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Coopération Bancaire pour l’Europe aims to foster economic development in Europe and to contribute to the achievement of the Europe 2020 Strategy targets by providing its members and their clients with information and support to properly understand EU policies and strategies. The final aim of CBE is supporting innovative SMEs in getting access to EU market and finance. CBE carries out several initiatives aimed at helping European SME’s and public authorities to develop internationalization processes and to access EU funds. Such initiatives include:
● Monitoring EU regulations on specific thematic areas,
● Organizing thematic conferences and seminars,
● Publishing manuals and guides on European and international funding opportunities,
● Elaborating project proposals and performing project management,
● Supporting SMEs and Large industries in accessing EU tenders.

CBE has long-standing expertise in economic development, EU policies and strategies. Furthermore, CBE participated in several EU supported projects and initiatives.

In previous projects, CBE had the responsibility to: (1) mapping available local, national, European and international funds and financial facilities for learning mobility and vocational training; (2) developing, together with its consortium members, new financial instruments for vocational and professional learning and mobility in Europe; (3) providing assistant to European stakeholders to apply to these funds and financial instruments; (4) development of training course to support financial education among young adults. Finally, in the Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs Programme CBE has the responsibility to help and support new or potential entrepreneurs by reviewing their business plans and develop bankable projects.

CBE acts as a bridge between the EU and Italian entrepreneurs by providing information, guide and support in accessing EU funding and taking advantage of other opportunities offered in the context of the EU. Furthermore, CBE assists its member banks in becoming intermediaries for EIB and EIF funded financial instruments (InnovFin, etc). CBE aims at developing its competencies in the aforementioned sectors and provide innovative services to its members. The project’s activities would strengthen CBE’s position as a “bridging partner” for Small and Medium Enterprise in Italy and enable us to involve medium sized banks in the delivery of access to finance opportunities.
The project objectives and expected results are in line with the mission and activities of CBE’s associated banks, with particular regards to their commitment to their local environment, businesses and communities.
CBE has strong expertise in assessing Business plans and models, assessing project bankability and defining financial instruments to support innovative projects. Moreover, CBE can support training in business development and financial instruments fields; and disseminate project results in Italy and Brussels.

CBE will act as an intermediary between its members and associates and the world of innovative investment tools by placing the latter in a European-wide framework, facilitating synergies between the main actors in the context of access to alternative forms of finance for SMEs. The role of CBE will help increase the awareness of financial institutions to better understand the range of new financing and investment tools along with an enhanced capacity of risk assessment toward innovative business.

 

EU Projects Ongoing

  1. ERASMUS FOR YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS

  2. STIMULATE FINANCIAL EDUCATION TO FOSTER ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND DEVELOPMENT – SUCCEED

  3. ENHANCE SKILLS IN STARTUPS FOR WASTE IN CIRCULAR ECONOMY – ESSENCE

  4. EMPOWERING FOOD CIRCULAR ECONOMY IN STARTUPS – ENFORCES

  5. BOOSTING SOCIAL INCLUSION OF MIGRANTS THOUGH CREATIVE INDUSTRIES – INCREA

  6. STORYTELLING FOR COMPETITIVENESS IN EUROPEAN ENTERPRISES – STORYLINES

  7. BOOSTING BLUE ENTREPRENEURS’ COMPETENCES TOWARD AN ENVIRONMENTAL CARE ECOSYSTEM – BLUESPROUT

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