Transcript CIP General presentation

The European Small Business Act
The Territorial Dimension of the EU 2020
Strategy for SMEs
Competitive Enterprises – Successful Regions
Brussels, 18 November 2014
Christian WEINBERGER,
Senior Adviser - Entrepreneurship & SME Policy
European Commission - DG Enterprise
What is the SBA?
+ A set of politically binding principles
+ A package of concrete measures (legislative and
non-legislative)
+ An implementation mechanism embedded in the EU
2020 strategy
in order to
1 - Improve the overall policy approach to entrepreneurship
2 - Anchor the “Think Small First” principle in policy-making
3 - Promote SMEs’ growth
10 politically binding principles
1.
Create an environment for entrepreneurs and family
businesses to thrive and entrepreneurship to be rewarded
2.
Ensure that honest entrepreneurs who have faced bankruptcy
quickly get a second Chance
3.
Design rules according to the “Think Small First” principle
4.
Make public administrations responsive to SMEs’ needs
5.
Facilitate SMEs’ participation in Public Procurement and
better use State Aid possibilities for SMEs
10 politically binding principles (ctd.)
6.
Facilitate SMEs’ access to finance and support timely
payments in commercial transactions
7. Help SMEs to benefit more from the opportunities
offered by the Single Market
8. Promote the upgrading of skills in SMEs and all forms of
innovation
9. Enable SMEs to turn environmental challenges into
opportunities
10. Encourage and support SMEs to benefit from the growth
of markets
The SME Envoys
The 28 national SME-Envoys
(incl. HR)
EU SME-Envoy
SBA Fact sheets
SBA Profile for Slovakia
SBA Performance in Spain
The new SBA
Proposal for a "New" SBA with actions for
coming years
Four priority areas confirmed plus skills/training
as fifth priority
Open consultation running until 15/12/2015
(http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/sme/small-businessact/public-consultation-sba/index_en.htm)
Proposal to be submitted to the new Commission
in 2015
 Concrete recommendations &
inspiration
 Describing Example Regions
 Listing Good Practices
 Advising on actions to be taken
 Listing links with the Thematic
Objectives
 Explaining the background to
the regional SME Policy
dimension
Regions play a key role in the SBA implementation
Regional/local authorities are closer to SME
Main Regional challenges
 creating a business environment with positive
conditions
 creating tailor-made infrastructure
 innovation-orientated funding
 supporting the development of networks
 supporting lifelong learning
SBA - Actions at regional level
1) Creating an environment for entrepreneurship
 link businesses and schools
 supporting entrepreneurial activities
 mentoring measures for start-ups
 create business transfer advisors
2) Ensure a Second Chance
 information & promotion of a positive attitude
 early warning system
SBA - Actions at regional level
3) Implement the "Think Small First" Principle
 reducing administrative burdens
 make it easier to start-up a company
 Introduce SME Test for regional regulation/programs
4) Public administration responsive to SME needs
 Single points of contact
5) Improve SME Access to Public procurement
 Simplify public procurements below the threshold
 facilitate the participation of SME
SBA - Actions at regional level
6) Access to finance
 implement the late payments directive (30 days !)
 develop financial instruments to provide loan
guarantees and equity
 Support Business Angel and VC activities
7) Access to Market
 Promote the activities of the EEN (Enterprise Europe
Network)
 Support internationalisation (see also GB 7)
SBA - Actions at regional level
8) Skills, Innovation, Access to knowledge
 Support & training programs to strengthen the
ability to innovate
9) Support "greening" of SMEs
 Information campaigns
 Grants for ressource efficiency
10) Encourage growth
 Offer coaching and mentoring programs
The regional SME Envoy
 In addition (and co-operation) with the national SME
Envoy
 Tasks are similar but for the domain of the regional
activities
 Use existing structures to the extent possible
 Co-operate and synergize with the existing actors
 Create specific governance cycle for implementation
monitoring
SME Policy Guidebook Series
 Different SME Policy topics
 Short layout of the relevant EU Policy
 Presenting a number of actions to be taken
 Potential for funding from EU Structural Funds
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All based on existing verified good practices
1) Building Entrepreneurial Mindsets and Skills in the EU
2) Using Standards to Support Growth, Competitiveness and
Innovation
3) Facilitating Transfer of Business
4) The Smart Guide to Service Innovation
5) SBA Implementation at Regional Level
6) How to Use Structural Funds for SME & Entrepreneurship
Policy ("Cookbook")
7) Supporting the Internationalisation of SMEs
8) Public Procurement for SMEs
9) Fostering Investments into SMEs by Business Angels
Available in different formats and languages
• PDF
• eBook
• Printed copy
EN - FR - DE - IT - ES - EL - BG - CS - DA - ET - LV - LT - HU - NL - PL
- PT - RO - SK - SL - FI - SV - HR
Download & Ordering :
http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/sme/regional-sme-policies/index_en.htm
Also available in reasonable quantities for conferences
Increasing the Momentum for the Future
 SMEs as a priority in the ESIF Operational Programs
 More regional SME Envoys and regional SBA
implementation initiatives
 Better exploitation of existing good practices
 More focus on Entrepreneurial Mindsets
• SBA
http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/entrepreneurship/sba_en.htm
• SME Portal
http://ec.europa.eu/small-business
• SME Performance Review
http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/sme/facts-figuresanalysis/performance-review/
• SME Policy Good Practices Catalog
http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/sme/best-practices/index_en.htm
• SME Policy Guidebooks
http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/sme/regional-smepolicies/index_en.htm
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