Issue n. 201

News from INSME
Preparations are underway for this year's conference on "SMEs as Drivers of a Sustainable Recovery" in Sophia, Bulgaria. Check out the event's agenda on our website!
INSME participated to the 1st Session of the Committee on SMEs and Entrepreneurship (CSMEE) to engage and discuss analytical work under development in the CSMEE.
President Arzeni was one of the speakers at the conference "SMEs, sustainable development and productive innovation at sectoral and territorial level", held between October 13th and 15th.
INSME and its Member Generation S Corporate Accelerator explored  corporate venturing in Russia and delved into the role corporate plays in innovation development and promotion. Visit our blog to learn more!
INSME Secretary General Giovanni Zazzerini took part to the AGORADA+ 2021 "Financial scenarios & overcoming challenges for sustainable entrepreneurial growth" to moderate the session, which provided an overview of impact funding practices outside Europe.
The event, which focused on innovation and creation of start-ups in the Mediterranean area, explored the ecosystem of ISOs and how to strengthen services and support to young entrepreneurs.
The Algerian Minister for Knowledge Economy and Start-ups is enacting different programs in support of entrepreneurship and tech businesses. To uncover more on this best practice visit our blog!
Updates and contributions from INSME Members
Organised by INSME Members CONFAPI and European Entrepreneurs CEA-PME, the event aimed at deepening the links between the world of SMEs in Europe and Africa. Check out the recording on our website!
The Bulgarian Executive Agency for Promotion of Small and Medium Enterprises, INSME Member, has become a leading partner in the Go International (GoInt) project. 
Enterprise Greece, INSME Member, celebrates its first successful business mission in Libya, as the country experiences a significant infrastructure backlog.
Content of the month
International Monetary Fund published the World Economic Outlook, the report through which a highly specialized staff composed by economists and analysts examines the performance of the global economy.
The World Intellectual Property Organisation published its annual Global Innovation Index. The aim of the report is to rank the innovation ecosystem performance of economies, focusing, particularly, on innovation strengths and weaknesses
Next session of the High-growth technology business forum: Growth-financing and Build-to-Sell on November 18th. Don't miss it and learn the value of intellectual assets!
We are happy to receive your updates: share with us your projects, activities, and events: we will include them in the next INSME Newsletter and spread the information among our readers! Email us at secretariat@insme.org 
Calls and opportunities 
Technical Assistance of the Rural Territories Revitalization Program through Employment and Entrepreneurship in the Agricultural and Para-agricultural sector in Morocco
The purpose of the Respondent's services will be to assist the Ministry in implementing the TREEA program in three regions of Morocco (Fez-Meknes, Oriental, and Souss-Massa), by providing dedicated expertise and support to the project owners in charge of planning, programming, and implementing the program.
Deadline: 08/11/2021
 
European Entrepreneurial E-learning Platform Helping SMEs to Adapt to the Current Context
The subject of this call for tenders is about enabling an e-learning platform on entrepreneurship designed to help SMEs adapt to the current context.
Deadline: 18/11/2021
 
EU SME Centre in China – phase IV - SMP-COSME-2021-SMECC-01
The project aims to Improve information services and helpdesk to SMEs on new business opportunities in China and development of awareness-raising and knowledge of EU SMEs on China's large and complex market
Deadline: 24/11/2021
 
Euroclusters for Europe's recovery - SMP-COSME-2021-CLUSTER-01
Opportunity to develop solutions and anticipate challenges for disruption in critical EU value chains, accelerate transition towards greener and more digital SMEs, the industrial deployment of technologies, and foster their markets and promote the EU as a global frontrunner in line with the objectives of the New Industrial Strategy for Europe
Deadline: 30/11/2021
 
LEADERSHIP4SMEs
This EU-funded project aims at supporting SMEs and start-ups in the valorisation of their Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) through the establishment of a platform which relies on a compilation of best practices and a specific operational program to leverage on their IP assets
Deadline: 03/12/2021
Upcoming events
1st - 12th November – Online event
UN – Climate Change Conference
 
4th November – Online event
Global Investment Leaders Club –“53rd Global Investment Leaders' Summit”
 
8th November – Online event
World Trade Organisation – Informal Working group on MSMEs
 
9th November – Online event
WIPO - WIPO IP Diagnostics Going Global
 
11th November – Online event
Fashion Technology Accelerator – “Accelerating Fashion 2021- StartUp Portfolio Demo Day”
  
15th -17th November – Portoroz, Slovenia
European Commission – SME Assembly 2021
 
16th November – Online event
European Commission – “Presentation of the Africa IP SME Helpdesk”
 
16th - 18th November – Tianjin, China/Online
World Economic Forum – Annual Meeting of the New Champions
 
16th - 18th November – Paris, France/Online
OECD – OECD Forum on Green Growth and Sustainable Development
 
18th November – Online event
European Patent Office – High-Growth technology business forum “Build-to-sell”
 
18th November – Online event
RSVP Business Angel – The Future of Edtech
 
18th- 19th November – Online event
Intrasoft – CIO100 Symposium & Awards 2021 with CIO Africa
 
24th - 25th November – Brussels/Online
EIC – European Innovation Council Summit
 
17th - 21st January – Davos-Klosters, Switzerland
WEF – World Economic Forum Annual Meeting
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