One of the core services provided by the Enterprise Europe Network is helping clients to find the right European partner for their business.%u3000 Innovative companies may need to find a technology partner to help bring their products to market.%u3000 Commercial companies may be looking for an agent, distributer or supplier to help them make that first crucial step to internationalisation, or other companies may be looking for sources of European funding for research and development projects – a top priority for the European Union.

To mark European SME week 2010, the Enterprise Europe team at BSK-CiC have launched an ‘Automatic Matching Tool’ on their website.%u3000 This will allow website visitors to search the entire Enterprise Europe database for the right partner for their business, within any of the 44 countries in the Network.%u3000 The Tool uses a simple ‘keyword’ search - for example, if a client is interested in ‘Aerospace’, their search will call up commercial, innovation and research partnering opportunities.%u3000 This is a valuable, effective way for clients to view all types of collaboration opportunities, relevant to them.

Please ensure your clients are aware of this new free-of-charge service being offered by the Enterprise Europe Network South East.%u3000 It’s a great way for your clients to find the right partner and make it possible to expand their business into Europe.

Check out www.enterpriseeurope-se.eu/partners and spread the word!