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Promoting Enterprise

• SME Week Youth Essay Competition 2021 Launch July 28, 2021
  Imagine what a successful and sustainable start-up in 2030 looks like? Which crucial competences and skills do its founders and employees have? What has been the legacy of the COVID pandemic on entrepreneurship, and how have they responded? How have they been supported to meet the twin challenges of digitalisation and sustainability? Make your voice heard! […]
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• EEPA 2021 – Entering The European phase of the competition! July 7, 2021
  The European Enterprise promotion Awards (EEPA) will shortly be moving into the next phase of the competition as we approach the European Deadline of July 16th. The EEPA Secretariat has received the vast majority of national winner projects from the National Coordinators for the jury to consider the European shortlist.  #EEPA2021 will see the top national […]
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• First phase of #EEPA2021 in progress! June 23, 2021
  The first phase of #EEPA2021 is in full swing and some countries have already passed the deadlines for their national competitions. Meanwhile, more countries are approaching their national deadline and getting ready to submit their winners for the European Deadline on July 16th! Stay Updated #EEPA2021 For information about the European Enterprise Promotion Awards, visit […]
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• The European Enterprise Promotion Awards #EEPA2021 were launched! April 29, 2021
  The annual edition of the European Enterprise Promotion Awards (EEPA) have been kick-started. The competition supports entrepreneurship and small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) through awarding innovative initiatives of public bodies and public-private partnerships. How will it work?The participating countries invite projects or initiatives to apply for the national competitions for the 2021 edition. Each […]
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• SME Week 2021 – Upcoming events March 25, 2021
  The European SME week is a pan-European campaign that aims to promote entrepreneurship in Europe by helping and supporting entrepreneurs, as well as encouraging potential entrepreneurs to start their own business. You can find out more about SME Week here on the News Portal, and watch the highlights of the annual flagship event, the SME Assembly, on […]
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• DG GROW adapts to better support EU economy to recovery and beyond March 23, 2021
  The original article is available on the DG GROW website. The Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG GROW) is adapting its organisational structure to help Europe’s industrial ecosystems recover more effectively from the COVID-crisis and to achieve the EU’s digital and green goals. A new focus on industrial ecosystems allows us to […]
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• COVID Stories – Smart therapy company icho systems looks forward March 9, 2021
  We are back with part two of the icho systems story with CEO Steffen! If you missed part one make sure to go and read that right here on the News Portal. In our last instalment, Steffen introduced icho systems and the first impacts that him and his team felt on the business, including how […]
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• COVID Stories – How a young smart therapy company is coping with market challenges March 2, 2021
  Today on the News Portal we are re-introducing you to a familiar face: Steffen Preuß, CEO of icho systems GmbH. We first met Steffen when he represented Germany during Ideas from Europe in 2017, and again when he was the German representative in the Secrets of Success brochure 2018-2019 edition.   We are catching up […]
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• Data 4 Healthy Recovery Hackathon launch February 25, 2021
  The European Commission is launching the new ‘Data 4 Healthy Recovery Hackathon’, which will be dedicated to solving the most pressing smart health challenges.   This online hackathon will focus on smart health, and encourage participants to develop solutions and ideas in response to the following challenges: Personalised predictive medicine Telemedicine Real-time health monitoring and […]
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• EU Industry Days 2021 February 18, 2021
  The EU Industry days will be taking place next week from 23-26 February and be an opportunity to listen to and be involved with discussions centring around the challenges facing industry, development opportunities and policy responses. This year’s programme will feature sessions and speakers talking about green and digital transitions and the opportunities both transitions […]
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