Enterprise Europe Network provides specialized services aimed at support and raising of competitiveness mainly of small and medium-sized enterprises.
The Network activities include expert counselling for entrepreneurs and information on the Single Market, assistance with transnational technology transfer, searching for contacts and project partners for international co-operation in research and development. The Network also offers advice for protecting intellectual property.
Enterprise Europe Network operates in more than 60 countries. The Czech Republic is represented by a consortium of six partners coordinated by the Technology Centre CAS and is funded by the European Union (Programme for the Competitiveness of enterprises and SMEs (COSME)) and Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic. This ensures that all its services are served free of charge.