1. Helping ambitious SMEs innovate and grow internationally

2. 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

3. Boosting growth and jobs
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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

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

5. A broad range of services for growth-oriented SMEs
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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

6. How it works: international partnerships
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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

7. How it works: advisory support
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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

8. How it works: innovation support
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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.

9. 85% 3% EEN means more successful SMEs SMEs SME grow on average points
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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.

10. Fast Track to Innovation
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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

11. Target of Fast Track to Innovation
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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

12. FT2I – Main features 1 2 3 www.een.cz
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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

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

14. SME Instrument: innovation support
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SME Instrument: innovation support

15. Evaluation of SMEI proposals
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Evaluation of SMEI proposals
Impact
Excellence
Implementation

16. SMEI in numbers 1/2014 - 9/2016 Phase 1 Phase 2 Proposals 20423 7546
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SMEI in numbers 1/ /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%

17. were already recognized by awards
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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

18. Hotel International Praha
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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
10:00 – 14:30
Hotel International Praha

19. Contact
Petr Hladik