
Since 2006, the European Enterprise Promotion Awards (EEPA) have celebrated the people and projects driving enterprise and innovation across Europe. Over the years, more than …
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Since 2006, the European Enterprise Promotion Awards (EEPA) have celebrated the people and projects driving enterprise and innovation across Europe. Over the years, more than …

How can inclusive digital identity unlock opportunity in a rapidly digitalising world?
In the latest Promoting Enterprise Podcast episode, we speak with

Thea Sommerseth Myhren is the Co Founder of Diwala, a company operating at the forefront of verifiable credentials in emerging markets. With a background in…

What happens when experience becomes a barrier instead of an asset?
For many highly qualified professionals over the age of 50, returning to work can be one of the biggest…

The Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU has set out its priorities for the first half of 2026, taking over the six-month rotating Presidency from Denmark in…

Isabel Viegas is the Co-Founder of dNovo, a Portuguese non-profit organisation dedicated to supporting highly qualified unemployed professionals over the age of…

By Amy Louise Goodman
The European Commission’s 2025 SME Assembly marked a clear departure in focus from recent years. Sustainability, which once were of…

As the year draws to a close, what better way to reflect than through the eyes of the young people shaping Europe’s future, revisiting the event where SME policy comes to life.<…

FLASHGuard team wins HealthtechLisboa Prize following Youth Start-Up Competition victory
Less than a month after winning the Youth Start-Up Competition (YSC) 2025<…

At the SME Assembly 2025 in Copenhagen, Alexander Lembcke (Head of the Economic Analysis Unit in the OECD's Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities…