Since 2015,Confindustria Lombardia has been a partner of Enterprise Europe Network (EEN), the largest European network dedicated to supporting businesses. With over 600 organisations in more than 50 countries, EEN offers practical tools to foster growth and innovation for SMEs and start-ups.
As a partner of the SIMPLER consortium, we provide Lombardy-based companies with personalised, free services designed to support them at every stage of their development.

We invite you to subscribe to our newsletter, an initiative designed to provide exclusive content, industry updates and information on the main activities and opportunities promoted by the Lombardy industrial system. To proceed with your subscription, please click here.

Enterprise Europe Network provides businesses with a wide range of free services:

• Sustainability - Assessment of corporate environmental, social and governance performance (ESG rating) and the development of concrete action plans to improve sustainability.
• Innovation - Support for intellectual property protection and tools dedicated to improving innovation management to increase competitiveness.
• Funding - Guidance on EU and regional funding opportunities, including project feasibility analysis and implementation support.
• International partnerships - Searching for strategic partners for commercial, technological and research collaborations, using the EEN database and B2B meetings.

The new Enterprise Europe Network newsletter is a useful tool for staying up to date on the opportunities offered by the network. Each month it includes:

• International collaborations: profiles selected from the EEN database to foster strategic partnerships;
• EU news: calls for proposals, regulations and funding opportunities;
• Events and networking: seminars, workshops and opportunities to strengthen business competitiveness.