Enterprise Europe Network (EEN)

With more than 3,000 experts, the Enterprise Europe Network is the world’s largest support network for SMEs with a European and international focus. We combine international know-how with local expertise to facilitate access to international markets for your innovations. We help your company grow faster with tailored support, new technology and business partnerships, and information on EU financing instruments.

In addition, our experts in the United Kingdom offer support in understanding EU processes, legislation, EU funding and entering foreign markets through targeted partner searches. The Enterprise Europe Network, with its 600 partner organisations in 60 countries, is funded by the European Commission and therefore offers most of its services free of charge.

The aim is to promote sustainable networking and cooperation between companies throughout Europe in order to give them the best market opportunities for their international growth.

The Enterprise Europe Network office within the ICS offers the following services for Styrian companies:

• search for cooperation partners in Europe with the help of the new online Marketplace
• EU related presentations, seminars and workshops
• Interintercultural trainings
• information on EU-funding support
• organising trade missions
• export advice
• organising incoming company missions
• organising and co-organising cooperation exchanges in different countries and sectors

With the free access to Europe’s largest online partnerships database, our experts help you find new international partners which have strong growth potential. You have the opportunity to create an own cooperation profile either as a business request or offer as well as to search for interesting businesses abroad. Find out more

The second service regarding the business partner search are brokerage events at international conferences and trade fairs which help you save time and money when searching for potential partners. Whether you are looking for a distribution partner for your products, intermediaries in a different country or even want to assume this role yourself – brokerage events will be the best tool for this!

Are you looking for raw materials, suppliers, logistics, technologies, packaging or buyers for food products? We are happy to help you free of charge!

We provide you with valuable international business contacts via our world’s largest cooperation database and at business contact exchanges (B2B events) during renowned European food fairs and international business delegations.

The Agrifood team at Enterprise Europe Network Austria looks forward to supporting you in your business ventures!