This year, the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) is celebrating its 15th anniversary. Network partners from around the world will celebrate this milestone with the 4.2 million small businesses they have helped to innovate and grow internationally. Today, the network also launches the #EENis15 campaign, which showcases the network’s work and informs how small businesses can benefit from its services. As part of this campaign, many events will be organized throughout the year.

The network, which has 450 partner organisations, offers a combination of training, personalized advice and partnership support. Among other things, it informs companies how they can access the finance they need to grow, innovate, comply with single market and third country rules and find trading partners.

The network’s unique combination of local knowledge and global reach has enabled thousands of companies to access international markets and grow their businesses faster. As a result, over the past 15 years, more than half a million companies have received personalized business advice that has helped them strengthen their international momentum. Every day, over 500 companies attend specialized coaching and training sessions. The network supports start-ups, small businesses and entrepreneurs from a wide range of sectors: from agriculture, artificial intelligence and textiles to aerospace, shipping and the creative industries.

In recent years, the network has expanded its services to help companies become more environmentally and socially sustainable, more resilient to shocks and digitally transform. Last year, the network provided special support to EU and Ukrainian companies affected by the Russian invasion and produced guidelines to help companies deal with the energy crisis. Companies from all over Europe and beyond see the network as a reliable partner with a proven track record of success helping companies achieve their international ambitions.

Nikos Andritsos