Notice of call for a mid-term evaluation of Commission pilot action for SMEs
The Commission has given prior information of its intention to publish a call for tenders to carry out a mid-term evaluation of its CREA (risk capital for enterprises in the start-up phase) pilot action. In particular, the evaluation will cover the support given to venture capital companies that finance small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) during their priming and start-up phase. The contracting party chosen will be required to: - place the study in the context of European seed capital and the supporting of national and regional policies in this field; - evaluate to what extent the pilot action achieved its objectives in terms of: support given to seed capital funds in their early years, where, owing to lack of shareholding sales, young funds are experiencing cash-flow difficulties, creation, at EC level, of a network of seed capital funds; - identify the programme's different implementation measures (selection of SMEs, assisting them before and after investment), compare them and highlight good practices; - ascertain the economic effectiveness of the pilot action in terms of the survival of the businesses and jobs created. The estimated total budget for the contract is 95,000 euroTo see the full details of the prior information notice, please: click here(odnośnik otworzy się w nowym oknie)