Enterprise Europe Network

Foundation purpose

InvestEU-programmet har til formål at mobilisere offentlige og private investeringer for at støtte EU's politiske prioriteter. Programmet sigter mod at tiltrække investeringer i nøglesektorer som grøn omstilling, digitalisering, innovation og social samhørighed. Det bidrager til at skabe et mere bæredygtigt, konkurrencedygtigt og inkluderende Europa.

Description

Expected Outcome: Increased number of SMEs linked with other entities across Europe and beyond for cross-border business cooperation, technology and knowledge transfer and technology and innovation partnerships; Increased number of SMEs aware of sustainability challenges and opportunities and integrating them in their business processes; Increased number of SMEs implementing innovation activities and integrating structured innovation management approaches to improve their business processes and develop business opportunities; Increased number of SMEs integrating digitalisation to improve their business processes and developing new business opportunities; Higher rate of European SMEs exporting within the Single Market and outside the EU; Higher rate of European SMEs participating in EU programmes; Improvement in European SMEs understanding of EU legislation and of opportunities offered by EU programmes and EU access to finance; Increased number of companies reporting a successful outcome on their business in terms of turn-over and jobs created; Better visibility of the EEN by promoting success stories; Better knowledge/understanding within EU institutions of SMEs opinions, difficulties and expectations. Scope: The Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) provides business support and advisory services – in particular for SMEs – by offering information, advisory services, feedback and partnering services, innovation, technology and knowledge transfer services. The Network provides services encouraging the participation of SMEs in the opportunities provided by the Single Market Programme (SMP) and Horizon Europe, as well as internationalisation services beyond the Single Market and informs SMEs on access to finance and funding opportunities (InvestEU), including those under the European Structural and Investment Funds. The EEN activities directly contribute to the implementation of the SME Strategy and play an important role to help SMEs recover from the various crises, such as

Deadline

18 September 2024

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