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1 Opportunities to participate in Calls for proposals Executive Agency for SMEs

2 Participating in COSME Calls for proposals (Part 2) Executive Agency for SMEs

3 A wide range of opportunities COSME's support programmes for SMEs Gunnar Matthiesen Senior Project Adviser Executive Agency for Small and Medium- Sized Enterprises June 11th 2018 Executive Agency for SMEs

4 What is COSME? Access to finance Improving framework conditions for enterprises Access to markets Encouraging entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial culture 4

5 ACCESS TO FINANCE Empowering SMEs Loan Guarantee Facility (LGF) Equity Facility for Growth (EFG) Loan Guarantees via EIF and financial intermediaries 5 Invests in SMEs via EIF, VC & equity funds and financial intermediaries

6 ACCESS TO MARKETS Enterprise Europe Network local experts 600+ offices 60+ countries worldwide Helping ambitious small businesses innovate and grow internationally Partnering services Advisory services Innovation support services Explore 6

7 ACCESS TO MARKETS Your Europe Business Access to information for doing business abroad Taxation Start up Expanding abroad Funding Environmental rules Explore the Your Europe portal 7

8 ACCESS TO MARKETS Intellectual Property Rights SME Helpdesks IP rights information Case studies Helpline Webinars Guides Find your SME Helpdesk 8

9 ACCESS TO MARKETS EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation Services for businesses Innovation services Policy analysis Explore the centre s website 9

10 IMPROVING FRAMEWORK CONDITIONS FOR ENTERPRISES Developing world-class clusters The European Cluster Collaboration Platform Cluster organisations mapping International cooperation EU Cluster Partnerships Matchmaking events 10 Explore the platform

11 ENCOURAGING ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND ENTREPRENEURIAL CULTURE Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs Application Matchmaking Contracting/preparation Stay abroad SINCE ITS LAUNCH IN 2009 Over registrations. Nearly entrepreneurs participated. About exchanges organised. Find out more: 11

12 Thank you for your attention! Executive Agency for SMEs

13 COSME Data Hub Erwan Martin & Agnieszka Chlad Executive Agency for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises June 11 th 2018 Executive Agency for SMEs

14 Contact: 14

15 COSME Calls for proposals in the pipeline Francesca Tudini Executive Agency for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises June 11 th 2018 Executive Agency for SMEs

16 LEGAL BASE: COSME REGULATION -> "REGULATION ESTABLISHING COSME" (LEGAL TEXT IN ALL EU LANGUAGES) WORK PROGRAMMES Executive Agency for SMEs

17 Executive Agency for SMEs

18 COSME WP

19 COSME WP 2017 GRO/SME/17/B/051 IP pre-diagnostic and improving access to unitary patents for European innovators 19

20 COSME WP 2018 GRO/SME/18/B/07 - Co-financing of public procurement consortia GRO/SME/18/C/04 - European Clusters Excellence Programme GRO/SME/18/C/064 - Support the development and promotion of transnational thematic tourism products exploiting synergies between tourism and CCIs GRO/SME/18/C/071 - Implementation of a Entrepreneurship Competence Framework GRO/SME/18/D/011 - Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs 20

21 COSME WP 2019 (tentative) Clusters Go International EU SME Centre in China Co-financing of public procurement of innovation consortia Creating links for the facilitation of public procurement of innovation Boosting capacity of tourism SMEs through transnational cooperation and knowledge transfer (tbc) Cross-national collaboration to accelerate and scale up innovations for a more sustainable and circular fashion industry 21

22 Sharing perspectives Joint Session by COSME beneficiaries & EASME Project Advisers Valentina Pierantozzi Executive Agency for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises June 11 th 2018 Executive Agency for SMEs

23 Sharing perspectives Joint Session by COSME beneficiaries & EASME Project Advisers Hiking EuropeTopic: Discovering rural Europe through hiking trails (Alan Vella / Valentino Izzo) WILDSEA Europe: Diversify touristic offers in peripheral destinations with heritage-based products and services (Alan Vella / Valentino Izzo) Divertimento: Diversify touristic offers in peripheral destinations with heritage-based products and services (Alan Vella / Valentino Izzo) Migrants Entrepreneurs EMEN project: Creating communities of practice supporting migrant entrepreneurship (Artur Benedyktowicz) Entrepreneur Education EE-HUB.EU: Entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial travel (Magdalena Kleim) 23

24 Participating project: Hiking Europe Representative: Blanca Cros Project Advisor: Valentino Izzo Project objective: Discovering rural Europe through hiking trails Topic: Tourism Total budget: 384, EU Contribution: 247, Call ID: COS-TOUR

25 Participating project : European Migrant Entrepreneurship Network Representatives: Patricia Martinez; Toby Johnson Project Advisor: Artur Benedyktowicz Project objective: Create communities of practice supporting migrant entrepreneurship Topic: Entrepreneurship Total budget: 416, EUR EU Contribution: 373, EUR Call ID: COS-MigrantsENT

26 Representative: Caroline Jenner Project Advisor: Magdalena Kleim Project Objective: Policy/Peer Learning Platform & Expert Network Topic: Entrepreneurship Education Total budget: Participating project: Entrepreneurship Education NETwork (EE-HUB) EU Contribution: Call ID: COS-ENTEDU Executive Agency for SMEs

27 Participating project: WILDSEA Europe ( Lead Partner: Travelecoology (Breakaway Travel SL) Representative: Julia Vera Prieto Project Objective: Transnational Sustainable Tourism Route connecting European coastal destinations with rich marine biodiversity through water sports & coastal trails Topic: Tourism Total budget: 249, EU Contribution: Call ID: COS-TOUR

28 Participating project: Divertimento Representative: Dorothea Papathanasiou Project Advisor: Valentino Izzo Presented by Alan Vella Project Objective: Diversify touristic offers in peripheral destinations with heritage-based products and services Topic: Tourism Total budget: 300, EU Contribution: 225,322,88 Call ID: COS-TOUR

29 Opportunities to participate in Calls for proposals Executive Agency for SMEs

30 Natalia Martinez Paramo COSME Head of Unit EASME Executive Agency for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Executive Agency for SMEs

31 Close of the day Executive Agency for SMEs

32 Thank you for your attention! Executive Agency for SMEs

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