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Enterprise Europe Network 

Enterprise Europe Network is the largest European network supporting innovation, internationalization, and business competitiveness. With a presence in over 50 countries and approximately 600 locally grouped partner organizations. 

EEN assists companies in innovating and expanding internationally. 

Teams of experts from partner organizations within the network offer free personalized services to businesses. 

EEN’s expert groups span all key economic sectors, such as aerospace, agri-food, electronics, renewable energy, mobility, digital technologies, textiles, and healthcare. 

In Italy (www.een-italia.eu), 55 partner organizations are part of the network. These organizations include chambers of commerce, business associations, regional development agencies, research centers, universities, laboratories, technology parks, and local authorities. 

Italy has six EEN consortia: 

• ALPS  
• B.R.I.D.G.€conomies  
• ELSE  
• FRIEND EUROPE  
• SIMPLER   
• SME2EU  

Simpler Consortium 

SIMPLER is the access point for Lombardy and Emilia-Romagna to the services of the Enterprise Europe Network. 

The project is supported by the European Commission through the Single Market Programme (SPM), as well as by the Lombardy and Emilia-Romagna regions. 

SIMPLER’s services are free and primarily target businesses, especially SMEs, their associations, public and private research centers, universities, and public entities. 

These services are delivered by eleven partner organizations within the consortium: 

 Lombardy 

• Finlombarda – Milan (coordinator) 
• Innovhub Stazioni Sperimentali per l’Industria– Milan 
• FAST– Milan 
• Unioncamere Lombardia– Milan 
• Confindustria Lombardia – Milan 
• CNA Lombardia– Milan 

 Emilia-Romagna 

• ART-ER– Bologna 
• Unioncamere Emilia-Romagna – Bologna 
• Promos Italia– Ravenna 
• Confindustria Emilia-Romagna – Bologna 
• CNA Emilia Romagna – Bologna 

Services 

SIMPLER offre servizi free di: 

• Supporto per l’accesso a mercati esteri; 
• Supporto nello sviluppo delle capacità di gestione dell’innovazione; 
• Supporto per il miglioramento della sostenibilità e della resilienza delle imprese; 
• Supporto per la transizione digitale; 
• Sostegno alla tutela e valorizzazione dei risultati della ricerca; 
• Search for international partners per collaborazioni di ricerca, di trasferimento tecnologico o commerciali; 
• Assistenza per l’accesso ai programmi di finanziamento europei (Horizon Europe, etc.) e ad altri strumenti di finanziamento europei, nazionali e regionali; 
• Supporto per l’accesso al credito e al capitale di rischio: 
• Consulenza specialistica su opportunità di mercato, sulla legislazione europea e sulle politiche rilevanti per le imprese; 
• Rilevamento del feedback delle imprese sulle politiche comunitarie di loro interesse.