The OECD’s “Stand by Youth” program aims at underlining the urge of providing support to young people entering the labour market. Learn more and take part in the initiative!
After the postponing of 2020's event due to the pandemic, the EU AFRICAN SME SUMMIT is back. The conference will be held simultaneously in Rome and Dakar on 21-22 October, to participate click here!
We are pleased to announce that the preparations are underway for the 17thINSME Annual Meeting in Sofia. Block your agenda from 26 to 28 October and email us at secretariat@insme.org for more information!
INSME participates in the Global Partners Program, an initiative launched by Moscow Export Center and GenerationS Corporate Accelerator targeting companies and start-ups with the aim of entering international markets, helping you with strategies for entering new markets, marketing and creating innovative products.
Over the first half of 2021, our INSME member SIMEST has supported over 30 Italian SMEs empowering them to export their capital goods in almost 30 different countries. Read here the news!
The Board Chairman of Azerbaijan’sSmall and Medium Business Development Agency(SMBDA), Mr. Orkhan Mammadov, together with USAID’s Mission Director for Azerbaijan, Mr. Jaydev Singh signed a Memorandum of Understanding. Learn more here!
The Bulgarian Development Bank (BDB), INSME member, has announced to the European Commission that it will actively participate in the process of recovery and development of small and medium-sized business.
Pymes Latinas Grandes Negocios” is a platform created by ALADI, INSME member, which offers in one place tools specially designed for regional SMEs, directly addressing their needs and enhancing their participation in intraregional trade. Discovere here all its features!
Three of the World Economic Forum’s Partners in the GCC, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Oman, gave their insights on what industrial development shall translate into, both on a national level and across the GCC. Read here!
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
EUIPO SME Fund: 50% off trademarks and designs, 75% off the cost of IP Scan in 2021 for SMEs
The Ideas Powered for Business SME fund offers financial support in the form of reimbursements for new trademark and design applications’ fees and for IP pre-diagnostic services (IP Scan), up to a maximum amount of EUR 1 500 per business.
Submission deadline: 1st July- 31st July 2021
Digital Champions for Small Business
World Trade Organization’s Informal Working Group on Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs), the International Trade Centre (ITC) and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) launched a Call for Proposals on how to help micro, small and medium-sized enterprises address the difficulties they face with digital trade.
Open to: industry associations, chambers of commerce, and non-governmental organizations that are experienced in MSME and digitalization issues.
Deadline: 15 September 2021
European Patents Office EPO Award 2022 is now open!
Open to: Inventors must be granted at least one European patent for an invention by the European Patent Office, and they must be citizens of one of the EPO’s 38 member states. Inventors from outside the EPO’s member states can only be nominated for the Non-EPO countries category.
Deadline: 1 October 2021
Fund for Innovation in Development Grant Program.
The program enables innovators and researchers to test new ideas to address poverty and inequality.
Open to: innovators and researchers
Deadline: 31 December 2021
