaries and an international soft-landing business

platform for Start-ups, SMEs and Entrepreneurs

• We offer cross-border and international connections and

B2B/Partnership opportunities to our members, their customers,

and partners

• We connect and we network our members together and to their

external environment through a series of high-level events,

conferences and workshops

International Hub

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International Hub

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Projects Lab

• An exceptionally efficient “EU-funded projects”

collaborative laboratory

• We develop new proposals for the benefit of our

members on a series of strategic & relevant matters

• We deliver projects and run a growing portfolio of 30+

EC-funded projects in which our members are the

driving forces

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Projects Lab

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Networking as a Service

• We develop our community, both online and offline

• We share best practice, success stories and knowledge

through downloadable content and events

• We run special interest groups, for example, focussing on

Horizon 2020

• We run road-shows and promotion to help members

convince stakeholders

• We run study tours to, and from Europe

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Events & Exchange Forum

• We run a major international Congress each year in

conjunction with a member

• We run an annual Policy Event in Brussels, linking

members with the latest opportunities from the EU

• We run a TechCamp to enable members to share

effective tools and techniques and showcase useful

resources

• We develop events with our project partners

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EU Gateway

• An unquestioned reputation within European Government

circles (EC, EP, EIB, ESA), National/Regional Public

Authorities, and non-EU agencies

• We share this notoriety with our members through a constant

focus on our Smart Speciality: the support to innovative start-ups

& high-growth entrepreneurs.

• We influence EU & other governments, and we assist policy-

makers and agencies in establishing adequate and vibrant

innovation ecosystems

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Tools and Trends

• EBN works with developers of tools and resources

designed to help EU|BICs, incubators and accelerators

to deliver more effective and efficient services to their

clients

• The tools cover all segments of the incubation value

chains such as incubation and innovation

management, entrepreneur education and coaching,

and business analysis and modelling

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Open Innovation

• We are developing new tools for ‘start-up-to-

corporate’ cooperation in the are of IP

• We are developing ‘business-to-finance’

services for the investment community

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EU|BIC Certification in Detail

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• EU|BICs are business support

organizations, which dedicate

their efforts and resources to

sustain entrepreneurs with

innovative ideas to turn their

dreams into viable and successful

businesses and/or support the

modernization of SMEs.

EU|BIC Certification

The Trademark

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Projects in Detail

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Projects Overview