2014 European Enterprise Promotion Awards launch

The European Commission has launched the 2014 edition of the European Enterprise Promotion Awards, a competition to reward the most imaginative and successful initiatives from EU public bodies and public private partnerships which support entrepreneurship and SMEs.

The national level competition has begun, with the winners being selected to compete at international level in May. The participants’ ultimate aim is to win a Grand Jury Prize at the SME Assembly in Naples, Italy, on 2-3 October.

Antonio Tajani, European Commission Vice-President with responsibility for Industry and Entrepreneurship, said: “Five years on from the implementation of the EU’s Small Business Act we can see SMEs have come a long way, but we still have work to do. Highlighting these success stories of entrepreneurship promotion helps inspire European public bodies and public private partnerships to be more business focused and business friendly. We look forward to seeing what exciting and innovative projects are put forward by 2014 entries to the European Enterprise Promotion Awards.”

For more information on the European Enterprise Promotion Awards, please visit the website.