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
SME sentiment declines towards the end of the year Retail dissatisfied with Christmas business Large enterprises close 2015 in highest spirits Frankfurt am Main, 29-12-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The SMEs enter the new year with a slight deterioration in sentiment, according to … Read the full press release
Almost nine in ten SMEs say ‘future growth relies on millennials’ Millennials will turn down job if culture isn’t right, even if money is good Businesses are investing 15 per cent of annual turnover to recruit millennials They need mentoring … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Management, Marketing, Small Business, United Kingdom
Tagged Gareth Oakley, Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking, Millennials, SMEs
Only 9% consult legal advisers while 13% use IFAs One in ten not sure whether they need to enrol their staff into a workplace pension A quarter of SMEs don’t know employers’ liability insurance is legally required once they have … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Insurance, Management, Small Business, United Kingdom
£250 million of bond proceeds allocated to eligible borrowers within six months 1,468 qualifying loans to Small and Medium sized businesses, agriculture and healthcare businesses with a high social and environmental impact 96 per cent of loans made to borrowers … Read the full press release
London, UK, 10-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Heathrow and Asia House have expanded their series of tailored guides designed to help SMEs trade with Asia. The series now includes Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar (Burma), Pakistan, The Philippines and Turkey, and follows … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, International Trade, Media, Transportation & Logistics, Travel, United Kingdom
Tagged ASIA, Asia House, Azerbaijan, British Embassies, Colin Matthews, emerging markets, Heathrow, Kazakhstan, Keith Waterton, Malaysia, Michael Lawrence, Mongolia, Myanmar (Burma), Pakistan, SMEs, The Philippines, trade, trade bodies, Turkey
Luxembourg, 16-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Building upon a long-standing and fruitful cooperation between the two institutions, the European Investment Bank (EIB) has granted a EUR 100 million loan to Banco Popular Portugal to finance small and medium-sized projects undertaken by SMEs and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Portugal, Small Business
Tagged Banco Popular Portugal, EIB, European Investment Bank, finance, loan, midcaps, PORTUGAL, SMEs
Milan, Italy, 05-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Alba Leasing – a major financial leasing company – and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have signed a €95 million loan guaranteed by SACE for supporting new leasing schemes targeting SMEs. These new financial resources will be used to develop Alba Leasing’s business … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Investment, Italy, Small Business
Tagged Alba Leasing, Assilea, Banca Popolare dell’Emilia Romagna, Banca Popolare di Milano, Banca Popolare di Sondrio, Banco Popolare, credit insurance, Daniele Pinosa, EIB, export credit services, Leasing, loan, Lorenzo Mazzoni, Maddalena Cavadini, Marco Battaglia, Marco Fraquelli, Marco Santarelli, new leasing schemes, overseas investment protection, SACE, SMEs
Orange Business Services has just completed the acquisition of consulting firm InovenAltenor. The acquisition confirms Orange Business Services’ ambitions in supporting companies in the strategic domain of digital transformation and the positioning of Orange Consulting, its consulting arm that specializes … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, France, Internet & Online, Investment, Technology, Telecom
Tagged acquisition, B2B services, business transformation, communications solutions, digital transformation, government agencies, InovenAltenor, IT transformation program management, Jean-Pierre Lemaire, large corporations, Mathilde Kimmerlin, Orange Business Services, Orange Consulting, SMEs, start-ups, Thierry Bonhomme
For on-lending to local SMEs and trade financing 28-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The EBRD is providing Albania’s Credins Bank Sh.A. with €10 million in loans for on-lending to local small and medium-sized enterprises and supporting trade finance solutions for clients of the … Read the full press release
“Out of touch, bureaucratic and harmful for medium-sized businesses”. The BDI criticizes the proposal by the European Parliament to introduce a women’s quota for small and medium-sized businesses. 17-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Holger Lösch, a member of the BDI General Directorate, … Read the full press release
12-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending EUR 250 million to the Croatian Bank for Reconstruction and Development (HBOR – Hrvatska banka za obnovu i razvitak) to finance projects promoted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), mid-cap … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Croatia, European Union, Financial, Government, Investment
Tagged Anton Kovačev, Anton Rop, HBOR - Hrvatska banka za obnovu i razvitak, loan, SMEs, Split, The European Investment Bank
Oxford Economics’ Global Study Sponsored by SAP Reveals Small and Midsize Firms That Do Business in Six or More Countries Will More Than Double in Three Years WALLDORF, Germany, 3-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) and Oxford Economics today announced survey findings by … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Germany, Marketing, Small Business, Technology
