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Support for SMEs: The Enterprise Europe Network and its Sector Group Environment
Peter Wolfmeyer, Managing Director, ZENIT GmbH, Germany
The Enterprise Europe Network• Linking of two successful networks and
continuation of their work
• Close to 600 organisations (chambers, banks,
consultants, regional development bodies)
• Present in 44 countries (EU 27, candidate
countries, EEA countries, other third countries)
• Some 4000 experts
• NRW.Europa (ZENIT / NRW.BANK) is one of
the largest nodesPeter Wolfmeyer, Managing Director, ZENIT GmbH, Germany
Services in a nutshell
• Information, feedback, business co-operation
and internationalisation services
• Innovation, technology and knowledge transfer
services
• Services encouraging the participation of SMEs
in the Community Framework Programme for
RTD
Peter Wolfmeyer, Managing Director, ZENIT GmbH, Germany
Benefits for clients
• Central contact point for all EU-related
information (one-stop shop)
• Short and fast routes to information and contacts
• Early information about current EU topics
• Competent advice from experts experienced in
SME and EU issues
• Use of international network of contacts
Peter Wolfmeyer, Managing Director, ZENIT GmbH, Germany
Sector Groups• 18 Sector Groups
• Purpose: Generally to support a specific sector and specifically to initiate all types of partnerships (commercial, technology transfer, research) between enterprises/other organisations in different countries
• Activities: Formal meetings, brokerage events, seminars, company missions, policy feedback and publications, amongst others
Peter Wolfmeyer, Managing Director, ZENIT GmbH, Germany
Example of Sector Group Environment
• About 50 Members
• 19 countries represented
- From Norway and Sweden in the North, to Malta
and Greece in the South
- From Portugal and Spain in the West, to
Hungary and Romania in the East
• Chaired by NRW.Europa/ZENIT GmbH
Peter Wolfmeyer, Managing Director, ZENIT GmbH, Germany
Benefits for SMEs (1)
• Strong sectoral focus on all environment-related
topics, from A for air to Z for zero emission
• Support by experts experienced in SME
and environment issues• Help in all areas (commerce, technology transfer, R&D, legislation, funding…)• Contacts to likeminded partners in other countries Peter Wolfmeyer, Managing Director, ZENIT GmbH, Germany
Benefits for SMEs (2)
• Tailored instruments to aid access to
other markets (e.g. partner mediation
events at environmental trade exhibitions such
as Entsorga-Enteco, Cologne, October 2009)• Affordable (or even free) services• SME input to Commission policies via feedback through SGE
Peter Wolfmeyer, Managing Director, ZENIT GmbH, Germany
SGE events 2009 (extract)
• “For Waste”, CZ-Prague, 16.04.09
• “Entsorga-Enteco”, D-Cologne, 30.10.09
• “Agromek”, DK-Herning, Denmark, last week of
November 2009, exact date to be announced
• “Pollutec”, F-Paris, first week of December, exact
date to be announced
• “Bright Green”, DK-Copenhagen, 12-13.12.09 Peter Wolfmeyer, Managing Director, ZENIT GmbH, Germany
Thank you for your attention!
ZENIT GmbH / NRW.Europa
Bismarckstrasse 28
D-45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr
Tel.: ++49-208-30004-31
Email: [email protected]
www.zenit.de
Peter Wolfmeyer, Managing Director, ZENIT GmbH, Germany
