Brussels, 24 October 2022
Today, the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN), the world’s largest support network for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) co-funded and managed by the European Commission, opens its annual three-day conference in Prague. It will focus on how the EEN can support SMEs to face the cumulative shocks of the COVID-19 pandemic and war in Ukraine, while helping to accelerate their industrial transition towards more sustainable, digital and resilient business models. This year’s event will bring together more than 500 participants in Prague as well as around 1,500 participants online. Attendants will discuss new EU policies relevant to SMEs, exchange best practices and build synergies as well as reflect on improving the quality and visibility of EEN services. The conference will provide feedback for the continuous efforts of the EEN to help SMEs innovate, grow internationally and ensure better integration and synergies with regional policies to support SMEs. This annual event comprises of 3,000 experts over 470 organisations in almost 70 countries, including innovation and regional development agencies, chambers of commerce and industry, technology centres, and research institutes. The live streaming of the opening session of the conference is available here.
Source – EU Commission