Tagged Eric Duffaut, going global, Oxford Economics, SAP, SMEs, survey, WALLDORF
24-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending USD 150 million to Vnesheconombank (VEB) to finance its participation in the International Fund to Support Entrepreneurship that is being set up by VEB and KfW. EIB funds will enable … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, European Union, Financial, Investment, Russia, Small Business
Tagged Anton Rop, credit line, EIB, Entrepreneurship, KfW, lending, loan, Mid-Caps, SMEs, The European Investment Bank, Vnesheconombank
Russian Sustainable Energy Financing Facility (RuSEFF) boosts businesses and the residential sector 21-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Halving energy costs is one of those achievements that can really make a difference to a small company. One Russian asphalt producer knows this from … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Investment, Russia
Tagged asphalt producer, carbon footprint, CO2 emissions, CO2 emitters, EBRD, Energy efficient improvements, energy intensity, fuel oil burners, Global Environment Facility, Ksenia Brockmann, modern gas burners, old electric heaters, Russian Sustainable Energy Financing Facility, SMEs, Urals, Volga Federal District
A 50 million US dollar trade finance line with Banque Centrale Populaire 11-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The EBRD is partnering with Banque Centrale Populaire to strengthen bank support for Moroccan companies in terms of international trade so that they can raise … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, International Trade, Investment, Small Business
Tagged Banque Centrale Populaire, EBRD, Export, Export Finance, Francis Malige, import, import finance, international trade guarantees, intra-regional trade, Moroccan companies, MOROCCO, Rachid Agoumi, short-term cash advances, SMEs, Trade Facilitation Programme, trade finance
10-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The EIB has committed €20 million to the Capital North Africa Venture Fund II (CNAV II), a Maghreb-focused generalist fund managed by the independent Casablanca-based private equity firm, Capital Invest. CNAV II has reached a first closing … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, European Union, Financial, Government, Investment, Small Business
Tagged AECID, Capital Invest, Capital North Africa Venture Fund II, Casablanca, CNAV II, EIB, ENPI, equity, equity financing, European Neighbourhood Partnership Instrument, generalist fund, investors, Maghreb, Mehdi Tahiri, Omar Chikhaoui, Philippe de Fontaine Vive, private equity, private equity industry, quasi-equity financing, SECIPI, Secretary of State for International Cooperation and for Latin America, SMEs, southern Mediterranean, Spanish Agency for International Cooperation and Development, Younes Al Abadan
€400 million for SMEs, €50 million for midcaps, €100 million for the environment and €30 million for Industria 2015 projects Milan, 3-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the UniCredit Group have signed four new agreements in Milan to … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Italy, Small Business
Tagged EIB, Federico Ghizzoni, Italian businesses, loan, loan agreement, midcaps, Milan, SMEs, The European Investment Bank, UNICREDIT
Brussels, 31-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Investment in SMEs working in the area of environmentally innovative technologies is producing above average returns, creating valuable jobs and also alleviating environmental impacts, according to a new report. The performance of young SMEs funded over … Read the full press release
Amman, Jordan, 27-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, the European Investment Bank (EIB), Agence Française de Développement (AFD), and the European Commission through the Neighborhood Investment Facility (NIF) are working together to provide funding for … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Small Business
Tagged AFD, Agence Française de Développement, Amman, Dimitris Tsitsiragos, EIB, European Commission, European Investment Bank, finance for small businesses, funding, Hervé Breton, IFC, JORDAN, MENA, Middle East and North Africa, Neighborhood Investment Facility, Philippe de Fontaine Vive, small businesses, SME, SMEs
New EBRD credit line will provide loans for energy efficiency and renewables, agriculture and female entrepreneurs in partnership with Turkey’s largest bank 21-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Turkey relies on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) for 80 per cent of its employment … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Investment, Small Business, Turkey
Tagged credit line, EBRD, energy efficiency, exports, female entrepreneurs, Işbank, lending, loans, Nick Tesseyman, renewables, SMEs, Turkish SMEs
Luxembourg, 20-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a EUR 300 million loan agreement with CaixaBank to finance small and medium-scale investment projects promoted by SMEs (with fewer than 250 employees) and midcaps (companies with up to 3 000 … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Belgium, Business, European Union, Financial, Government, Investment, Luxembourg, Small Business
Tagged CaixaBank, EIB, European Investment Bank, midcaps, SMEs
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