Project description
A big innovation boost for Scottish SMEs
The agenda of Europe 2020 aims for innovation with the creation of new goods and services that have potential in the global market. To ensure this, a smart service ecosystem as well as infrastructure to support small and medium businesses are necessary. The EU-funded EEN Scotland EIMC project's goal is to support Scottish SMEs that have the potential to compete in international markets, by improving their innovation capacity through the exploitation of new or enhanced products, processes or services. Companies benefited by EIC grants and other innovative SMEs will be provided mentoring and offered training to improve their effectiveness and management strategies. Specially tailored consultancy and innovation activities will be offered to maximise results.
Objective
The project’s underlying objective is to to encourage smart inclusive and sustainable growth in the EU by increasing effective investment in innovation linked to profitable exploitation in international markets. The project’s specific objective is to ensure that Scottish SMEs with international innovation and growth ambitions are empowered by unlocking their full growth potential through better internal innovation management capability and tailored mentoring and coaching. The aim is to support SME’s international competitiveness through the exploitation of new or enhanced products, process or service through improved innovation efficiency. To this end, the project will seek to improve the innovation performance of Scottish SMEs, both for beneficiaries of the EIC and for the wider SME innovation base (through the innovation management capacity building service: EIMC Service). Specific objectives include: • Identification of bottlenecks to the creation of economic impact in companies benefiting from EIC relevant grants and addressing these bottlenecks with the help of capable coaches. • Increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of innovation processes in SMEs with significant innovation activities that could potentially become beneficiaries of European support to research and innovation but would not have effective access to consulting services for innovation management. • Ensure EEN Scotland staff have the competencies to engage professionally with high-end target companies.
Keywords
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Programme(s)
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
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H2020-EU.2.3. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Innovation In SMEs
MAIN PROGRAMME
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H2020-EU.2.3.2.2. - Enhancing the innovation capacity of SMEs
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Topic(s)
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Funding Scheme
Funding scheme (or “Type of Action”) inside a programme with common features. It specifies: the scope of what is funded; the reimbursement rate; specific evaluation criteria to qualify for funding; and the use of simplified forms of costs like lump sums.
Funding scheme (or “Type of Action”) inside a programme with common features. It specifies: the scope of what is funded; the reimbursement rate; specific evaluation criteria to qualify for funding; and the use of simplified forms of costs like lump sums.
CSA - Coordination and support action
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Call for proposal
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Procedure for inviting applicants to submit project proposals, with the aim of receiving EU funding.
(opens in new window) H2020-EEN-SGA4-2020-2021
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G2 8LU Glasgow
United Kingdom
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