Periodic Reporting for period 1 - Swiss EENISSME (Contribution of Swiss EEN to the implementation of the SME Instrument)
Berichtszeitraum: 2017-03-01 bis 2018-12-31
SMEs are the backbone of modern economy and their success is crucial for society in terms of additional jobs created, innovative services developed, etc. This is why the two services described above have a real impact on society if performed correctly - they can help young SMEs or SMEs making the first steps in a new, innovative direction in their business to address weaknesses right away and to find experienced coaches and services to help overcome them.
Regarding the main results achieved so far, the feedbacks of the cases closed we received showed a 50% of ""agree"" and 47% of ""strongly agree"" to the question ""(the) KAM helped us to identify relevant business needs"", which shows of course the great impact that these services have and the good design of the process. This existing feedback from past clients is used in the rare cases when new clients are hesitant in working with a coach or do not immediately understand the advantages of a coaching program."
The potential application of the EIMC packages to clients finishing a nationally funded project by Innosuisse, the Swiss Innovation agency, has started as a pilot at the end of 2018 and shows very promising results and good acceptance within the agency.