Enterprise Europe Network

Enterprise Europe Network ( EEN ) is the European Commission's network for business and innovation support. The target group of the EEN are small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). It emerged from the merger of the former Euro Info Centers and Innovation Relay Centers .

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Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) is a European network with the aim of supporting cooperation, technology transfer and strategic partnerships for small and medium-sized enterprises ( SMEs ).

The partners in the Enterprise Europe Network promote contacts between business and science, particularly in the area of research and development . The EEN helps companies to find potential international business partners, to develop new products and to find access to European markets. Among other things, they advise on intellectual property , patents , standards and European legislation. The declared aim is to help companies become more competitive.

As a communication channel, they pass on company-relevant news from Brussels to the companies and transmit feedback from business to Brussels.

EEN Service Centers for Business and Innovation provide a range of high quality, free services to businesses across the EU and beyond. There are around 600 member organizations across the EU and beyond, 60 of which are in Germany. These include, for example, chambers of industry and commerce, technology centers, technology agencies and universities.

Web links

• Portal of the German partners in the Enterprise Europe Network
• English language portal of the European Commission Enterprise Europe Network

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• EEN Germany Home. Retrieved July 1, 2015 . 
• enterprise europe network. European Commission, accessed July 1, 2015 . 
• EASME-European Commission. European Commission, accessed July 1, 2015 .