EURACTE-INNOV III 2020-21

ended

The project EURACTE-INNOV III proposed by the consortium Enterprise Europe Network EURACTE aims at the establishment, promotion and implementation of two support services dedicated to enhancing the innovation management capacity and projects of SMEs based in the Hauts-de-France region, thus generating growth and competitiveness among local stakeholders. The first service will target successful SME applicants under the EIC Pilot. The aim of this service will be to detect weaknesses in the projects, help the SMEs 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 of the SME-coach relationship in order to stergthen the SMEs capacities to carry out the planned innovation project and maximize the probability of the project to access the targeted market successfully. The second support service, “Enhancing SME innovation management capacity”, will aim 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 competitiveness on the European and international markets. The action will be driven by Hauts-de-France Innovation Développement (HDFID), partner of the EEN Euracte consortium, in compliance with the principles of the EEN client journey, ensuring that clients access its full range of services relevant to their needs throughout the different stages of their projects.