Helping ambitious SMEs innovate and grow internationally www.een.cz

www.een.cz Innovation potencial | 6 Dec 2016 | 2 Not for profit private organization Established in 1994 and currently 80 employees Most of activities financed by European and national projects www.een.cz

Boosting growth and jobs Innovation potencial | 6 Dec 2016 | 3 Boosting growth and jobs 1 The Enterprise Europe Network is a key instrument in the EU's strategy to boost growth and jobs. Launched in February 2008 by the European Commission 2 Co-financed under the EU's COSME and HORIZON 2020 funding programmes - encouraging competitiveness and innovation of European SMEs 3 www.een.cz

3000 600+ 65+ www.een.cz Innovation potencial | 6 Dec 2016 | 4 LOCAL EXPERTS LOCATIONS COUNTRIES WORLDWIDE www.een.cz

A broad range of services for growth-oriented SMEs Innovation potencial | 6 Dec 2016 | 5 A broad range of services for growth-oriented SMEs INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS ADVISORY SUPPORT INNOVATION SUPPORT Advice on EU laws and standards Partnership database Access to finance and funding Innovation Management & Internationalisation Mentoring Brokerage events Market intelligence Company missions IPR expertise Technology transfer www.een.cz

How it works: international partnerships Innovation potencial | 6 Dec 2016 | 6 How it works: international partnerships London designer seeks skilled glassware craftsman Network identifies Czech glassblowers in Bohemia A thriving partnership is born with more projects on the horizon www.een.cz

How it works: advisory support Innovation potencial | 6 Dec 2016 | 7 How it works: advisory support The Network's experts provide tailor-made advice Practical advice on doing business in another country Identifying the best market opportunities for your business Information on EU laws and standards Advice on intellectual property Facilitating SME feedback on EU rules www.een.cz

How it works: innovation support Innovation potencial | 6 Dec 2016 | 8 How it works: innovation support Tailored support packages to steer you onto the fast track to success. Advice and help for innovative SMEs to access R&I funding (H2020, SME Instrument …) KAM services for SME Instrument beneficiaries Personalised support to help shape innovation potential into international commercial success Help in finding the right technology to improve your innovation Help in finding the finance it needs to grow. www.een.cz

85% 3% EEN means more successful SMEs SMEs SME grow on average points Innovation potencial | 6 Dec 2016 | 9 EEN means more successful SMEs 85% SME satisfaction rate SMEs who use the Network grow on average 3% points more than those who don't. www.een.cz

Fast Track to Innovation Innovation potencial | 6 Dec 2016 | 10 Fast Track to Innovation Accelerate commercialisation process of innovative products Undertaking innovation from demostration stage through to market uptake, including piloting, test-beds, system validation, pre-normative research, standard setting www.een.cz

Target of Fast Track to Innovation Innovation potencial | 6 Dec 2016 | 11 Target of Fast Track to Innovation What Relatively mature new technologies, concepts, processes, and business models that need a last development step to reach the market Why To accelerate the development of innovative products and commercialisation process, and to reduce time from idea to market Who Industry, first time applikants (SMEs), research, universities, technology and innovation actors, clusters, industrial associations, incubators, investors, public sector www.een.cz

FT2I – Main features 1 2 3 www.een.cz Innovation potencial | 6 Dec 2016 | 12 FT2I – Main features 1 Funding up to 70% of the total eligible costs for profit organisations, and up to 100% for non-profit organisations Description of: Intended outcome Key performance indicators IP protection Business plan 2 - 3 to 5 participants from at least 3 EU countries 60% of the budget allocated to industrial partner(s), or min. 50% partners from industry 3 www.een.cz

16 69 35,6 FT2I - 1st cut off results in 2015 www.een.cz Innovation potencial | 6 Dec 2016 | 13 FT2I - 1st cut off results in 2015 16 69 35,6 PROJECTS SELECTED PARTNERS IN PROJECTS MILLION EUROS BY THE EU www.een.cz

SME Instrument: innovation support Innovation potencial | 6 Dec 2016 | 14 SME Instrument: innovation support www.een.cz

Evaluation of SMEI proposals Innovation potencial | 6 Dec 2016 | 15 Evaluation of SMEI proposals Impact Excellence Implementation www.een.cz

SMEI in numbers 1/2014 - 9/2016 Phase 1 Phase 2 Proposals 20423 7546 Innovation potencial | 6 Dec 2016 | 16 SMEI in numbers 1/2014 - 9/2016 Phase 1 Phase 2 Proposals 20423 7546 Above threshold 3134 (15%) 2937 (39%) Funded 1688 (54% of above threshold, 8% overall) 429 (15% of above threshold, 6% overall) Budget allocated € 84.4 million € 709 million (≈ 1.65M per project) Mono beneficiaries 93% 82% www.een.cz

were already recognized by awards Innovation potencial | 6 Dec 2016 | 17 Profile of the winners 50% 85% 50% already trading on the global market have more than 3 years experience on the market and/or more than 5 employees were already recognized by awards www.een.cz

Hotel International Praha Innovation potencial | 6 Dec 2016 | 18 Pozvánka: Finanční nástroje pro rozvoj MSP – úvěry, záruky, rizikový kapitál Základní informace Program: Financování inovací prostřednictvím evropských finančních institucí EIB a EIF a nástroje InnovFin (EIB) Úvěrové nástroje pro podnikatele a MSP (ČS a KB) Program Záruka (ČMZRB) Financování skrze 3.fázi programu SME Instrument (TC AV) Business angels, vstup investora, crowdfunding 7.12.2016 10:00 – 14:30 Hotel International Praha www.een.cz

Contact Petr Hladik hladik@tc.cz www.een.cz www.een.cz