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Enterprise & Industry magazine

Published: 5 February 2010

Since its launch in 2007, the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (EIP) has promoted several initiatives and produced important results: over 50,000 SMEs have already benefited from its guarantee scheme under the financial instruments and more than 11,000 SME co-operation agreements have been put forward. In 2010, the EIP will continue to support the Union’s entrepreneurial and innovative capacity, including advising SMEs on intellectual property rights.


Reports and studies

Published: 2 February 2010

This series of reports is prepared on a monthly basis by DG Enterprise and Industry. It aims at describing the impact of the economic crisis on manufacturing and construction industries.

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Enterprise & Industry magazine

Published: 28 January 2010

The European Union’s drive to streamline and speed up company registration in order to promote entrepreneurship is paying dividends. European entrepreneurs can now start up a limited company in an impressive eight days on average, down from 22 days in 2001. But it does not end there: most Member States have now operational one-stop shops which have vastly streamlined the registration process.



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