Report demonstrates vital importance of high-growth small and medium sized companies (SMEs) to future European economic growth, innovation and job creation Report is part of broader LSEG support for European high-growth companies, including leading international growth market AIM and business … Read the full press release
Posted in Investment, Management, Small Business, United Kingdom
Tagged Jyrki Katainen, London Stock Exchange Group, LSEG, Nikhil Rathi, Ramon Tremosa, REPORT, Simon Lewis, SMEs
EBRD and EU support first Moroccan business under Value Chain and Competitiveness Programme in Morocco FINTECC programme to optimise the resources of Multisac Company to receive technical assistance through Blue Ribbon programme. LONDON, 25-Sep-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Supporting the development of the packaging … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Small Business
Tagged EBRD, EU, financing, MOROCCO, Multisac, SMEs, Value Chain and Competitiveness Programme
ING has invested £5 million in Funding Options, the UK fintech company that offers a marketplace for lending to SMEs. AMSTERDAM, 20-Sep-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The investment gives ING a minority interest in the platform. Funding Options is keen to use … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Investment, Netherlands, Small Business, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged fintech, funding, Funding Options, ING, investment, lending, SMEs, UK fintech
Business sentiment of small and medium-sized enterprises continues to improve Large enterprises are also more optimistic Robust upswing, but many risks remain Frankfurt am Main, 11-Sep-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — With the recent truce in the trade conflict between the US and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Economy, Germany, Government, International Trade, Small Business
Tagged business_climate, Doctor Jörg Zeuner, German SMEs, KfW, SME, SMEs, trade, trade conflict
High demand for labour has led to first increase in traineeships and apprenticeships since 2011 Around 90% of trainees and apprentices undergo training in small and medium-sized enterprises Women choose other training occupations than men – and are paid less … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Economy, Education, Germany, Management
Tagged apprentices, Doctor Jörg Zeuner, Germany, KfW, SME Panel, SMEs, trainees, vocational training
COPENHAGEN, 01-Aug-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Mono Solutions is proud to announce a new partnership with the leading provider of digital services for small businesses in Spain, PA DIGITAL. The partnership allows PA Digital to deliver modern websites and additional digital marketing … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Denmark, Internet & Online, Marketing, News, Small Business, Spain, Technology
Tagged automatic initial website production, automation, CRM, data-driven websites, digital, digital knowledge management solution, digital marketing services, digital positioning, digital services, E-Commerce, freelancers, high-quality websites, lightning-fast performance, Louise Lachmann, modern websites, Mono Platform, Mono Solutions, online presence, PA Digital, partnership, Paul Geldart, SaaS, schema.org, search optimization, small businesses, SMBs, SMEs, Software as a Service, Software-as-a-Service platform, Spain, Spanish SMBs, W3C compliance, website business, websites, Yext
Credable, a Swedish insurtech start-up which is part of Euler Hermes, offers an innovative new service: invoice insurance for SMEs, based on traditional trade credit insurance. Credable is now providing cover for Swedish SMEs in 24 European countries. In line … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, France, Insurance, International Trade, Investment, Small Business, Sweden
Tagged Credable, credit, credit worthiness, Euler Hermes, European countries, Export, exporting, insurance, insurtech, invoice_insurance, SMEs, Sweden
Multi-modal management of the entire supply chain Based on the global Kuehne + Nagel Integrated Logistics leading solution Focus on industrial, consumer and high-tech industries Schindellegi, Switzerland, 08-Jun-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Due to an increasing demand of cost-efficient transportation management solutions from … Read the full press release
Posted in Management, Switzerland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Integrated Logistics, Kuehne + Nagel, logistics, SMEs, supply_chain, transportation
On Easter Sunday, April 1st 2018, Austrian crowdfincancing platform CONDA began the whitelisting phase of its Initial Coin Offering (ICO). Moving forward, interested parties can register online, even before the official start of the crowd sale. VIENNA, 10-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Financial, Germany, Internet & Online, Investment, Netherlands, News, Real Estate, Small Business, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Alternative Financing, Blockchain, CONDA, crowd sale, crowdfinancing, Crowdinvesting, CRWD Network, CRWD Token, cryptocurrency, ICO, initial coin offering, investments, mezzanine, private equity, private equity instruments, real estate, regulatory-compliant investment, RIAT, smart contracts, SMEs, Startups, The Institute for Future Cryptoeconomics, tokenized private equity instruments, traceability, transparency, whitelisting, whitelisting phase
