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eIDAS - Open European Digital Borders - 29th September 2018

5/28/2018

 
Electronic identities are crucial components of the Digital Single Market within the European Member States. 29th September 2018 will be an important day and a great step forward for all European Citizens - and for all European Small Businesses. The Red Tape and administrative hinders will be less when it comes to support digital business and will also mean a lot to obtain the open inner market, not at least when it comes to tenders and procurement.
There are still, just 4 month before the take off, a lot of activities going on and development of systems to support this opportunity that eIDAS means.
each member states single point of contact and status of eIDAS implementation
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This Infograph explains the pros and cons of improving the eIDAS regulation for businesses using electronic identification means and trust services. The gains can be enormous for them and lead to a significant reduction in overheads - boosting profits. It can make the difference between expansion and stagnation for small and medium sized businesses.

This is how to do it

This page is for public or private online service providers wanting to learn more about integration with the eIDAS Network in their country. For public service providers, there is an obligation under the eIDAS Regulation to do so by 29 September 2018. For private service providers, there are a number of compelling benefits to doing so.
It is important to note that the specific integration process and activities conducted will differ depending on the situation in your country (eIDAS-Node infrastructure and eID schemes in use), as well as the specific needs of your organisation. The information on this page is therefore indicative only, designed to give you an idea of the sort of activities you can expect to undertake. 
You must contact your Single Point of Contact before beginning the process, as they will support you according to your organisation's specific context. 
You can also check with your national member in the European Digital SME Alliance.


Watch this video for a short explanation on how eIDAS works.

Do you know what is important in training of Entrepreneurs?

5/25/2018

 
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Training of Entrepreneurs and business owners has always been a topic to discuss among all of us trying to train and inspire them. What to do - what not to do? What is a must and what is a "no-no"?
Over the years this has of course like anything else changed - and not at least due to the digitalization we see everywhere.
Training in the workplace have changed to be not only on site but also on line. e-Learning have been followed by e-coaching and e-mentoring. We see more and more of video clips and animated videos - and now the first AR and VR based training tolls are popping up.


On 29th of May at 10.00 AM CET there will be an online workshop where we will discuss this and share our experiences. We will start with a keynote presentation by Esther Gonzales - Magenta.
After that we will give the floor to all participants and we will have a chance to share our best practices and to develop new ideas on how to approach this challenge. The workshop will be moderated by Kenneth OE Sundin, SME Academy.
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SME Albania - Summer Academy 2018

5/23/2018

 
The Albanian Institute of SMEs “SMEs Albania” organize their second Summer Academy for SMEs on “training on export management”.
In the program during 25-29 June entrepreneurs and small businesses will find a focus on international business. Topics like:
  • Documentation and Export procedures
  • International Trade
  • Barriers for export
  • Internationalization of businesses
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The Summer Academy is visited by SMEs that are exporting or have a potential in finding new markets. Future exporters are also among the attendees as students are invited to participate.

The presenter list, with a mix of international and domestic speakers and lecturers, is indicating a very inspiring and fully packed week of knowledge and experience that will be shared. One of the speakers will be our own founder of the SME Academy, Kenneth OE Sundin .

The event will take place at Hotel Tirana International, in Tirana, Albania.

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Interested in Micro financing? Visit Bilbao in October 2018

5/19/2018

 
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The European Microfinance Network (MFN) and the Microfinance Centre (MFC) will organise their joint annual conference, in partnership with Seed Capital Bizkaia Micro, from 3rd-5th October 2018 in Bilbao, Spain. The Euskalduna Conference Centre, located in the very heart of the city, will host the event providing a unique emplacement to the annual conference. 

Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing - a great market for SMEs

5/13/2018

 
3D printing and related services like 3D modeling, Animation, Cad etc will be growing rapidly as new materials and new tools will find their way to businesses - not at least Small Businesses that can adopt to new technologies - based on experiences and new knowledge.
Finding skilled managers and employees is one of the challenges but the pay back can be worth the effort.

What is Additive Manufacturing?
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Source: SME AM3DP Annual Report 2018

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One of the members of the SME Academy Network, SMEBOX,  has published an inspiring article based on the SME - Medical Additive Manufacturing Annual report 2018. Read it here...

EU Events - SME Academy - Partnership

5/13/2018

 
We are very happy to announce our partnership and collaboration between EU Events and SME Academy.

The SME Academy Network with more than 600 members from all EU-member states and now including EU Events, is a diverse group of Business Developers, Trainers and Mentors, Consultants, Service Providers, Authorities, representatives from the Public Sector on all levels, Universities with researches, teachers and professors, VET Schools and SME Associations. Initiated in 2013, it offers a number of benefits to its members regardless of whether you are a knowledge provider or are supporting SMEs in activities and projects.
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In a recent survey among the SME Academy Network members, Brussels was in top position when it comes to organizing conferences and other events and SME Academy is currently planning activities both in Brussels and online.

Given EU Events marked interest in SMEs and training, this partnership is a natural asset to help us gathering and sharing relevant events coming from or of interest to the SME world in Brussels and the rest of Europe. This is why #EUEvents calendar can now be found also on SME Academy website.
We wish all our old and new visitors welcome to get a bit more out of both EU Events and SME Academy.

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