Join us for our next webinar  View this email in your browser (https://mailchi.mp/insme.org/academy-september-20?e=2d8317fc53) ** INSME Academy ------------------------------------------------------------ ** Crisis Costs for European SMEs: the EESC Study ------------------------------------------------------------ ============================================================ ** Register Now (https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcsf-quqDkrH9ToixwGKHHqk6uN3jEeiJq...) On September 20th Francesco Camonita (Researcher and Project Manager at Wise Angle Consulting), Carina Dantas (CEO of SHINE 2Europe), Juliana Louceiro (SHINE 2Europe Researcher) will discuss the insights from the study: ** "Crisis Costs for Europeans SMEs" (http://https//www.eesc.europa.eu/en/our-work/publications-other-work/publica...) by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), developed by ** Wise Angle (https://www.wiseangle.es/) ** Consulting (http://https//www.wiseangle.es/) and ** SHINE 2Europe (https://shine2.eu/) with INSME's support. The COVID-19 pandemic has become the landmark for one of the greatest economic shocks ever experienced. As such, many SMEs were exposed to financial and employment-related losses, especially in the retail and tourism sector. In the light of this, the EESC study analysed six SMEs challenges that will be presented and thoroughly discussed: containment measures, the workforce challenge, financial consequences, digitalisation, public assistance and European diversity. The research then suggests specific policy measures to pursue in the short and in the long term: a) simplification of procedures and light administrative costs; b) to sustain energy, fuel and raw materials increasing prices with direct support; c) restructure the supply chain and identify new markets d) the involvement of SMEs in public procurement; e) better involvement of SMEs network in the decision making; f) development of training skills for workers through job seminars. Participants will be able to learn about these measures and discuss them with the relators. Join INSME in this fruitful discussion; register now or contact academy@insme.org! ** Website (http://www.insme.org) ** Twitter (https://twitter.com/INSME_) ** LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/insme---the-international-network-for-small...) ** Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/INSME-The-International-Network-for-Small-and-Mediu...) Copyright © 2023 INSME - The International Network for SMEs, All rights reserved. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can ** update your preferences (https://insme.us16.list-manage.com/profile?u=47a0f24f628e4b7ec96b2f720&id=898be7f0ce&e=2d8317fc53&c=ba42d84368) or ** unsubscribe from this list (https://insme.us16.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=47a0f24f628e4b7ec96b2f720&id=898be7f0ce&e=2d8317fc53&c=ba42d84368) .