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“The competion of the future will be between strategic networks rather than individual organisations.”

smE-MPOWER enables Europe’s innovation actors to truly meet the needs of SME:

• Guiding SMEs through collaboration to business innovation.

• Qualifying SME coaches within an international knowledge community.

• Providing regional innovation systems a proven practice to strengthen SMEs.

“smE-MPOWER has developed coaching and mentoring schemes for the stimulation of innovation in SMEs based on highly innovative management principles. And, on a personal note, smE-MPOWER has helped me to develop possible strategies for SMEs in the further development of the European Research Area”.

Dr. Bernd Reichert, Head of Unit “SME”, EC - DG RTD