Objective The general objective of this proposal is to offer services for SMEs that help increasing the efficiency andeffectiveness of investments in research, development and innovation and by contributing to a better and moreefficient connection to providers to more special support in this field of action. Partners will deliver these servicesin the NUTS-1 region Niedersachsen DE9 (Germany) in the years 2015 and 2016.To achieve the above mentioned objectives partners in thisproposed consortium will:1. Increase the efficiency and effectiveness of innovation processes in small and mediumsized enterprises with significant innovation activities that could potentially become beneficiaries of European supportprogrammes for research and innovation.This service, provided independently from a specific innovation project andfocusing on a company's innovation management system, is called Enhancing the innovation management capacity ofSMEs. All partners will provide this service.• Partners will deliver 52 Enhancing actions as described in Work package1 as 7-day-packagesThe number of Enhancing action is justified by experience of partner NBank, which carriesout 20 to 25 Innovation audits a year. Clients have to be found and also to be selected as suitable for the service.2.Identify bottlenecks in the creation of economic impact in companies benefitting from grants under Horizon2020'sSME instrument and address these bottlenecks with the help of capable coaches. • Partner NBank will deliver 8 KeyAccount Management actions as described in Work package 2 as 7-day-packages related to successful proposals forthe SME Instrument from the region.The number is justified by the knowledge about how many successful proposalsare expected on the SME-Instrument-Tool. Broken down to the region, NBank expects 8 cases for Lower Saxony.If the number of cases is higher, NBank will provide KAM service accordingly and lower the number of enhancingactions. Programme(s) H2020-EU.2.3. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Innovation In SMEs Main Programme Topic(s) INNOVATION - Enhancing the innovation management capacity of SMEs Call for proposal H2020-Adhoc-2014-20 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CSA - Coordination and support action Coordinator INVESTITIONS-UND FORDERBANK NIEDERSACHSEN (NBANK) Net EU contribution € 147 625,00 Address Gunther wagner allee 12-16 30177 Hannover Germany See on map Region Niedersachsen Hannover Region Hannover Activity type Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 147 625,00 Participants (2) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all GOTTFRIED WILHELM LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITAET HANNOVER Germany Net EU contribution € 25 625,00 Address Welfengarten 1 30167 Hannover See on map Region Niedersachsen Hannover Region Hannover Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 25 625,00 STIFTUNG FACHHOCHSCHULE OSNABRUCK Germany Net EU contribution € 32 040,00 Address Caprivistrasse 30a 49076 Osnabruck See on map Region Niedersachsen Weser-Ems Osnabrück, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 32 040,40