Business EU & Global
The experts at the Enterprise Europe Network offer your company the advice it needs to grow and expand into international markets.
Our free consulting services for your international success include
EU Single Market
Europe is the most important sales market for German products and services. Around three quarters of German deliveries abroad are focussed on European markets, 65% of which are in EU and EFTA countries. However, business success in Europe requires good preparation. Despite numerous rounds of harmonisation, the EU member states still have differences in commercial law and various national regulations, such as in the area of licensing requirements for the marketing of products or the provision of cross-border services, the ignorance of which can lead to costly mistakes.
We support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in
- market cultivation,
- order procurement,
- marketing innovative products and processes,
- the provision of services and the secondment of employees in Europe
EU LAW AND STANDARDS
Do you need information on how EU laws and regulations affect your business? The experts at the Enterprise Europe Network can help you find your way through this legal maze and make it easier for you to sell your products or services in other EU countries.
We inform you about:
- EU legislation, European directives, regulations and standards
- public tenders as well as business and funding opportunities
- Market information for companies wishing to export or import
- We can tell you how you can take advantage of European programmes and free trade agreements.
Industrial property rights
Are you interested in protecting a new idea, product or process? The Enterprise Europe Network can help you find out what form this protection can take, whether there are any funding opportunities and support you in exploiting your ideas and technologies in the best possible way. We can also put you in touch with the relevant organisations or lawyers - saving you time and money.
Our service includes
- Information and advice on intellectual property rights at national and international level and on patents
- Support in opening up new markets and finding export opportunities
Public procurement
National tenders, EU-wide tenders and projects from international development organisations and programmes offer a wide range of opportunities to do business abroad.
Dialogue with Europe
Not everything always runs ‘like clockwork’ in the European single market. Problems with VAT, cross-border transport, the provision of services abroad or the recognition of financial statements sometimes complicate the everyday life of companies that operate across borders. Do you know this?
- You have received an order abroad, but you are not allowed to work there.
- Your employees' qualifications are not recognised.
- Dealing with VAT in foreign business is difficult.
- And then there are all the directives and regulations!
You'd like to have a say, wouldn't you?
The Enterprise Europe Network always gives small and medium-sized enterprises the opportunity to criticise and make suggestions for improvement and thus influence decisions in the EU.
