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IAPMEI- Agency of Support for Small
and Medium Size Enterprises and
Innovation
About IAPMEI
IAPMEI is the Portuguese Agency for SMEs and Innovation
and a public body within the Ministry of Economy and
Employment .
main role
some data
It promotes SME’s development and innovation throught the
implementation of policy measures aiming at strengthening
entreprise competitiveness and productivity.
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Founded in 1975;
Total budget (2012) 827 M euros;
Staff number: 348 (72% with university degree);
12 regional offices.
About IAPMEI
IAPMEI has an horizontal role in the Ministry …
… to promote technological and organizational
innovation in SME
… to promote private investment
… to disseminate information for business
… to promote vocational training for SMEs
… to promote a better access of SME to financing
mechanisms (venture capital, business angels, special
loans)
..to promote innovation and competitiveness
Public Policies for SMEs
Strengthening the SMEs drivers of competitiveness both
internally and externally
Strategic Areas
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Direct Technical Assistance to SME
Promote Entrepreneurship
New solutions for SME financing
Management of Incentive Schemes
for Investment
5. Promote Innovation
and competitiveness
How?
Implementing operational programs
Staying in line with national and
community main policies
Promoting partnerships, structural
projects and cooperation actions
Monitoring and accesssing
outcomes
Tools,services and
specialize information
towards SMEs
Promote Innovation for Competitiveness
5. Promote Innovation and competitiveness
Develop clusters
and
technological
poles
Services, tools
and specialized
information
Smart use of
structural funds
+E+I – more
Entrepreneurship,
more Innovation
Programme
New
methologies and
support
instruments for
SMEs
competitiveness
Attract SME´s to
the innovation
process
Partnerships
and joint
projects with the
innovation
system’ actors
Support instruments: competitiveness diagnosis
Enterprise
Europe
Network
Services, tools and specialized
information
European SME
Week
ESBI
Benchmarking
and
Good Practices
European
Enterprise
Promotion Awards
Innovation
Scoring
Portuguese
Benchmarking
Index
Enterprise Europe Network
PORTUGALINOVA NET, the Portuguese consortium (9 Partners)
AIMinho
AdI
AIDA
CEC
CCIPD
IAPMEI
INPI
National Intervention
Évora
ACIF
CCDR-Alg
Regional Intervention
Enterprise Europe Network
collaborate
help
make
offer
match
inform
Benchmarking and Good Practices
MILESTONES
2013
Development of software applications
NEW
2012
2011
2010
Reformulation of Benchmarking Programme, new contents
Promotion of Innovation – New tools: Innovation Scoring
2009
2008
“Organizational Excellence” – Alvaro
Dias, Miguel Varela, José Lopes Costa
Promotion of International Cooperation – B2B meetings
2007
2006
2005
2004
Applied Benchmarking for competitiveness– ,Richard Keegan, Eddie O’Kelly
European SMEs Benchmark Index - ESBI
Portuguese Benchmarking Index
2003
2002
2001
ESBN – MoU
Benchmarkindex – A European Study
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1999
1998
Programme to Support SME on Technological Innovation
Benchmarking and Good Practices
FUTURE
2020
2019
Reinforcement of cooperation with StakeholdersWorking with
StakeHolders, supporting investigation and studies
2018
Portuguese Benchmarking Index new concepts and
methodologies.
2017
An easier and friendly frame work for SMEs
2016
Fostering innovation for SMEs
2015
2014
2013
Producing quality information contents for SMEs support
Q&A
THANK YOU
IAPMEI – Agency of Support for Small and Medium Size Enterprises and Innovation
Promotion of Innovation Unit
[email protected]
Phone nº - 00351213836097