South West Enterprise Europe Network France II - 2025-2028

ongoing

The SWEEN France II project aims at achieving the SME pillar of the Single Market Programme objectives to improve the competitiveness of SMEs, help them develop their business in the internal market and beyond, support their innovation uptake process, in pursuit of enhanced resource and energy efficiency. SWEEN France II partners keep on implementing the Hub & Spoke Model when supporting SMEs located in the South West France within client journeys, with the objectives to: • support the digital transition of SMEs, the digital transformation across industrial ecosystems and throughout the value chains of the manufacturing and service sectors • organize the cooperation with European Digital Innovation Hubs • help SMEs find partners for joint projects • enhance participation of SMEs in the development of internal market policy initiatives • make SMEs compliant with EU regulation • support the SMEs green transition concerning energy, climate change and environmental protection, sustainable use and recycling of resources • access European funding by providing SMEs with tailored guidance • counteract SMEs’ difficulties in obtaining access to finance • facilitating SMEs access to the Single Market and internationalisation in third country markets • supporting innovation of companies and innovation processes • helping them cooperate and take the opportunity to integrate local or European clusters as well as industrial ecosystems and global value chains when relevant