A funding scheme managed by the University of York has awarded grants totalling more than half a million pounds – resulting in the creation of 18 jobs. YORK, 30-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Small to medium sized businesses in York, North Yorkshire … Read the full press release
Posted in European Union, Financial, Science, Small Business, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged East Riding, ERDF, EU grants, funding, grants, Mark Gunthorpe, North Yorkshire, Peter Dalton, SMEs, University of York, York
For the first time, the Bank expands the 1I2I3 World to customers from the self-employed and micro-SME segment of Popular, a benchmark for the sector, and reinforces the strategic focus on this group Two versions of the account are offered, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Management, Small Business, Spain
Tagged ATMs, bank, bank account, micro-SME, Popular, Santander, self employed, SMEs, the 1|2|3 World
Centrica ramps up competition by launching its first low cost, online-only electricity product for SMEs WINDSOR, 15-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Centrica has launched British Gas Lite – a new electricity service that supplies smart meters and is entirely online. Centrica identified … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Internet & Online, United Kingdom
Tagged British Gas Lite, Centrica, electricity, ENERGY, online-only electricity service, Rob Kerr, smart meters, SMEs, webchat
THE HAGUE, 16-Jan-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Banco Comafi has received a US$20 million investment from the Dutch development bank FMO to support Argentina’s new business sector in line with pro-market reforms implemented by the country’s elected government. The bank is the first Argentinian lender … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Investment, Netherlands, Small Business
Tagged Argentina, Dutch development bank, financing, FMO, Huib-Jan de Ruijter, lender, loan, MSMEs, Pablo Pochat, SMEs
THE HAGUE, 02-Jan-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The three development banks signed a USD 67.5 million loan to Lebanon and Gulf Bank (LGB BANK). In addition to the USD 32.5 million provided by FMO, OFID (the OPEC Fund for International Development) … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Banks, Financial, Investment, Netherlands, Small Business
Tagged FMO, Lebanon and Gulf Bank, LGB BANK, OeEB, OFID, SMEs, syndicated loan
BRUSSELS, 18-Oct-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — SMEs and startups both in the early stage of development (Phase 1) and more mature ones (Phase 2), working in the field of green economy, smart cities, social inclusivity and others, are invited to apply to HORIZON … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Environment, Small Business, Technology
Tagged EBN, green economy, HORIZON 2020 SME INSTRUMENT, Smart Cities, SMEs, social inclusivity, Startups
SMEs provide training for 1.2 million apprentices and trainees – 90% of total Training intensity varies across states – Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland are leaders Microenterprises have few trainees or apprentices Frankfurt am Main, 31-Aug-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The number of trainees … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Germany, Small Business
Tagged KfW Group, SMEs, vocational training
Discussions with government on ways to increase EBRD engagement in the country LONDON, 15-Mar-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — An EBRD delegation, headed by President Suma Chakrabarti, will visit Uzbekistan on 15-17 March 2017. The visit will include high-level meetings with the authorities … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, United Kingdom
Tagged EBRD, President Suma Chakrabarti, SMEs, Uzbekistan government
Aims to foster innovation for its brand-new laser-based space communication system Winner will be awarded €75,000 investment and will get support of Airbus BizLab TOULOUSE, 17-Jan-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Transmitting large volumes of data in near real time through space at … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, France, Technology
Tagged Airbus, entrepreneurs, Hughes Boulnois, SMEs, start-ups, “Enter the SpaceDataHighway” challenge
Confidence rises among SMEs and large enterprises Domestic demand remains sound as companies hope for a recovery of export markets Upswing will enter fourth year under difficult conditions FRANKFURT AM MAIN, 29-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Small and medium-sized enterprises in … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Economy, Germany, Small Business
Tagged Dr Jörg Zeuner, KfW, KfW-ifo SME Barometer, SMEs
FRANKFURT AM MAIN, 30-Aug-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Nine out of ten apprentices train in mid-sized companies SMEs are bucking the trend and keeping their trainee numbers constant at around 1.2 million Manual trades are particularly popular Refugees are reason behind first … Read the full press release
Posted in Economy, Germany, Small Business
Tagged Dr Jörg Zeuner, KfW, KfW SME Panel, SMEs
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