Small and Medium-sized Enterprises In European Regions and Cities

Programme 2014 - 2020 ESPON 2020

Date of latest update: 2024-05-18

Description

Description (EN):

The main objective of this research activity is to map and analyse the territorial patterns and performance of SMEs in Europe, and to propose territorial development strategies that can be considered in different regions and cities to further strengthen the development and sustainability of the SMEs

Website: https://archive.espon.eu/

Expected Results (EN):

The main outcome of the research activity should be a collection of comparative territorial evidence at regional and urban level (NUTS 3 if possible, at least as part of the case-studies) on the location patterns, business structure (i.e. size, employment, sectors, and economic weight), dynamics and drivers for growth of SMEs in European regions and cities covering the period 2000-2015 enabling a precrisis/post-crisis perspective;an in-depth analysis of the contributions of the SMEs to business development, job creation, and innovation in European regions and cities, as well as the key factors behind the successful regions. In particular, the areas of the creative/knowledge economy, ICT and the low-carbon economy should be taken into account. In this regard, the service provider is expected to cooperate/exchange closely with the service provider on the lowcarbon economy;an analysis of SME development opportunities (dynamics and drivers) in different types of regions and different urban contexts, from small-medium sized towns to metropolitan agglomerations; up to five case studies related to SMEs in different types of territories, reflecting the diversity of SMEs in Europe and making it possible to describe the key factors behind successful SMEs in these regions. The case studies should have two main focuses: 1) The way SMEs have handled the effects of the crisis; 2) Good practices in terms of governance and development instruments in support of the growth and competiveness of SMEs. Proposal on targeted territorial investment strategies for SME development in different European regions and cities, taking into account the potential roles of various regional,national and EU-level policies and measures (public and private).

Thematic information

Regional planning and development SME and entrepreneurship

Specific Objective: Enhanced European territorial evidence production through applied research and analyses

Thematic Objective:

(11) enhancing institutional capacity of public authorities and stakeholders and efficient public administration through actions to strengthen the institutional capacity and the efficiency of public administrations and public services related to the implementation of the ERDF, and in support of actions under the ESF to strengthen the institutional capacity and the efficiency of public administration.

Investment Priority: (11 ETC) ETC specific for transnational cooperation: enhancing institutional capacity of public authorities and stakeholders and efficient public administration by developing and coordinating macro-regional and sea-basin strategies

Partners (21)

