About the project

The overall objective of the project is to establish an innovative and flexible training tool for environmental SMEs from New Member States (NMS) and Candidate Countries (CC) in order to facilitate their participation in the 6th and 7th framework programme (FP6, FP7). Within the framework of the project the true needs of environmental SMEs from NMS and CC were be investigated, strategies for their involvement were developed and web-based services are created, providing all services necessary for their active participation in FP6, FP7 projects.

SME Environment project helps SMEs working in the field of Energy & Environment to develop project proposals under the 6th and 7th Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development of the European Union.

The project members have created a special database and a guide for those small and medium sized enterprises which are active in the field of energy and environment and are interested in participation of projects submitted to the FP7 or need help with their FP6 projects. SME Environment also offers a wide range of on-line services.

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the Guide for SMEs here or
the Guide for Coordinators here

Register your company in the database here

Start our special e-learning courses tailored to your needs

Basic information on FP6, FP7 programmes and proposal development (Suggested for beginners) here
How to develop a successful project proposal? here
How to manage successfully an FP6 project? here

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Project consortium

Co-ordinator: Geonardo Ltd. (Hungary)

www.geonardo.com

Contact details:

Administrative Co-ordinator: Ms. Gabriella Lovasz
Project managers: Ms. Judit Gabosy, Ms. Aranka Foldessy
Geonardo Ltd.
E-mail: gabriella.lovasz@geonardo.com
Phone/fax: +36 1 250-6703; +36 1 436-9038

Geonardo is a high-tech consulting firm specialised in environmental, and regional project development and consulting. The professional competence and experience of the company crew regarding EC project development is truly exceptional in Central Eastern Europe.

2. Innostart National Business and Innovation Centre (Hungary)
www.innostart.hu

Innostart Foundation is an organisation working for the innovation of SMEs. Innostart is also full member of the EBN, IRC, BIC initiatives among other local and international networks

3. The Lifelong Learning Institute Dipoli, Helsinki University of Technology (Finland) www.dipoli.hut.fi
Ongoing activities of Dipoli: http://www.dipoli.tkk.fi/english/ongoing.html

The Lifelong Learning Institute Dipoli (Finland) is a separate unit of the Helsinki University of Technology, employing some 120 staff members. Currently 20 staff members are working in the area of technology-enhanced learning, its methodology, pedagogy and technology.

4. Economic University of Vienna, Small Business Department (Austria)
www.wu-wien.ac.at

The first chair for Small Business at the University of Economics and Business Administration Vienna was established in 1936. The general long term research policy of this department is designed to increase the know

ledge about management problems and solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises following both the traditional functional and the more recent life cycle perspective.

5. Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe (International) www.rec.org

REC is a non-partisan, non-advocacy, not-for-profit international organisation with a mission to assist in solving environmental problems in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE).

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