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• SME Assembly 2018 – Day 2 November 21, 2018
  Day 1 was great, but that was just the beginning of the Assembly. Day 2 of the SME Assembly 2018 certainly had just as much to offer and took place in this year’s venue the Helmut List Halle in Graz. This first full day of sessions, workshops and masterclasses opened with keynote speeches from Günther […]
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• European Enterprise Promotion Awards – ‘Class of 2018’ November 21, 2018
  The 12th edition of the European Enterprise Promotion Awards (EEPA) is now over, and after months of waiting we now know which projects were crowned best in Europe. Congratulations to all of the winners in the EEPA ‘Class of 2018’, your hard work has paid off! Have a look below to find out more about […]
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• SME Performance Review 2018 November 20, 2018
  The SME Performance Review is one of the main tools the European Commission uses to monitor and assess countries’ progress in implementing the Small Business Act (SBA) on a yearly basis. With an emphasis on the measures from the SBA Action Plan, the review brings comprehensive information on the performance of SMEs in EU countries and other […]
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• Barriers for SMEs on the Single Market November 20, 2018
  25 years after its creation, the Single Market is a vast success. It has improved the living standards for EU citizens and 56 million jobs within the EU depend on trade created by the Single Market. Furthermore, it has increased the competitiveness of the European businesses globally and made the EU the largest exporter of […]
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• SME Assembly 2018 – Day 1 November 20, 2018
  The SME Assembly 2018 is officially open! Yesterday on 19 November 2018, this year’s Assembly, taking place in Graz, Austria got started with the highly anticipated business tours and the Mind the Bridge SME Matchmaking session. Several Austrian enterprises opened their doors to the SME Assembly 2018 delegates, and welcomed them to learn about their […]
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• SME Assembly 2018 – The countdown begins November 15, 2018
  The SME Assembly 2018 is just around the corner! Next week we will all be in Graz, Austria for the next edition of the flagship conference of the European SME Week. Today we have some exciting news to share…the final version of the SME Assembly 2018 programme. Have a look at the latest version for […]
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• Call for participants in the Young Leaders of Industry Forum November 13, 2018
  The first Young Leaders of Industry Forum, organised by the European Commission, is looking for applicants! The forum will take place during the annual ‘EU Industry Days’ event, on 5-6 February 2019 in Brussels. This Forum looks to attract young people aged between 21-30 years old interested in industrial careers to discuss the future of EU […]
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• Responsible and Inclusive Entrepreneurship – EEPA 2018 Shortlist November 8, 2018
  We have reached the final EEPA 2018 category, Responsible and Inclusive Entrepreneurship. This category recognises projects and initiatives 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. For the 2018 competition, projects competing in this category come […]
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• SME Week Newsletter 2018: Issue #7 November 6, 2018
  Who is going to Graz? – Youth Essay Competition 2018 It is now October, meaning that the SME Assembly 2018 is just around the corner. Next month we will be travelling to current European Presidency country Austria to the beautiful city of Graz for the flagship conference of the European SME Week. As the SME Assembly […]
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• Supporting the Development of Green Markets and Resource Efficiency – EEPA 2018 Shortlist November 1, 2018
  Only two more categories of EEPA 2018 shortlisted projects to present, and today we are finding out about the green and ecological projects. Last year the Supporting the Development of Green Markets and Resource Efficiency category was temporarily suspended, but it is back for 2018! This year the competing projects in this reinstated category come […]
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