Entrepreneurship and SMEs

SMEs and entrepreneurs from Kosovo will now be able to participate in COSME, the EU Competitiveness of Enterprises and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Programme, under the same conditions as their counterparts from EU countries and other associated countries.

As part of European Industry Week, the WATIFY campaign and its Europe-wide network of stakeholders will hold the European Technology Transformation Week between 19 and 23 February 2018.

SMEs are small and medium-sized enterprises. According to the annual report on EU SMEs, these companies are doing well. 2016 marks the third consecutive year of increases in EU SME employment and value added. For the first time since the 2008/2009 economic and financial crisis, EU SME employment exceeds the pre-crisis level.

The European Commission, the European Economic and Social Committee, the City of Gothenburg and Region Västra Götaland are pleased to announce that a side event to the Social Summit will take place in Gothenburg on 16 November 2017 to discuss the role of social economy in the future of work.

The second edition of the GROW your REGIOn conference was held in Valencia, Spain, from 8 to 9 November 2017. 315 stakeholders from 25 countries shared their experiences and ideas about future actions for 'Boosting smart interregional collaboration through clusters'.

The 2nd edition of the 'Grow your region' conference took place in Valencia, Spain, on 8 and 9 November. The event was co-organised by the European Commission's Directorate-Generals for 'Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs' and for 'Regional and Urban Policy', in cooperation with the Valencia Regional Authority.

This episode of Business Planet looks at how children in Estonia are learning about becoming an entrepreneur through role-play and games.

Equality through digital innovation. Today, 3 projects from the UK, Netherlands and Slovenia were awarded for their efforts towards this aim.

Business Planet visits Belgium this week to talk about the help you can get to allow your start-up to thrive.

This event was the opportunity to discuss with stakeholders and authorities in EU countries the results of the evaluation of Directive 85/374/EEC on the liability for defective products.

The automobile industry is a driver of Slovenia’s exports. Very few cars do not have at least one part that was made in Slovenia. See the important role a Maribor-based business has in preserving and reviving this globally-important sector.

This paper analyses the direct and indirect impact of the collaborative economy on the labour market.

See how a Danish drone company expanded their product offering with the help of the European Commission in a new video. Thanks to the Horizon 2020 programme, this SME was able to move beyond the military market and offer their products to a civilian market too, making them a dual-use company.

This European Week of Regions and Cities workshop will discuss ways of making inter-regional and strategic cluster collaboration work for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), based on the example of advanced manufacturing.

This European Week of Regions and Cities workshop will show the strategic role of cities and regions in establishing transformative ecosystems based on digital technologies and innovative business models to drive economic growth and social welfare.

Business Planet goes to Malmö, Sweden to find out why SMEs that invest more in their intellectual property are more competitive.