The project EURACTE INNOV III proposed by the consortium Enterprise Europe Network EURACTE aimed at the establishment, promotion and implementation of two support services aiming at enhancing the innovation management capacity and projects of SMEs based in Hauts-de-France region, thus generating growth and competitiveness among local actors :
• The first service targets successful applicants under the European Innovation Council scheme, i.e. EIC Accelerator, FTI and FET beneficiaries. The aim of this service is to detect weaknesses in the projects, help the SMEs to identify a coach who is competent in the particular field in order to efficiently accompany the SME in finding solutions to the identified challenges, and follow up and facilitate the SME – coach relationship in order to maximise the probability of the project to access the targeted market successfully.
• The second support service, “Enhancing SME innovation management capacity” aims at helping regional SMEs with potential for international growth to consolidate their innovation strategy and management, in order to generate more structured innovation projects and increase their chances of success on the European market. The overall objective is to allow the SMEs to reach the required capacities to access to funding under Horizon 2020 program.