SME support

More than ever before, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) must use digital technologies to stay competitive. Digitalisation can help SMEs to reduce costs, innovate, and enter the global market. Digital leaders are also more equipped to overcome disruption and take advantage of new business...

Clusters make up a significant part of the European industrial landscape. Currently, there are around 3000 specialised clusters in Europe accounting for 54 million jobs. Clusters are key to boosting collaboration and connecting enterprises, especially for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)...

To help SMEs navigate the current economic crisis, the European Commission has created several funding schemes. In particular, the REACT-EU funding scheme is a comprehensive and ambitious recovery plan. It will play a key role in ensuring a balanced recovery, fostering convergence, and ensuring no...

European AI regulation is on the way. Members of European DIGITAL SME Alliance’s Task Force AI & Standards contributed to a new position paper, outlining concerns that the current proposal could burden innovative European SMEs. The complex and costly conformity assessment process described in the...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Jan. 24, 2018 -- The ENRICH in the USA Network was launched in San Francisco today. It will provide information and support services to EU innovators and researchers wishing to expand their activities to the US. It will focus on accelerating access to the US innovation ecosystem...

Ready2Go is looking to help dynamic small and medium-sized European businesses to go global. This new European Commission pilot project is managed by an international consortium led by Promos Milan in collaboration with the Enterprise Europe Network. Five target countries: Ready2Go will help 80...