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The FinNetSME experience and it‘s benefit to the regions Peter Flath, Project Manager. Project Aims overall objective: improving access to finance for SMEs sub objectives: collection of data assessment of practice
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The FinNetSME experience and it‘s benefit to the regions Peter Flath, Project Manager
Project Aims overall objective: improving access to finance for SMEs sub objectives: collection of data assessment of practice development of models awareness-raising/promotion of results
Project Actors: start with 20 partners from 9 countries/different european regions • development banks • development agencies • incubators • associations different backgrounds
Project Results website: information about project, partners, regions, contacts www.finnetsme.org database: information about 91 financial and non financial instruments to support SMEs models: examples for innovative SME finance to be presented during the final conference
Value for SMEs ? state of the art of SME finance divers regions and structural varieties influence financial needs need for tailor made SME finance instruments EU regions are heterogeneous
Population density(inhabitants per m²) Source: EUROSTAT; Statistical Pocketbook 2006
Persons in employment with a second job in %(ref. year 2005) Source: EUROSTAT; Statistical Pocketbook 2006
Housholds using broadband connection (as of 2005 in %) Source: EUROSTAT; Statistical Pocketbook 2006
European patent applications(units as per 2003) Source: EUROSTAT; Statistical Pocketbook 2006
Conclusions: 1. networks are helpful for intercultural and know how exchange 2. exchange of know how is helpful to create new products to support SMEs 3. for sustainable changes networking should persist besides project durations