4 SMEs received this year's European Small and Mid-Caps Awards at a ceremony in Brussels on 17 November.
Business Planet takes you to Greece this week to discuss international development with the European network, Enterprise Europe Network (EEN).
Many seniors wish to stay active and explore new opportunities.
This episode of Business Planet comes from the German city of Bonn. The team looks at a unique partnership between researchers, universities, pharmaceutical giants and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) aimed at providing new treatments for patients and business opportunities for entrepreneurs.
We’re thrilled to announce that Cucula from Germany, Project Virtuous Triangle from Turkey and The Machine to be Another from Spain are the winners of the 2016 European Social Innovation Competition!
The ceremony will mark the culmination of this year's competition to find innovative ideas for integrated futures of refugees and migrants in Europe.
On 17-18 October 2016 a conference was held in Bratislava, Slovakia on 'Europe in the Digital era - where skills are making the difference'. Speakers addressed the shortage of ICT professionals and highlighted that the skills gap must to be bridged if Europe is to remain competitive.
Cluster organisations play a key role in shaping smart industries and raising the competitiveness and innovation strengths of European businesses.
The European Commission’s Directorate General for the Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs and the European Cluster Observatory team are pleased to invite you to register for the European Cluster Conference 2016.
The latest Business Planet comes from Rotterdam. The city is buzzing with imaginative entrepreneurs keen to tap in to the enormous potential of Europe’s Earth Observation space programme Copernicus.
Innovation is a complex process. And during these times of digital revolution, the human factor is often overlooked. The European Workplace Innovation Network (EUWIN) conference on 10 October will give you a unique occasion to discover fascinating stories about companies who are champions in fully utilising the potential of their employees.
Design has a transformational impact on innovation – from promoting business productivity, stimulating jobs and economic growth, to being a valuable tool for more effective policymaking and public sector delivery.
Today WEgate, the online platform for Women Entrepreneurs, is being launched. It’s the creation of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs and EASME, the Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized enterprises.
The 10 finalists for the 2016 European Social Innovation Competition have been named from a shortlist of 30 and a total number of over 1,000 applicants from 36 countries. They will compete for three €50,000 prizes which will be awarded in Brussels on 27 October.
The European Investment Fund (EIF) and Československá obchodná banka a.s. (CSOB) have signed the first COSME guarantee agreement in Slovakia benefiting from the support of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI), which is at the heart of the Investment Plan for Europe.
The European Commission’s Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG GROW) co-founded the European Small- and Mid-Cap Awards three years ago.
On 7 September 2016, the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG GROW) organised a workshop on "Crowdfunding Opportunities and Best Practices in the EU" in Graz, Austria.
On 1 September 2016, the European Commission is launching a call for proposals.
The overall objective of this call aims at supporting the creation, the improvement and the wider dissemination of support schemes for migrant entrepreneurs.
