From March 30th, INSME organized a mission to “the Silicon Valley of the East”, a city that in 1980 counted just 300,000 inhabitants and today is home to 22 million. The transformation is not merely demographic. Shenzhen is, as INSME’s President Sergio Arzeni put it, “the only, unrepeatable technological ecosystem” when it comes to batteries…
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INSME is pleased to announce the 22nd edition of its Annual Meeting, taking place in Athens on October 12–13, 2026. Hosted by Enterprise Greece, working under the supervision of the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the event will bring together members, partners, and key stakeholders in the vibrant Greek capital. This year’s Annual Meeting will…
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On March 18, the European Commission unveiled EU Inc., a corporate framework allowing entrepreneurs to register a company operable across all 27 Member States in 48 hours, for under €100, with no minimum share capital. EU Inc., supposedly the starting point of the “28th regime”, seeks to address a real and well-documented problem: European…
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European Entrepreneurs CEA-PME, the largest confederation of voluntarily associated SMEs and mid-caps in Europe, has issued the “S.O.S. European Industry – A Call to Action” letter. The powerful message insists that Europe must refuse a vassal status in a world dominated by the United States and China, and should urgently adopt a strategy of competitiveness…
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The World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026 provided a high-level platform for UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) to reinforce its mission at a time of rising global uncertainty. INSME member UNCTAD, under the leadership of Secretary-General Rebeca Grynspan, engaged in an intense and far-reaching programme of bilateral and multilateral exchanges, placing trade, development and risk…
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INSME President Sergio Arzeni has attended the 30th Economic Forum, held in Karpacz, Poland, between September 7th and 9th. The conference saw 4,350 guests from dozens of countries, who had a chance to participate in over 400 events – discussion panels, debates and plenary sessions. The theme of this year’s Economic Forum was “Europe in…
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Reempresa has been launched in 2010 to support SMEs based on Catalonia. Since 2011 it has helped several owners selling their companies and entrepreneurs who wanted to start a new business. Reempresa is a Public-Private Partnership meaning that it closely works with the regional government institutions and private business owners. It gives access to a…
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The Innov Invest Fund is an initiative launched by Morocco Guarantee and SME Finance Corp (CCG) and supported by the Moroccan Government, the World Bank and the European Union to enhance the access to finance for SMEs and start-ups and make Morocco a regional hub for innovative entrepreneurs. The 3rd Policy Lab organised by INSME in the…
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“Developing Business Format Micro-Franchising Models For Low Income Population” is a project implemented by PROPAIS with the aim to generate sustainable income for low-income populations in Colombia and help micro and small businesses to scale effectively through micro-franchising1 by developing a market place and addressing the gap surrounding the micro-franchise concept. The initiative built upon the…
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The Business Performance Monitoring Tool (BPMT) is an initiative launched by Sharakah – The Fund For Development of Youth Projects (S.A.O.C.) in 2014 to offer SMEs a structured mechanism that – by analysing their performances – identifies strengths and weaknesses as well as the most suitable way to overcome difficulties and obstacles hindering their competitiveness. Companies…
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