Breaking into new markets is never easy for small and medium-sized enterprises. Business Planet looks at the Lean Landing Project in Northern Europe, an award-winning network enabling entrepreneurs to overcome the difficulties of finding new customers and partners abroad.
Business Planet is in Barcelona to look at the growing business opportunities connected to sustainable and ethical tourism.
The awards for the first edition of the European Capital of Smart Tourism competition were handed out in Brussels on 7 November 2018 during European Tourism Day – the largest annual meeting on European tourism. Helsinki and Lyon were named European Capitals of Smart Tourism 2019.
Business Planet is in Osijek, Croatia to look at why it's important for companies to integrate their intellectual property into their overall strategy.
Over 100 representatives from cluster organisations across Europe met on 25 October 2018 to exchange experiences and explore linkages with other projects and initiatives.
Active in over 60 countries, The Enterprise Europe Network supports Small and Medium-sized Enterprises looking to operate internationally. Co-funded by the Commission’s COSME and Horizon 2020 programmes, the network brings together 3,000 experts and 600 member organisations.
Business Planet traveled to Edinburgh in Scotland, to discover an Enterprise Europe Network success story. Edinburgh-based Nova Innovation is a small company producing tidal energy turbines. The Enterprise Europe Network's enhanced networking capabilities and focused knowledge of available EU funds helped it conquer a significant share of the renewable resources market.
This edition of Business Planet comes from Prague, where one company is making the most of European financing solutions. Hana and Tereza, two Czech entrepreneurs have created bio-plastic bags from cornstarch as an ingenious alternative to plastic shopping bags for fruits and vegetables.
The latest episode of Business Planet visits Vigo, Spain to learn about OCEAN 2020 - a program that supports research and development through a consortium led by Leonardo Industries, in the framework of the EU defence fund.
On 26 April 2018, the European Commission met with 19 EU country ministry representatives in Brussels for the second edition of the European Cluster Policy Forum.
Business Planet goes to Katowice, Poland to visit a social enterprise whose goal is to give work to paralysed people.
Young entrepreneurs often face difficulty establishing a strong business plan and finding effective technical options. Business Planet went to Athens to find out about a programme designed to help - Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs.
Today, 28 companies and associations signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on online advertising and intellectual property rights (IPR). This initiative, facilitated by the European Commission, brings together advertisers, advertising intermediaries and associations.
The European Commission funded 'WATIFY' campaign received the award at the 4th Global Entreps Awards and #5G Citizens Conference in Brussels on 18 June. WATIFY is an awareness-raising campaign dedicated to promoting digitisation and technological transformation in European small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
For the next long-term EU budget 2021-2027, the European Commission is proposing a new, dedicated €4 billion programme to empower and protect consumers, and enable Europe's many small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to take full advantage of a well-functioning Single Market.
A key challenge facing entrepreneurs is how to recycle more and how to recycle better, notably when it comes to electrical and electronic waste. Business Planet traveled to Germany to discover a unique initiative paving the way for new business models toward a more circular economy.
Euronews Business Planet headed north to Lapland, Finland to discover how SMEs and other firms are joining forces to strengthen credibility and build trust.
