YMIR is a Support Action funded by the European Union under the 7th Framework Programme YMIR IMPROVE ACCESS TO FINANCE FOR INNOVATIVE SMEs Project No WP3: Input to AVY project cluster activities Presenter:Candela Bravo Organisation:MENTORTEC YMIR Project Review Meeting Brussels, 13 March, 2012

WP3: Input to AVY project cluster activities YMIR Final Project Review MeetingBrussels, 13 March, 2012 WP3: Main Objectives for 2 nd Year Contribute to activities in cooperation with the other ICT Finance MarketPlace projects  Provide input /review final version of “Access to Finance Manual for SMEs”  Participate in events and activities organised by the other projects ACCESS ICT and ICT VentureGATE Present an analysis on the financial sources available for SMEs and a pragmatic guide for SMEs looking for investment A set of policy recommendations

WP3: Input to AVY project cluster activities YMIR Final Project Review MeetingBrussels, 13 March, 2012 WP3: Tasks of 2 nd Year Task 3.4 – Input to preparation of the “Access to Finance Manual for SMEs” Task 3.5 – Participation in events and activities organised by the ACCESS ICT & ICT VentureGATE projects Task 3.6 – Analysis and study of research SMEs access to finance  1 st and 2 nd Study Task Policy Recommendations for changes to EU Framework Programme policy

WP3: Input to AVY project cluster activities YMIR Final Project Review MeetingBrussels, 13 March, 2012 WP3: Deliverables 2 nd Year D3.5 – Publication of “Access to Finance Manual for SMEs (FINAL)” D3.6 – “1 st Study on Research SMEs Access to Finance: Background Analysis” D3.7 – “2 nd Study on Research SMEs Access to Finance: Recommendations for SMEs and Other Stakeholders” D3.8 – Confidential Report on Policy Recommendations to be Given to the European Commission

WP3: Input to AVY project cluster activities YMIR Final Project Review MeetingBrussels, 13 March, 2012 WP3: Task & Deliverable for 2 nd Year Task 3.4 – Input to preparation of the “Access to Finance Manual for SMEs”  Final contributions and review for the finalisation of the Manual D3.5 – Publication of “Access to Finance Manual for SMEs (FINAL)”  Final contributions and review of the Manual which ACCESS ICT finalised and publish online and in a limited number of hard copies

WP3: Input to AVY project cluster activities YMIR Final Project Review MeetingBrussels, 13 March, 2012 WP3: Tasks & Deliverable for 2 nd Year Task 3.5 – Participation in events / activities organised by the ACCESS ICT & ICT VentureGate projects, e.g.  VentureGate Brussels Brokerage, Oct 2011  ACCESS event, Santarem, Nov 2011  ACCESS Final Conference, Brussels, Jan 2012

WP3: Input to AVY project cluster activities YMIR Final Project Review MeetingBrussels, 13 March, 2012 WP3: Tasks and Deliverables for 2 nd Year Task 3.6 – Analysis and study of research SMEs access to finance  To elaborate and analyse collected information from previous WP3 tasks  Desk research on SMEs and on investors in the ICT sector  Present an in-depth analysis and appraisal of the topic of access to finance

WP3: Input to AVY project cluster activities YMIR Final Project Review MeetingBrussels, 13 March, 2012 WP3: Tasks and Deliverables for 2 nd Year D3.6 – “1 st Study on Research SMEs Access to Finance: Background Analysis”  Background analysis on the types of innovation finance, comparing public and private funding  A detailed profiling of innovative SMES from the ICT sector  Quantitative and qualitative analyses of indicators and statistics about the relationship between ICT SMEs and investors / funding

WP3: Input to AVY project cluster activities YMIR Final Project Review MeetingBrussels, 13 March, 2012 WP3: Tasks and Deliverables for 2 nd Year D3.7 – “2 nd Study on Research SMEs Access to Finance: Recommendations for SMEs and Other Stakeholders”  Desk research analysis on detailing private finance, differentiating debt and equity funding  A SWOT analysis of the main sources of private capital  To provide a basic and pragmatic guideline on how to select the right type of investor  How to approach investors  What are the most common mistakes when accessing finance

WP3: Input to AVY project cluster activities YMIR Final Project Review MeetingBrussels, 13 March, 2012 WP3: Tasks and Deliverables for 2 nd Year Task 3.8 – Confidential report on Policy Recommendations for changes to EU Framework Programme policy  It will establish policy recommendations for implementation at EU and Member State levels  For assisting SMEs in gaining access to investment finance through better matching of start-ups and investors

WP3: Input to AVY project cluster activities YMIR Final Project Review MeetingBrussels, 13 March, 2012 WP3: Deliverables D3.8 – Confidential report on Policy Recommendations for changes to EU Framework Programme policy  Inputs will be obtained during the Policy Recommendations Workshop held at the ICT Finance MarketPlace participation in Tech Media Europe 2012 event the 26 th of March in Lisbon

WP3: Input to AVY project cluster activities YMIR Final Project Review MeetingBrussels, 13 March, 2012 THANK YOU