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Innovating Hessian SMEs towards Europe

Objective

With this proposal the coordinator of the EEN Hessen consortium, Hessen Trade & Invest GmbH (HTAI), participates as a sole partner in the Consultation of Enterprise Europe Network partners on the work programme for 2017-2018 Horizon 2020 specific activities. HTAI will implement the action „EEN Services Enhancing the Innovation Management Capacity of SMEs“.Thus EEN Hessen will contribute to the aims of the Europe 2020 strategy in terms of increasing the business performance of SMEs.

Beneficiaries of the SME Instrument will be supported with Key Account Management (KAM). EEN Hessen will assess their gaps and challenges, identify a suitable coach, facilitate the interaction between the coach and the SME and respond to further needs by additional support measures. The overall aim is to enable those companies to conduct their innovation projects successfully and thus to contribute to their commercial growth.

Other SMEs with significant innovation activities and a high potential for growth and internationalisation will be supported in the separate process of Enhancing Innovation Management Capacity (EIMC). EEN Hessen will identify suitable companies in Hessen and motivate them for the EIMC service, assess their gaps and needs, develop together an action plan and facilitate its implementation.

With these activities, complemented by a wide range of further EEN services, HTAI strives to increase the competitiveness of Hessian SMEs and strengthen their ability to operate successfully in the European Single Market and outside. The action will be conducted by EEN Hessen innovation experts, all senior staff experienced in innovation management. They will use the „Innovation Health Check“ by Enterprise Ireland as a CEN/TS 16555-1 tool to assess the innovation management capacity of Hessian clients and to identify needs to be responded to. EEN Hessen will further follow the methodology provided by the EASME for EEN innovation services.

Coordinator

HESSEN TRADE & INVEST GMBH
Net EU contribution
€ 167 120,00
Address
Konradinerallee 9
65189 Wiesbaden
Germany

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Region
Darmstadt Wiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt
Activity type
Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
Other funding
€ 0,00

Participants (4)

INDUSTRIE- UND HANDELSKAMMER FRANKFURT AM MAIN

Not active in the Specific Grant Agreement of the project

Germany
Address
Boersenplatz 4
60313 Frankfurt Am Main

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Region
Darmstadt Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt
Activity type
Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments)
INDUSTRIE- UND HANDELSKAMMER DARMSTADT

Not active in the Specific Grant Agreement of the project

Germany
Address
Rheinstrasse 89
64295 Darmstadt

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Region
Darmstadt Darmstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt
Activity type
Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments)
INDUSTRIE- UND HANDELSKAMMER OFFENBACH AM MAIN

Not active in the Specific Grant Agreement of the project

Germany
Address
Frankfurter Strasse 90
63067 Offenbach Am Main

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Region
Darmstadt Offenbach am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt
Activity type
Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments)
WIRTSCHAFTS UND INFRASTRUKTURBANK HESSEN

Not active in the Specific Grant Agreement of the project

Germany
Address
Kaiserleistrasse 29-35
63067 Offenbach

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Region
Darmstadt Offenbach am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt
Activity type
Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments)