KAM2CentralPoland-4 project will be implemented by EEN-CP consortium in central regions of Poland. The overall objective of the project is to increase efficiency and effectiveness of research and innovation investments that will contribute to smart growth in EU countries. There are two main objectives the Consortium aim to achieve by delivering services under the present H2020 call: (1) the first objective is to ensure that key SME beneficiaries of the H2020 European Innovation Council (EIC) pilot are helped efficiently so that their full innovation potential can be exploited. They shall receive dedicated Key Account Management (KAM) services by the Network, which should be complemented by coaching services (not delivered by the Network). (2) The second objective is to ensure that the innovation management capacity of the SME clients is increased via a consulting services enhancing innovation management. Both services (Key account management and Enhancing innovation management capacity) are compatible with the general offers of the Consortium partners, which allow the latter to deliver services targeted at different stages of company development. Also, the services will be addressed to the most dynamic and innovative entities which have the potential to target international markets. That, in turn will help to build the brand of consortium members as providers of valuable services to the demand of modern companies.

The KAM2CentralPoland-3 project will be implemented by the EEN-CP consortium in central parts of Poland. The overall objective of the project is to increase the efficiency and the effectiveness of R&D and innovation investments that will contribute to smart growth in EU countries. There are two main objectives the Consortium aim to achieve by delivering services under the present Horizon 2020 call: (1) The first objective is to provide the beneficiaries of the following schemes: SME Instrument (SMEI), Fast Track to Innovation (FTI) and Future and Emerging Technologies Open (FET-Open) with a useful and value-added service which will enable them to innovate and compete on the international markets; (2) The second objective is to build its own brand of a reliable organization that provides valuable and comprehensive services, which help to increase the innovation management capacity to the business community, and in particular to innovative SMEs. Both the KAM and EIMC services are compatible with the general offers of the Consortium partners, which allows the latter to deliver services targeted at different stages of company development. Also, the above mentioned services will be addressed to the most dynamic and innovative entities which have the potential to target international markets. That, in turn, will help to build the brand of consortium members as providers of valuable services adjusted to the demand of modern companies.

The KAM2CentralPoland project will be implemented by the consortium called EEN-CP in central parts of Poland. The main objective of the project is to increase the efficiency and the effectiveness of R&D and innovation investments that will contribute to smart growth in EU countries. Main objective of the project will be implemented via two specific objectives: (1) To increase the innovation potential of small and medium enterprises lacking professional support in the field of innovation management. (2)To increase the economic potential among enterprises benefiting from The SME Instrument of H2020 by identifying bottlenecks and indicated solutions with the help of a capable coach. The innovation processes starts with an idea and ends with the innovation result, including leadership, management skills etc. Many EU regions, including Poland seem to lack complex services supporting innovation management. Regions covered by KAM2CentralPoland consortium belongs to more developed part of Poland, even so they still lack of complex services supporting innovation management. There are measures within the structural funds dedicated to the SME sector that support elements of innovation management but the coaching schemes still do not exist. Thus, both services the Key Account Management and the Enhancing the innovation management capacity of SMEs offered under this proposal address the challenges of the H2020 Work Program 2014-2015 Innovation in small and medium-sized enterprises and also meets the requirements of this consultations.

The KAM2CentralPoland-2 project will be implemented by the consortium called EEN-CP in central parts of Poland. The main objective of the project is to increase the efficiency and the effectiveness of R&D and innovation investments that will contribute to smart growth in EU countries. Main objective of the project will be implemented via two specific objectives: 1.To provide higher quality innovation support services to small and medium enterprises where those are absent or offered at unaffordable market prices. This objective will be implemented by a specially designed activity called Enhancing the innovation management capacity of SMEs (EIMC), addressed to SMEs with a real potential for international growth via product, process, service or business model innovation but lack the knowledge, skills or ability to manage innovation activities; 2.To ensure that the SME Instrument beneficiaries receive the most appropriate services to enhance the probability of successful exploitation of the innovation project supported by the Instrument and to leave a footprint for the future sustainable growth of the beneficiary by identifying bottlenecks and indicated solutions with the help of a capable coach. This objective will be implemented by the tailor made service of The Key Account Management (KAM). There are measures within the structural funds dedicated to the SME sector that support elements of innovation management but the mentoring and coaching schemes still needs to be improved. Thus, both services the KAM and the EIMC offered under this proposal address the challenges described in the Article 10 of the COSME regulation as well as it meets the requirements of the specific activities in the context of innovation support described in the Terms of Reference of the Consultation of Enterprise Europe Network partners on the work programme for 2017-2018 H-2020 activities (H2020-EEN-SGA2-2017-2018).