Promoting Enterprise News Mario Draghi places SMEs at the heart of securing European competitiveness With the European Union at a crossroads to address slowing productivity and growth alongside rising global competition, former Italian Prime Minister…
Promoting Enterprise News Enrico Letta cites innovation and research as key to single market success After compiling a report on the Single Market for the Belgian Presidency of the EU, former Italian Prime Minister and President of the Jacques Delors…
Promoting Enterprise News European Semester Spring Package: Securing competitiveness, resilience, and long-term prosperity for SMEs On 19 June 2024, the European Commission published the 2024 European Semester: Spring Package, an instrument used to coordinate the Member States'…
Promoting Enterprise News International Youth Day: Celebrating youth empowerment for a more sustainable future In 1999, the United Nations endorsed a resolution declaring 12 August International Youth Day. The day places youth issues at the centre of the…
Promoting Enterprise News Meet the Schumpeter Lecturer at the SME Assembly 2024: Professor Johan Wiklund One of the highlights of SME Assembly 2024 will be the Schumpeter ‘Innovation in Enterprise’ lecture.! Every year, a leading figure in…
Promoting Enterprise News The European Innovation Scoreboard: SME driven growth despite national variations Published on 8 July 2024, the 2024 European Innovation Scoreboard (EIS) is an informational report by the European Commission which provides a…
Promoting Enterprise News World Youth Skills Day: Empowering the Next Generation with Entrepreneurial Skills The 15 July was declared World Youth Skills Day by the United Nations General Assembly in 2014. The day serves to highlight the strategic importance…
Promoting Enterprise News 2024 SME Performance Review: SMEs demonstrating resilience and driving job creation In recent years, European SMEs have faced significant challenges, including a global pandemic, global supply chain disruptions, Russia’s war of…
Promoting Enterprise News EU Payment Observatory: fighting late payments and protecting SMEs Launched in 2023 by the European Commission, the EU Payment Observatory monitors trends and developments on payment performance and behaviour on…
Promoting Enterprise News MSME Day 2024: Leveraging the Power of MSMEs to Accelerate Sustainable Development 27 June marks the Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSME) Day. Designated to raise awareness of the pivotal role that MSMEs play in society…