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Isa Maggi held this presentation at the 2014 SME Assembly in Naples, Italy on "The Innovation Network". Find more information at: http://blogs.ec.europa.eu/promotingenterprise/
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EBN
the innovation network
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• EBN is an open community for any business support organisation whose
mission is to help entrepreneurs, start-ups or innovative SMEs
• EBN has two membership categories:
• EU|BICs – certified European Union business and innovation centres
• Associates – organisations who work in our ecosystem but do not wish to
become a certified EU|BIC
• EBN membership includes access to added-value services to support the
growth of innovative ideas, business incubation and acceleration,
internationalisation solutions and involvement in international projects
EBN
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Our Members
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Our Network
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Our Services
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• Seasoned EU|BIC managers
• Experts in the establishment and operation
of incubators and accelerators
• Professionals in economic development
and innovation
• Consultants
• Creators of tools that enable better support
• Network partners
• Entrepreneurs
Our Community
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Our Partners
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Sector Focus
Green Economy
Bio Economy
Manufacturing
Transport and Mobility
Creative Industries
ICT
Social Innovation
Core Sectors Cross-Cutting Sectors
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Services in Detail
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• A unique “certification & benchmarking system” for
technology-based incubators & accelerators
• We deploy a professional quality and certification system
for incubators and accelerators, and the only certification
system recognised by the European Union and other
institutions such as ESA
• We certify business support organisations assuring quality
standards are maintained, and we offer benchmarking,
training & peer-review services
EU|BIC Services
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• Certification
• Trademark
• Quality System
• Process
• Benchmarking
EU|BIC Services
• Tools and Resources
• Knowledge Transfer
• Consulting Services
• EU|BIC Experts
• Publications
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• A vibrant international networking platform for
intermediaries and an international soft-landing business
platform for Start-ups, SMEs and Entrepreneurs
• We offer cross-border and international connections and
B2B/Partnership opportunities to our members, their customers,
and partners
• We connect and we network our members together and to their
external environment through a series of high-level events,
conferences and workshops
International Hub
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International Hub
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Projects Lab
• An exceptionally efficient “EU-funded projects”
collaborative laboratory
• We develop new proposals for the benefit of our
members on a series of strategic & relevant matters
• We deliver projects and run a growing portfolio of 30+
EC-funded projects in which our members are the
driving forces
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Projects Lab
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Networking as a Service
• We develop our community, both online and offline
• We share best practice, success stories and knowledge
through downloadable content and events
• We run special interest groups, for example, focussing on
Horizon 2020
• We run road-shows and promotion to help members
convince stakeholders
• We run study tours to, and from Europe
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Events & Exchange Forum
• We run a major international Congress each year in
conjunction with a member
• We run an annual Policy Event in Brussels, linking
members with the latest opportunities from the EU
• We run a TechCamp to enable members to share
effective tools and techniques and showcase useful
resources
• We develop events with our project partners
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EU Gateway
• An unquestioned reputation within European Government
circles (EC, EP, EIB, ESA), National/Regional Public
Authorities, and non-EU agencies
• We share this notoriety with our members through a constant
focus on our Smart Speciality: the support to innovative start-ups
& high-growth entrepreneurs.
• We influence EU & other governments, and we assist policy-
makers and agencies in establishing adequate and vibrant
innovation ecosystems
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Tools and Trends
• EBN works with developers of tools and resources
designed to help EU|BICs, incubators and accelerators
to deliver more effective and efficient services to their
clients
• The tools cover all segments of the incubation value
chains such as incubation and innovation
management, entrepreneur education and coaching,
and business analysis and modelling
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Open Innovation
• We are developing new tools for ‘start-up-to-
corporate’ cooperation in the are of IP
• We are developing ‘business-to-finance’
services for the investment community
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EU|BIC Certification in Detail
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• EU|BICs are business support
organizations, which dedicate
their efforts and resources to
sustain entrepreneurs with
innovative ideas to turn their
dreams into viable and successful
businesses and/or support the
modernization of SMEs.
EU|BIC Certification
The Trademark
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Projects in Detail
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Projects Overview
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