Good practice

FIRMENHILFE run by the project’s lead partner EVERS & JUNG is an inbound telephone service for small and micro-enterprises in Hamburg... --> read more --> case study(PDF)

The telephone hotline BDL is a member of the project team. It targets existing small or micro-enterprises (up to 10 employees) based in England, Wales and Scotland... --> read more --> case study(PDF)

The Schuldnerhilfe runs a Crisis-Hotline which targets indebted micro/small enterprises. Although the advice is conducted mainly via the telephone, face-to-face meetings are possible... --> read more --> case study(PDF)

Unternehmer in Not, Austria: This service consists of an online-platform where entrepreneurs of micro and small companies have the possibility to assess the health of their business ... --> read more --> case study(PDF)

The G.I.B. does not act as a central address to turn to for companies in crisis but supports industrial development agencies with the implementation or further development of a local offer in the regions. --> read more --> case study(PDF)

Re-créer has set up a workshop approach to bring entrepreneurs that are facing difficulties, or wanting to prevent them, together... --> read more --> case study(PDF)

Transformando aims at developing training methods for micro-enterprises which are run by socially excluded groups... --> read more --> case study(PDF)

The turnaround programme of the micro-credit institute Finnvera only applies to entrepreneurs with a loan that exceeds 200.000 €... --> read more --> case study(PDF)

A key priority is to improve the general business environment including support for the development of SMEs through improved access to funding and more effective levels of consulting and support... --> read more --> case study(PDF)

Daugavpils Enterprise Region Support Service (DnUAC), Latvia The DnUAC was founded in December 1994, in the frames of EU PHARE Programme. At the present time the service is no longer available. The main objective of the Centre was to provide small and medium sized companies with business services like business consultancy, information and training... --> read more --> case study(PDF)

ESIC set up a programme which focuses on the tutoring and consolidation of micro and small enterprises and which is addressed to female entrepreneurs which have received micro credit from the savings bank La Caixa... --> read more --> case study(PDF)

Narva employs all communication channels to give advice to micro and small enterprises. Next to consultations it also offers seminars and training... --> read more --> case study(PDF)

Stichting Ondernemersklankbord is a foundation with the aim to increase the success chances of small and medium sized businesses .... --> read more --> case study(PDF)

Zuidweg is an organisation with the aim to support entrepreneurs and former entrepreneurs during their debt... --> read more --> presentation(PDF)

The mission of Mentors i Emprenedors is to assist entrepreneurs struggeling for self-sufficiency to attain a self-reliant livelihood. The organisation offers technical and tutorial support to entrepreneurs involved in micro and small business. --> read more --> presentation(PDF)

News

European Handbook available

The European Handbook U-Turn: Towards Business Success is now available for download in English, German, French and Spanish! click here

Conference is over!

The "U-Turn: Towards Business Success" conference is over! More than 100 participants attended the conference which was held on Thursday, 20th September at the chamber of crafts , Hamburg. We like to thank all those who took part!

Final conference

Reserve some space in your schedule: The final project conference will take place on the 20th of September in Hamburg. For details, please click here. No costs involved for participation.

Microempresa en Acción starts its services

Microempresa en Acción, the pilot of Fundació Un Sol Món, successfully started on the 27 of February 2007. The service consits of telephone advice (inbound and outbound) for entrepreneurs having received a microcredit from the savings bank Caixa Catalunya.

Three new best practice partners:

The circle of the project team is once again broadend: Zuidweg & Parters (The Netherlands), the Ondernemersklankbord (The Netherlands) and Associaciò de Mentors i Emprenedors (Spain) have joined and raise the number of best-practice partners up to 13. Presentations of our new best practice partnes will be on-line soon.

First pilot project starts its operation:

With SOS-Ondernemers of FACET/SEON, the first pilot project in the frames of the project is set up. The mulichannel approach of FACET will include a website with tools and worthwhile information, an email-consultancy service and telephone advice.