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The winners of this year’s competition will be announced at the EEPA Awards Ceremony, to be held at the annual SME Assembly in in Bilbao in November but in the meantime let's find out the shortlisted projects.
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Calling all visionary young entrepreneurs! Join the Youth Start-Up Competition 2023 now, with an extra week to ignite your entrepreneurial journey!
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The last Category in in this year’s European Enterprise Promotion Awards (EEPA) is "Responsible and Inclusive Entrepreneurship". This category recognises initiatives that promote corporate social responsibility among small and medium-sized enterprises and entrepreneurship among disadvantaged groups
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Welcome to the September edition of the SME Week newsletter!
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We have already had a look at the national winners in Category 1, Category 2 and Category 3 of this year’s European Enterprise Promotion Awards (EEPA). Today it is the turn of the national winners in EEPA Category 4!
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Supporting the Sustainable Transition, the Category 5 of the EEPA national winners recognises initiatives that support the sustainable transition of companies and target environmental aspects such as the circular economy, climate neutrality, clean energy, resource efficiency and biodiversity.
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EEPA Category 3: Supporting the Digital Transition recognises initiatives that support the digital transition of enterprises, enabling them to develop, market, and use digital technologies, products and services.
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The national winners in this year’s European Enterprise Promotion Awards (EEPA) that have made it to the next stage of the competition in EEPA for Category 2 – Investing in Entrepreneurial Skills.
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We announce the national winners in this year’s European Enterprise Promotion Awards (EEPA) that have made it to the next stage of the competition in EEPA for Category 1 – Promoting the Entrepreneurial Spirit.
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Italian Family Business Association Executive Director Giovanna Gregori shares her thoughts on the EEPA awards.