INSME deals with innovation at 360°, following an horizontal approach.
The main areas of interest of INSME Members are listed below:
- SME Innovation Financing (including Business Angels/Venture Capital)
- Business creation/ Start-ups /New Technology Based Firms (NTBF) /High Growth SMEs/Spin offs
- Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) protection and their exploitation
- Transnational Technology Transfer
- Public Policy Measures to support Innovation in SMEs, Entrepreneurship, Competitiveness, Internationalisation
- Governance and Business Model of innovation intermediaries supporting SMEs
- Networking and Internationalisation of innovation intermediaries supporting SMEs
- Research-industry Cooperation and linkages
- Industrial and Technological Clusters/Districts
- European Union SME Innovation Support schemes and programs
- Eco-Innovation, Green Economy, green growth
- Innovation in Services
- Design and creative industries
- Innovative Thinking methodologies
- Open Innovation
- Social Innovation
- Innovative public procurement
- Women entrepreneurship
The INSME Secretariat provides its Members with regular information about the following topics:
- International Calls for
- tenders
- experts
- co-hosting
- papers
- proposals
- practices
- SME and Innovation oriented Thematic Trainings and international workshops
- Transnational Technology Transfer marketplaces
- International Awards/prizes for SMEs, business intermediaries and academics
- International Publications focussing on SME Innovation
- SME and innovation matters related online periodic Newsletters/magazines
- Study tour/ study visit abroad
- Thematic discussion groups
- Techmarts/Hi-Techfairs/Matchmaking –Partnering international events
- International SME Exhibitions/Fairs
- Investment Fora
