25% of EU 27 small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) export or have exported at some point during the last 3 years. This is revealed in a new European Commission study available on line. Internationally active SMEs report an employment growth of 7% whereas the figure stood at 1% for those  without any international activities.

31.03.2010 The motorway M6 which connects Pécs and Budapest is completely usable from Wednesday afternoon

The Flash Eurobarometer 291 on the “Survey on the attitudes of Europeans towards tourism, Wave 2” was conducted at the request of Directorate General Enterprise and Industry.

„Polack Expo 2010” will be organised in Pécs, Hungary on the 25th and 26th of February. Within this event, the chamber office of the Enterprise Europe Network organises a partnering event for organisations active in the energy, building engineering or environment industry sectors.

Despite the economic downturn, European governments last year continued to implement reforms that make it easier to set up small businesses, according to a new benchmarking report published today by the World Bank.

European businesses and consumers expressed more optimism about the economy for the fifth month in a row in August, but their sentiments are still well below their average level from before the financial and economic crisis, an EU survey has shown.

„Bringing alive” platforms which are based on the key sectors of the region and supporting the operation of these belong to the duties of Enterprise Europe Network.

The first European SME Week will take place from 6 to 14 May 2009. The SME Week is aimed at promoting entrepreneurship across Europe and informing entrepreneurs about the support available for them at European, national and local level. So far, this initiative comprises more than 250 events taking place in 34 countries throughout 2009. Their goal is to inform, assist and connect existing and potential entrepreneurs, as well as to help them develop new ideas and benefit from personalised information and support.

Multinational companies operating in Europe need access to the right people, at the right time, but such people are not always available locally. Businesses therefore need to be able to transfer key personnel between companies into and within the EU.

fter 4 years of preparatory work Hungary’s first thematic adventure park has been opened at the Southern-Transdanubian village called Bikal.

At the end of March the Internationalisierungscenter Styria together with the Enterprise Europe Network Graz invited 22 Hungarian companies operating in the field of iron and metal working, metal processing and mechanical engineering sectors for a company mission and brokerage event

EU Employment and Social Affairs Ministers today agreed on a new facility to provide loans to people who have lost their jobs and want to start or further develop their own small business . The European Microfinance Facility will have a starting budget of €100 million which could leverage more than €500 million in cooperation with international financial institutions such as the European Investment Bank (EIB) Group. The initiative is part of the EU's response to the crisis and is especially targeted at people who cannot normally obtain credit because of the economic crisis and the current lack of credit supply .

The countries of the Central-European region have close trade relations with Western Europe, but the trade turnover among them sometimes hardly reach the turnover with the neighboring countries, in a number of cases it even remains under 2-3%.

UEAPME, the European craft and SME employers' organisation, welcomed the approach taken by the European Commission in its communication on innovation policy released on Wednesday.

Research-intensive small and medium-sized enterprises - SMEs are the main economic drivers of healthcare, biotechnology and medical technologies. High-tech SMEs in the health and biotechnology sectors are expected to play a prominent role in FP7 Health theme funded projects.

Trust in the European economy is growing steadily among firms and consumers, according to the European Commission. However, new data from the European Central Bank (ECB) show that loans to the private sector are growing more slowly.

About the Enterprise Europe Network

 

The Enterprise Europe Network is a new European initiative, aimed at providing innovation and business support to small businesses across the European Union.

SMEs face bigger challenges today especially do to the economic and monetary crises. Unfortunately enterprises from Baranya county are not exceptions. The Enterprise Europe Network which is hosted by the CCI of Pécs – Baranya launched a „Road Show” for SMEs to lessen their problems, to give tips and tricks how to remain or even how to be successful and competitive in a bad period under bad circumstances.