Lead Partner: ÖIR GmbH

Address: A-1010 Vienna, Austria

Legal status: private

EUROREG - University of Warsaw

Name: EUROREG - University of Warsaw

Address: 00-927 Warsaw, Poland

Legal status: public

Social Science Research Institute

Name: Social Science Research Institute

Address: 101 Reykjavik, Iceland

Legal status: private

Economic Institut Maribor Economic Research&Entrepreneurship

Name: Economic Institut Maribor Economic Research&Entrepreneurship

Address: 2000 Maribor, Slovenia

Legal status: private

ECONOMARKET

Name: ECONOMARKET

Address: 1687 Nicosia, Cyprus

Legal status: private

Tom Martin&Associates

Name: Tom Martin&Associates

Address: Dublin, Ireland

Legal status: private

Panteia

Name: Panteia

Address: 2715 Zoetermeer, Netherlands

Legal status: private

Oxford Group A/S

Name: Oxford Group A/S

Address: DK 2000 Frederiksberg, Denmark

Legal status: private

KMU Forschung Austria

Name: KMU Forschung Austria

Address: 1040 Vienna, Austria

Legal status: private

Spatial Foresight Gmbh

Name: Spatial Foresight Gmbh

Address: L-7330 Heisdorf, Luxembourg

Legal status: private

VVA Europe

Name: VVA Europe

Address: N5 2EF London, United Kingdom

Legal status: private

ALBA Graduate Business School at the American College of Greece

Name: ALBA Graduate Business School at the American College of Greece

Address: 11528 Athens, Greece

Legal status: private

CEPOR

Name: CEPOR

Address: 10000 Zagreb, Croatia

Legal status: private

CIVITTA

Name: CIVITTA

Address: LT-01104 Vilnius, Lithuania

Legal status: private

CREDOC

Name: CREDOC

Address: 75013 Paris, France

Legal status: private

Foundation for Entrepreneurship Development

Name: Foundation for Entrepreneurship Development

Address: 1606 Sofia, Bulgaria

Legal status: private

IKEI Research and Consulting

Name: IKEI Research and Consulting

Address: E20018 Donostia- San Sebastián, Spain

Legal status: private

Kopint-Tarki

Name: Kopint-Tarki

Address: H-1112 Budapest, Hungary

Legal status: private

Praxis Center for Policy Studies

Name: Praxis Center for Policy Studies

Address: 10145 Tallinn, Estonia

Legal status: private

RegioPartner

Name: RegioPartner

Address: 190 00 Prague, Czech Republic

Legal status: private

Tecninvest 2 - Estudos de Desenvolvimento Tecnologia e Inovacao

Name: Tecninvest 2 - Estudos de Desenvolvimento Tecnologia e Inovacao

Address: 1600-581 Lisboa, Portugal

Legal status: private

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EUROREG - University of Warsaw

Small and Medium-sized Enterprises In European Regions and Cities

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Social Science Research Institute

Small and Medium-sized Enterprises In European Regions and Cities

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Economic Institut Maribor Economic Research&Entrepreneurship

Small and Medium-sized Enterprises In European Regions and Cities

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ECONOMARKET

Small and Medium-sized Enterprises In European Regions and Cities

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Tom Martin&Associates

Small and Medium-sized Enterprises In European Regions and Cities

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Panteia

Small and Medium-sized Enterprises In European Regions and Cities

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Oxford Group A/S

Small and Medium-sized Enterprises In European Regions and Cities

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Öir GmbH

Small and Medium-sized Enterprises In European Regions and Cities

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KMU Forschung Austria

Small and Medium-sized Enterprises In European Regions and Cities

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Spatial Foresight Gmbh

Small and Medium-sized Enterprises In European Regions and Cities

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VVA Europe

Small and Medium-sized Enterprises In European Regions and Cities

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ALBA Graduate Business School at the American College of Greece

Small and Medium-sized Enterprises In European Regions and Cities

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CEPOR

Small and Medium-sized Enterprises In European Regions and Cities

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CIVITTA

Small and Medium-sized Enterprises In European Regions and Cities

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CREDOC

Small and Medium-sized Enterprises In European Regions and Cities

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Foundation for Entrepreneurship Development

Small and Medium-sized Enterprises In European Regions and Cities

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IKEI Research and Consulting

Small and Medium-sized Enterprises In European Regions and Cities

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Kopint-Tarki

Small and Medium-sized Enterprises In European Regions and Cities

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Praxis Center for Policy Studies

Small and Medium-sized Enterprises In European Regions and Cities

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RegioPartner

Small and Medium-sized Enterprises In European Regions and Cities

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Tecninvest 2 - Estudos de Desenvolvimento Tecnologia e Inovacao

Small and Medium-sized Enterprises In European Regions and Cities

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Summary

Project name (EN): Small and Medium-sized Enterprises In European Regions and Cities

Project acronym: SME

Project start date: 2016-04-15

Project end date: 2018-04-27

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 485 850.00

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 397 281.49

Co-financing sources:

ERDF: Amount, EUR 397 281.49.

Documents

Documents on this project are listed below, and organised by category. Please note field "Data source", attached to each document. Keep.eu users are free to use these documents as long as they mention the data source and keep.eu.

Brochures / magazines / manuals

Inspire Policy Making by Territorial Evidence - Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in European Regions and Cities

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://www.espon.eu/sme

Publication date: 2021-02-28

Document date: 2018-04-27

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Reports

Applied Research - Final Report

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.espon.eu/sme

Publication date: 2021-02-28

Document date: 2018-01-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Applied Research - Scientific Annex

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.espon.eu/sme

Publication date: 2021-02-28

Document date: 2017-11-23

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Books

Applied Research - Case Study Book

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Book

Data source: https://www.espon.eu/sme

Publication date: 2021-02-28

Document date: 2017-11-23

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Information regarding the data in keep.eu on the programme financing this project

Financing programme

2014 - 2020 ESPON 2020

Last month that data in keep.eu was retrieved from the Programme's website or received from the Programme

2024-03-04

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

68 / 69 (98.55%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

353 / 370 (95.41%)

Notes on the data

Information provided by the Programme. Data from 3 projects ((MRS. ESPON TOOL, SoET and CPS 2.0) was retrieved by Interact from the programme´s website on the 2024-03-01. Regarding partners only data only main partners is available. Achievements were retrieved by Interact from the Programme website (http://www.espon.eu), or a website directly linked from it, on 2021-09-21 and 2023-01-03.

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Small and Medium-sized Enterprises In European Regions and Cities

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