Project description DEENESFRITPL Improving SMEs’ innovation management in Slovenia A survey of SMEs revealed that lack of financing is one of the main barriers to innovation, from idea generation to result. The innovation process also includes management skills and enabling factors like cooperating with research and development partners, clients and suppliers. The EU-funded We4SMESLO 5 project will enable SMEs in Slovenia to bridge the knowledge gap in innovation management, becoming aware of shortages and upgrading their internal innovation management system. The project will assess the SMEs’ innovation system based on a standardised survey/tool. Key account managers will help boost SME Instrument beneficiaries' internal innovation through coaching. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective "The EC has within its Survey of 2011, carried out on request of DG Enterprise and Industry (DG EI), realized that the main barriers of innovation in the eyes of the SMEs, are lack of financial resources and inability to manage innovation process.Since different understandings of the term ""Innovation Management System"" (IMS) have been noted the EC has supported European Committee for Standardization to provide the stakeholders with a unified definition of relevant parts in the IMS. According to this definition the most important parts of IMS include company's innovation processes from idea generation to innovation result, but also leadership, management skills and other enabling factors, like the ability to cooperate with third parties like RD partners, clients, and suppliers.The objective of this project in Slovenia is to enable SMEs to bridge the knowledge gap in innovation management, get aware of shortages and improve their internal innovation management system and/or focus on achieving market value with their inventions. The consortium will achieve this objectives with providing:1.) Enhancing the Innovation Management Capacity of SMEs. The beneficiaries will receive diagnostic of their innovation system based on the standardized IMP³rove tool. This will lead to the formation of tailored action plan to improve the SME’s capacity to better manage innovation.2.) Key Account Managers – Facilitators for the H2020 SME Instrument. Key Account Managers will identify and source appropriate lead coaches (from predefined pool of coaches), facilitate linking the SMEs to innovation support services and to support the lead coach in delivering services to the SME. The SME Instrument participants will receive the most appropriate services and support to enhance the probability of successful exploitation of the innovation project and to leave a footprint for the future sustainable growth of these beneficiaries." Programme(s) H2020-EU.2.3. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Innovation In SMEs Main Programme H2020-EU.2.3.2.2. - Enhancing the innovation capacity of SMEs Topic(s) H2020-EEN-SGA4 - H2020 ENTREPRISE EUROPE NETWORK SGA4 2020-2021 Call for proposal H2020-EEN-SGA4-2020-2021 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CSA - Coordination and support action Coordinator INSTITUT JOZEF STEFAN Net EU contribution € 46 787,50 Address Jamova 39 1000 Ljubljana Slovenia See on map Region Slovenija Zahodna Slovenija Osrednjeslovenska Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 Participants (6) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all GOSPODARSKA ZBORNICA SLOVENIJE Slovenia Net EU contribution € 32 660,00 Address Dimiceva ulica 13 1000 Ljubljana See on map Region Slovenija Zahodna Slovenija Osrednjeslovenska Activity type Other Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 OBRTNO-PODJETNISKA ZBORNICA SLOVENIJE Not active in the Specific Grant Agreement of the project Slovenia Address Celovska cesta 71 1000 Ljubljana See on map Region Slovenija Zahodna Slovenija Osrednjeslovenska Activity type Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Regionalna razvojna agencija za Podravje - Maribor Slovenia Net EU contribution € 28 622,50 Address Pobreska cesta 20 2000 Maribor See on map Region Slovenija Vzhodna Slovenija Podravska Activity type Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 UNIVERZA NA PRIMORSKEM UNIVERSITA DEL LITORALE Slovenia Net EU contribution € 22 568,75 Address Titov trg 4 6000 Koper See on map Region Slovenija Zahodna Slovenija Obalno-kraška Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 JAVNA AGENCIJA REPUBLIKE SLOVENIJE ZA SPODBUJANJE PODJETNISTVA, INTERNACIONALIZACIJE, TUJIH INVESTICIJ IN TEHNOLOGIJE Not active in the Specific Grant Agreement of the project Slovenia Address Verovskova 60 1000 Ljubljana See on map Region Slovenija Zahodna Slovenija Osrednjeslovenska Activity type Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window UNIVERZA V MARIBORU Slovenia Net EU contribution € 18 531,25 Address Slomskov trg 15 2000 Maribor See on map Region Slovenija Vzhodna Slovenija Podravska Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00