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EU SME SUPPORT PROGRAMMES IN THE EaP REGION 2 nd INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S ENTREPRENEURSHIP LABORATORY IN THE EASTERN PARTNER REGION KYIV, 22 MARCH 2017. SME support programmes in the EaP region 1. SMEs potential 2. Horizon 2020 3. COSME 4. EU Export Helpdesk
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EU SME SUPPORT PROGRAMMES IN THE EaP REGION 2nd INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S ENTREPRENEURSHIP LABORATORY IN THE EASTERN PARTNER REGION KYIV, 22 MARCH 2017
SME support programmes in the EaP region 1. SMEs potential 2. Horizon 2020 3. COSME 4. EU Export Helpdesk 5. EU4Business
SMEs in Ukraine: a huge potential (similar in the entire EaP region)
Main challenges faced by SMEs …Inadequate legal and regulatory framework …Limited knowledge base / business skills …Poor access to finance …Limited access to markets
Horizon 2020 - SME instrument What is Horizon 2020? The SME Instrument…
COSME (1) EU programme for competitiveness of SMEs. …Better access to finance and markets …Networks (EEN) …Participants from EaP
COSME (2) Enterprise Europe Network World's largest support network for SMEs.. …in 60 countries …with 600 partner organizations …4500 professional advisers EEN.EC.EUROPA.EU
EU Export Helpdesk EXPORTHELP.EUROPA.EU
The EU4Business Initiative … Totally 26 ongoing projects and 8 projects in the pipeline … Access to finance, access to markets, improvement of skills and knowledge, and legal and regulatory reform … Significantfundingallocated (around EUR 260 million) …EU4Business Secratariat in Brussels established
EU4Business in Ukraine Technical Assistance Network of 15 Business Support Centres with the EBRD, reaching out to 30, 000 Ukrainian SMEs Significantfunding
Other EU support to SMEs EU funds.. … EIB/EIF Guarantee Facilities … East Invest II … EBRD Small Business Support, phase II and Women in Business … SME Finance Facility … DCFTA Facility for SMEs (EBRD, EIB)– SMEs in Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova to adapt to and benefit from the DCFTA (EU4Business)
Women in Business … Implemented by the EBRD … 2015-2018, EUR 5 million … Aims to improve access to finance for women-led SMEs as well as business development know-how ... Eligible are women-led SMEs across all sectors
Remember this site: www.eu4business.eu
Thank you for your attention! Boris FILIPOV boris.filipov@eeas.europa.eu https://www.facebook.com/EUDelegationUkraine/ http://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/ukraine/ https://twitter.com/EUDelegationUA