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Enterprise Europe Network
Access to EU funding programmes

Helping SMEs to understand and to access EU programmes and funds

The Enterprise Europe Network offers comprehensive support to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in accessing and applying for various EU funding programmes. These programmes are pivotal for businesss engaged in research, innovation, and development projects, particularly those aimed at enhancing European leadership in a rapidly changing global context and achieving the EU's strategic autonomy goals.

Enterprise Europe Network's expertise lies in helping companies transform high-quality research into market-ready innovations. They offer a wealth of resources to assist in profiling Europe's best research and supporting breakthrough technologies to enter European markets.

Key services provided by the Network include:

  • Identifying Suitable EU Funding Programmes: The Network aids in pinpointing the most relevant EU funding programme for your project.

  • Expert Guidance Through the Funding Process: From developing your project idea to applying for funding and implementing the project, the Network offers expert knowledge and support.

  • Finding Research Partners: Assistance in locating the right research partners for your project is available.

  • Additional Business Innovation Strategies: The Network provides advice on business innovation strategies, intellectual property, and more.

Understanding that access to funding alone is not sufficient, the Network adopts a holistic approach, providing a wide range of advice, effective partner search, and high-quality support for EU funding along the entire journey from research to innovation to markets.

The Network can assist in accessing various EU programmes, including the European Innovation Council Accelerator, Horizon Europe collaborative research programmes, LIFE, Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs, and other initiatives under the Single Market Programme, or the European Regional Development Funds (ERDF).

For holders of the EIC Seal of Excellence, the Network also helps in identifying suitable alternative sources of finance for their projects, especially those supported by the ERDF.