The STIMUTRAN-SME project has ten partners from six NWE EU Member States. The project will be implemented by the following partners:
- Irish Exporters Association (IEA) / EIC Dublin – Ireland (Lead partner)
- Handwerk International / EIC Stuttgart – Germany
- Chamber of Commerce Limburg (VOKA) / EIC Hasselt – Belgium
- Southern Area Euro Info Centre / EIC Southampton – United Kingdom
- Stichting EG-Adviescentrum Zuid-Nederland (EGA) / EIC Boxtel – the Netherlands
- Highland Opportunity Limited / EIC Inverness – (Scotland) United Kingdom
- Chambre de Commerce du Grand-Duché du Luxembourg / EIC Luxembourg – Luxemburg
- Birmingham Chamber of Commerce and Industry / EIC Birmingham – United Kingdom
- Business Link Kent / EIC Kent – United Kingdom
- Brabantse Onwikkelings Maatschappij (BOM) / Noord-Brabant Development Agency Tilburg – The Netherlands
See the contact page for more information about the partners.
Enterprise Europe network
The STIMUTRAN-SME project has 10 partners from 6 NWE EU Member States. Six of the partners are members of the Enterprise Europe Network (former EIC network http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/networks/eic/).
The Enterprise Europe Network is an initiative of the European Commission's Directorate General for Enterprise and Industry. It is a key instrument of the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP), which focuses on supporting SMEs in their growth and innovation activities.
'Enterprise Europe Network: speaking the language of business across Europe.' The network offers support and advice to businesses across Europe and helps them make the most of the opportunities in the European Union. The services are specifically designed for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) but are also available to all businesses, research centres and Universities across Europe.
The Enterprise Europe Network is made up of close to 600 partner organisations in more than 40 countries, promoting competitiveness and innovation at the local level in Europe and beyond.
The Network offers a whole host of services, here is a taste of some of the services on offer.
- Providing information and practical advice on market opportunities, European legislation and policies relevant to a company or sector. Helping SMEs to find suitable business partners using its business and technology cooperation database, providing information on tender opportunities and international networking.
- Developing the research and innovation capacities of SMEs by helping to create synergies with other research actors, foster technological cooperation and holding brokerage events.
- Helping SMEs to share research results, participate in research programs and apply for funding, particularly from the EU’s Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development (FP7).
- Involving SMEs and business actors in the policy-making process, by transmitting feedback to the Commission and monitoring the implementation of EU policies in the field of competitiveness and innovation.
Find more information about the Enterprise Europe Network at http://www.enterprise-europe-network.ec.europa.eu.
