The European Enterprise Promotion Awards (EEPA) 2024 competition is now open! If it’s your job to showcase Europe's innovative enterprises, this is your chance to stand out. Find out in this issue how to participate and share your success story.

Mark your calendars for the SME Assembly 2024, happening in Budapest, Hungary, from 18 to 20 November 2024. Stay tuned for more details on this exciting event. In this issue, you can relive the excitement of SME Assembly 2023 in Bilbao with a quick look back at the highlights of last year's event.

What’s more, you can discover key insights from the EU Payment Observatory's first annual report on payment behaviour trends in commercial transactions across the EU and explore recent findings from the Eurobarometer report on SMEs and skill shortages, highlighting the importance of a skilled workforce for sustainable growth.

As always, make sure to get in touch with us if you have interesting stories to share about your entrepreneurial experience and stay tuned for more updates and opportunities in the world of SMEs. We look forward to hearing from you!

Read the March 2024 edition of the European SME Week Newsletter.