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Enterprise Europe Scotland

Enterprise Europe Scotland (EES) is a key player in the Enterprise Europe Network - Europe's largest business and technology network. It engages with companies and individuals in the European Union and beyond, assisting businesses in knowledge transfer and know-how.

Name of product or service

Enterprise Europe Scotland (EES)

Eligibility criteria

Available to:

  • All Scotland-based small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs).
  • Universities and research institutes in Scotland.
  • Scotland-based multinationals.

Description and how it can help businesses

Enterprise Europe Scotland facilitates connections between people, knowledge and know-how in the European Union and beyond.

Enterprise Europe Scotland Services

The services provided by Enterprise Europe Scotland include:

Helping Scottish businesses trade across Europe

EES provides free Market information and specialist advice on the European Union, including:

  • Sourcing EU Funding.
  • Advising on EU legislation.
  • Organising events on doing business in European markets.

Assisting Scottish businesses to win contracts across Europe

EES offers support in accessing the latest public procurement opportunities. The TOP Tenders Alerting Service sends a daily email containing tender notices from the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU), US Federal contracts and UK and Ireland smaller value tenders.

Helping Scottish businesses build partnerships across Europe

Through extensive networks and expertise in over 40 countries, EES can enable companies to:

  • Facilitate technology/knowledge transfer in order to exploit new research and innovation.
  • Develop successful commercial partnerships.
  • Develop collaborative research partnerships.
  • Search for European business opportunities covering all sectors and market applications.
  • Participate in pan-European partner brokerage events, giving Scottish companies the opportunity to meet partners face-to-face.

Upcoming events can be found on the events calendar

Securing European funding for innovation

Enterprise Europe Scotland can identify partners and projects eligible for forthcoming funding opportunities for R&D through FP7.

Read more on funding programs

Any costs to the company?

All services are free, except from TOP Tenders which costs £100 + VAT.

Find more information at TOP Tenders

Any partners or partnership working involved

Enterprise Europe Scotland is part of the European Commission’s Enterprise Europe Network.

It is delivered in Scotland by Scottish Enterprise, Highlands & Islands Enterprise and Highland Opportunity Ltd.

Duration of the service

N/A

Point of contact/web link for more information

For more information please contact Enterprise Europe Scotland at info@enterprise-europe-scotland.com or tel. +44 141 228 2797.

To receive eAlerts on European opportunities in your sector,

Register at Enterprise Europe Scotland

Testimonials

“The Enterprise Europe Network and the Brokerage Events in particular, gives smaller companies around Europe a visibility they would not have otherwise.  It’s a very good way to find future partner enterprises or acquisition targets that could be helpful to us achieving our ambitions.” 
Dr Gordon Povey, VP Research, Artilium

“The reach of the Enterprise Europe Network is particularly useful for making contacts in countries where we might struggle normally. It can be difficult to get through to the right person when there are time and language differences, but the Network cuts right through that. It’s tremendous.”
Ian Nicoll, Engineering Director, Qmulus

“Our Enterprise Europe Network contact in Turkey was so proactive. He had lined up a three-day programme of visits for when we arrived. He helped with obtaining grants from the Turkish government, academic introductions and looking to establish technical partnerships.  I came to think of him as an honorary employee of Scotmas.”
Alistair Cameron, Director of Scotmas

“The best thing for us has been the discovery that this Network exists and it works.  If opportunities present themselves and they look worth doing, we will engage confidently knowing there is this mechanism that has worked for us in the past that we can go back to.”
Kevin Scott, New Park

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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