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Enterprise Europe Network (EEN)

Enterprise Europe Network

Status

Status not published

Continuous. Contact your local EEN partner organisation (usually a chamber of commerce, regional development agency or technology centre) at any time.

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Amount
Not published

Free of charge to the SME. Services include international partner search and brokerage, the partnering opportunities database, EU funding advice, IP and regulatory guidance, and the Enhancing SME Innovation Management Capacity service (a multi-day free consultancy engagement). No cash is paid to the company.

You must co-fund 0%.

Funder

European Commission (EISMEA), Single Market Programme, with national co-funding

public · supranational

Deadline: Open all year — Continuous. Contact your local EEN partner organisation (usually a chamber of commerce, regional development agency or technology centre) at any time.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
moderate

Moderate — a form and supporting documents.

Who can apply

SMEs established in an EEN participating country (all EU Member States plus many third countries). Free at the point of use.

How to apply

  1. Find your local EEN contact point using the network search on een.ec.europa.eu
  2. Request an initial diagnostic meeting
  3. Agree an action plan (partner search, funding advice, innovation management support)
  4. Publish or search partnering profiles in the EEN database

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work · Co-funding and match funding, explained

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