EEPA 2019 FAQ: What categories can I apply for?

February

2019

Thinking about applying for the European Enterprise Promotion Awards (EEPA) 2019? The first thing you should do is get in touch with your 2019 EEPA National Coordinator to find out about your national competition and for all the details regarding the 2019 entry criteria.

What about all the different categories, do you know what criteria apply? Where does your project fit best? Today on Promoting Enterprise we will take you through each category and have a look at some past winners to inspire your 2019 entries.

Grand Jury Prize

The Grand Jury Prize is awarded to the best overall project for the EEPA cycle that year. This prize is not dependant on category and goes to outstanding projects that are recognised on a higher level than in the category they entered.

2018: Lean Landing, Denmark
2017: Innofest, The Netherlands
2016: Entrepreneurial West Hisingen, Sweden

Promoting the Entrepreneurial Spirit

Projects in this category are recognised for their initiatives that promote an entrepreneurial mind-set, especially among young people and women.

2018: Piraeus Blue Entrepreneurship, Greece
2017: Enterprise Village, Estonia
2016: Lyon Ville de l’Entrepreneuriat (Lyon City of Entrepreneurship), France

Investing in Entrepreneurial Skills

Projects entering this category should possess initiatives that improve entrepreneurial and managerial skills.

2018: i2c STARTacademy, Austria
2017:Business Generator, Sweden
2016: Enterprise Educators Academe, United Kingdom

Improving the Business Environment

This category focuses on initiatives that support enterprise start-up and growth, and simplify both legislative and administrative procedures for businesses.

2018: Open Innovation 4.0., Spain
2017:Reempresa, Spain
2016: Leader SME, Portugal

Supporting the Internationalisation of Business

This category includes an international perspective, and should be considered by projects that encourage enterprises and particularly small and medium-sized businesses to benefit more from the opportunities offered by markets, both inside and outside the EU.

2018: Kasvu Open – company growth sparring programme, Finland
2017:“Internationalisation 2015 – 2020”, Austria
2016: Human Security Finland, Finland

Supporting the Development of Green Markets and Resource Efficiency

After a temporary suspension in 2017, this category came back in 2018 looking for initiatives that support SME access to green markets and help to improve their resource efficiency through, for example, green skills development and matchmaking, as well as funding.

2018: Matosinhos Carbon-zero Living Lab enhanced by local carbon market, Portugal
2016: Lime Trees & Honey Bees for Sustainable Development of the Danube Microregion, Serbia

Responsible and Inclusive Entrepreneurship

The final EEPA category is for projects that promote corporate social responsibility among small and medium-sized enterprises and entrepreneurship among disadvantaged groups such as the unemployed, legal migrants, disabled, or people from ethnic minorities.

2018: ProjectTogether, Germany
2017: ADIE (Association for Economic Rights Initiatives), France
2016: The Rotterdam Business Case (De Rotterdamse Zaak), The Netherlands

Don’t forget to direct all of your EEPA 2019 questions to your National Coordinators and to the EEPA Secretariat and best of luck with your applications.

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