Enterprise Europe Network

The Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) was established in 2008 as an initiative of the European Union with the mission of helping European businesses grow and innovate, find business partners, and gain access to finance. Its vision is to support growth-oriented SMEs in bringing their innovative products to international markets, strengthen their innovation capabilities, and provide SMEs with a gateway to global business opportunities.

To achieve these objectives, four main goals have been identified:

- Improving SMEs’ access to finance and enhancing their capacities (through equity and debt financing);
- Improving access to markets, particularly within the Union and also at the global level;
- Enhancing the competitiveness and sustainability of Union enterprises, especially SMEs;
- Promoting entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial culture.

As Bursa Chamber of Commerce and Industry, we carry out our activities under the Eastern Marmara Consortium together with KOSGEB Bursa West Directorate, ABIGEM East Marmara, ULUTEK Inc., KOU Technopark, and DUSIMER in order to support our member companies in line with these goals.

Our services include organizing training programs and seminars on topics such as European Union legislation and policies, Horizon 2020, the Single Market, digitalization, sustainability, green transformation, circular economy, foreign trade, international marketing, innovation management, and Intellectual Property Rights (IPR); providing consultancy services regarding questions related to EU legislation, policies, funds, loans, and tenders; publishing monthly newsletters containing consortium activities within the Network, international commercial and technological cooperation profiles, and Horizon 2020 project calls; offering consultancy on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR); and supporting commercial cooperation among SMEs and internationalization through services such as identifying commercial partners in line with companies’ offers and requests, organizing bilateral business meetings, and providing access to foreign companies listed in the AIA database.

In addition, the relevant consortium partners provide technological support to SMEs, including the identification of R&D needs and technology transfer opportunities, company visits and technology assessment/evaluation activities, technology and innovation transfer, technology and project marketplace activities, support for R&D and Horizon 2020 funding opportunities, as well as assistance in finding technology cooperation and project partners.