SME Development - The European Small Business ActRegional & Local Implementation

Christian WEINBERGER, Senior Adviser - Entrepreneurship & SME Policy European Commission - DG Enterprise

EGTC Approval Authorities Annual ConferenceBudapest, 18 April 2015

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Why are SMEs important ?Why are SMEs important ?

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85% of new jobs are 85% of new jobs are created by SMEscreated by SMEs

What is the SBA?What is the SBA?+ A set of politically binding principles+ A package of concrete measures (legislative and non-

legislative)+ An implementation mechanism embedded in the EU

2020 strategy

in order to

1 - Improve the overall policy approach to entrepreneurship2 - Anchor the “Think Small First” principle in policy-making3 - Promote SMEs’ growth

10 politically binding 10 politically binding principlesprinciples

1. Create an environment for entrepreneurs and family businesses to thrive and entrepreneurship to be rewarded

2. Ensure that honest entrepreneurs who have faced bankruptcy quickly get a second Chance

3. Design rules according to the “Think Small First” principle

4. Make public administrations responsive to SMEs’ needs

5. Facilitate SMEs’ participation in Public Procurement and better use State Aid possibilities for SMEs

10 politically binding 10 politically binding principles (ctd.)principles (ctd.)

6. Facilitate SMEs’ access to finance and support timely payments in commercial transactions

7. Help SMEs to benefit more from the opportunities offered by the Single Market

8. Promote the upgrading of skills in SMEs and all forms of innovation

9. Enable SMEs to turn environmental challenges into opportunities

10. Encourage and support SMEs to benefit from the growth of markets

?Entrepreneurship refers to an individual’s ability to turn ideas

into action.

It includes creativity, innovation and risk acceptance, as well as the ability to plan and manage projects in order to achieve objectives.

This supports everyone in day-to-day life at home and in society, makes employees more aware of the context of their work

and better able to seize opportunities, and provides a foundation for entrepreneurs establishing a

social or commercial activity

(Council Recommendation on Key Competences for Lifelong Learning COM(2005)548)

To enterprise

The SME Envoys

The 28 national SME-Envoys (incl. HR)

EU SME-Envoy

SBA Fact sheetsSBA Fact sheets

SBA Profile for HungarySBA Profile for Hungary

SBA Performance in SBA Performance in HungaryHungary

Regions play a key role in the SBA implementation

Regional/local authorities are closer to SME

Main Regional challenges creating a business environment

with positive conditions creating tailor-made infrastructure innovation-orientated funding supporting the development of

networks supporting lifelong learning

Different SME Policy topics

Short layout of the relevant EU Policy

Presenting a number of actions to be taken

Potential for funding from EU Structural Funds

All based on existing verified good practices

SME Policy Guidebook Series

Concrete recommendations & inspiration

Describing Example Regions

Listing Good Practices

Advising on actions to be taken

Listing links with the Thematic Objectives

Explaining the background to the regional SME Policy dimension

1) Building Entrepreneurial Mindsets and Skills in the EU

2) Using Standards to Support Growth, Competitiveness and Innovation

3) Facilitating Transfer of Business

4) The Smart Guide to Service Innovation

5) SBA Implementation at Regional Level

6) How to Use Structural Funds for SME & Entrepreneurship Policy ("Cookbook")

7) Supporting the Internationalisation of SMEs

8) Public Procurement for SMEs

9) Fostering Investments into SMEs by Business Angels

Available in different formats and languages

• PDF• eBook• Printed copy

EN - FR - DE - IT - ES - EL - BG - CS - DA - ET - LV - LT - HU - NL - PL - PT - RO - SK - SL - FI - SV - HR

Download & Ordering : http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/sme/regional-sme-policies/

index_en.htm

Also available in reasonable quantities for conferences

EEN - Enterprise Europe EEN - Enterprise Europe NetworkNetwork

• EU Network offering high quality services to the benefit of SMEs• Organizing business cooperation

across boarders

• Help accessing EU projects and funding

• Advising on EU legislation, standards and intellectual property rights

• Assist SMEs in raising their innovative capacities

• Support to going international

• Collecting SME feedback to legislative initiatives

The broadest range of tailored services for SMEs in the EU and beyond

more than 550 regional organisations

almost 4.000 experienced professionals

active in 40 European countries

Increasing the Momentum for the Future

SMEs as a priority in the ESIF Operational Programs

More regional SME Envoys and regional SBA implementation initiatives

Better exploitation of existing good practices

More focus on Entrepreneurial Mindsets

• SBAhttp://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/entrepreneurship/sba_en.htm

• SME Portalhttp://ec.europa.eu/small-business

• SME Performance Reviewhttp://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/sme/facts-figures-analysis/performance-review/

• SME Policy Good Practices Catalog http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/sme/best-practices/index_en.htm

• SME Policy Guidebooks http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/sme/regional-sme-policies/index_en.htm

Entr-sme-envoy@ec.europa.eu