Past events

Energy intensity of Ukrainian economy is one of the highest in Europe and is twice as high as the worldwide indicator. Small and medium-sized enterprises which composes 60% of Ukrainian GDP don’t have any support of Ukrainian government concerning issues of energy efficiency. How is it possible to stimulate efficient energy consumption? What can ensure the application of energy saving...
The “Ready to Trade” project will tailor its activities to evolving economic conditions in Azerbaijan.
EU4Business is launching a new, three-year project to make SMEs more competitive in Azerbaijan. ‘Ready to Trade’ is launched on 5 July in Baku. The project will help companies target and access foreign markets, with a special focus on the EU. The initiative is a collaboration between the Azerbaijan Government , the EU Delegation in Azerbaijan and the International Trade Centre (ITC), the latter a...
The EIB Group seminar and networking reception on access to finance for SMEs in Moldova will take place at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Chisinau on 4 July 2017.
Take part with other SMEs in a seminar explaining the extensive range of support available to the private sector in Moldova. With the support of EU4Business, the European Investment Bank (EIB) is stepping up its efforts to improve access to finance in Moldova. The conference, at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Chisinau on 4 July, is for CEOs, CFOs and top managers of SMEs, as well as financial...
SME strategy seminar
Taking place on 27-28 June 2017 in Minsk, Belarus (Hotel Renaissance), the policy seminar ‘Belarus’s SME strategy: putting policies into action’ will focus on the objectives of an SME strategy and how it can be put into operation through a dedicated action plan and coordination among public-private stakeholders. The workshop will take place over two days. The first day will cover the draft SME...
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The East Invest 2 annual conference brings together business support organisations (BSO) in the six Eastern Partnership (EaP) countries or an EU country. This year’s event takes place on 21 June in Kiev. It will bring together BSO reps from the six EaP countries with their counterparts in the EU, as well as senior officials from the European Commission , the Organisation for Cooperation and...
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EU4Business project East Invest 2 is inviting SMEs from the agro-food and food processing sectors to apply for training in how to export successfully to EU and other foreign markets. Two-and-a-half days of interactive courses on the subject will be held at the premises of the Republican Confederation of Entrepreneurship in Minsk from 7 to 9 June. The “SME Academy” on EU trade relations, technical...
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If you are a graphic designer or artist and want to learn a new skill then apply for the training workshop in graphic recording taking place in Yerevan from 17 to 21 May. Graphic recorders combine the skills of a note-taker and an artist to visually represent information communicated orally. Examples of services they provide include creating visual summaries of conference speakers' presentations...
Senior managers from Business Support Organisations (BSOs) in the Eastern Partnership (EaP) countries are to receive training from EU experts at the BSO Strategic Planning Academy in Westerham, Germany, from 8 to 11 May. If you are a BSO executive in one of the six EaP countries concerned - Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova or Ukraine - you can to apply for one of around 30 places at...
Armenian technology startups are encouraged to apply to participate in a unique tech and entrepreneurship conference in Salamanca, Spain, on 26 and 27 April 2017. Startup Olé aims to drive entrepreneurship by connecting startups like yours with investors, accelerators, policymakers, universities and innovative corporations. The SMEDA ( Support to SME Development in Armenia ) project, part of the...
The second platform of the Eastern Partnership focuses on economic integration and convergence with EU policies. Partner countries and representatives of the European Union institutions come together in December for their sixteenth meeting. The one-day conference takes place on 6 December and the programme includes: a presentation of key political developments; preparation for the Eastern...