The European support that is available for Small and Medium Enterprises will be made known in Loulé, at the session “Investment Plan for Europe and SMEs”, which will take place on April 28, at the auditorium of NERA – Associação Empresarial do Algarve.
This initiative, co-organized by the European Networks Europe Direct Algarve and Enterprise Europe Network, by the CCDR Algarve and by NERA, will count on the presence of the MEP José Manuel Fernandes, from the EIB – European Investment Bank and IFD – Financial Institution for Development.
In this session, which includes presentations by the different guests and a final round table on financing for SMEs in the Algarve, topics such as the Juncker Investment Plan, financial instruments available to SMEs and tips on access to Union Funds will be discussed. European.
Participation in the session is free, but registration is mandatory. The application form is available on the CCDR do Algarve website.
Program for the session “Investment Plan for Europe and SMEs”:
- 14h15: Opening – Vitor Neto (NERA) and Francisco Serra (CCDR Algarve)
- 14h30: Investment Plan as the EU's response to the “Jobs, Growth and Investment” crisis as part of the Juncker Commission's priorities – José Manuel Fernandes, Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur of the Investment Plan for Europe
- 15h00: The Juncker Investment Plan – Kim Krellgaard, EIB Portugal Office Director
- 15h30: Capitalize – Financial Instruments for SMEs (Financing Market and Companies in Portugal | Banks/Promotional Institutions in Europe | IFD Mission and Project | Products and Services) – Ricardo Luz, Executive Director of IFD
- 15h50: «Simplifying the Investment Plan for Europe» – Ana Lopes, Europe Direct Algarve
- 16h00: Tips on Accessing EU Finance – The “Access2Finance” platform and other information – Paulo Bota, Enterprise Europe Network
- 16h10: Roundtable: Financing SMEs in the Algarve
Moderator: Hugo Rodrigues, Sul Informação
- CCDR Algarve Regional Dynamics Observatory – Aquiles Marreiros
- NERA – Vitor Neto
- IFD - Ricardo Luz
- EIB – Office in Portugal Kim Krelgaard
- SME – Zoomarine Nelson Santos
- 17h00: Closing – Europe Direct Center |Enterprise Europe Network | NERA
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