Project description
A helping hand for new SMEs
In a world ruled by large businesses, innovation can often get sidelined in favour of other perceived priorities. This is why more and more organisations are funding and enhancing small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) growth so that novel ideas can be realised and actually impact the world. The EU-funded Innovators2B project will assist with just that: through an integrated well thought out approach, it will allow for a better foundation and safety net for up-and-coming SMEs. With the assistance of three innovation agencies, Innovators2B plans to utilise novel twinning plus methodologies to develop improved programmes for new SMEs, helping them claim and realise their full innovation potential.
Objective
The main aim of Innovators2B is to enhance the agencies’ management efficiency in the field of first time innovators’ service. Three innovation agencies involved in the project will work using twinning+ methodology in order to create valuable Design Options Paper regarding first time innovators engagement into process of implementing innovation. The solutions developed in the paper will be implemented in the agencies as new or improved programmes based on these given approaches.
The result of peer learning activities within the project will be an effective approach to identify and convince “potentially innovative companies” to engage in innovation process with the use of external support. It involves designing the whole support process from the identification of the target group, marketing channels, attractive offer, diagnostics of individual needs, consequent support delivery and follow up of the process till successful result.
The results of the project will be communicated to regional and national authorities as the topic of monitoring SMEs needs is very common with regard to efficiency of policies aiming to enhance SMEs competitiveness, especially their growth on national and international markets as well as their engagement in innovation processes.
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
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CSA - Coordination and support action
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Call for proposal
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(opens in new window) H2020-INNOSUP-2016-2017
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61-612 Poznan
Poland
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