SME

The latest figures show Spanish companies receive the most funding from the EU’s start-up engine

Now two years old, Brussels’ talent-spotter is slowly turning into one of Europe’s most recognised start-up engines, with bets on a wide range of intriguing ideas

EU financing programmes for SMEs are growing fast – but will they fix what really ails the European system of raising money for small companies? A Science|Business Network roundtable debates

I don’t want to hear again that an SME is not interested in EU support because there is too much red tape, Commissioner for Regional Policy Corina Creţu says, promising reform

Since its 2014 launch the SME instrument has attracted applications from across Europe. But the quality is low, with only 12% passing the quality threshold. Bernd Reichert, head of unit at the Executive Agency for SMEs, offers tips for success

It is easier to win an award from the €1.2B Eurostars programme than Horizon 2020 SME Instrument grants, but you need to find international partners before applying

Mounds of paperwork and regulation are blocking the route to capital markets for small companies. It’s time for reforms to change this, says Rainer Riess, head of the Federation for European Securities

Europe’s SMEs are starved of cash. Crowdfunding represents a potential way to overcome some of the fragmentation of Europe’s capital markets and improve access to financing for start-ups, says Karen Wilson of the policy thinktank Bruegel

As the first calls are launched, Science|Business examines the Horizon 2020 draft programmes. Here’s the agenda for Innovation in SMEs

First EU programme designed specifically for SMEs will promote entrepreneurship, ease access to finance and increase the EU’s GDP by €1.1B per annum, says the Commission