Fusion recently went to meet with one of its members, Enterprise Europe Scotland to find out more on what services they have to offer. We visited the office at Highland Opportunity Ltd on Castle Street, Inverness, however, Enterprise Europe Scotland is a consortium made up of partners from Scottish Enterprise, Highlands & Islands Enterprise and Highland Opportunity Ltd and part of the much wider Enterprise Europe network.
The Enterprise Europe Network’s role is to help small business to make the most of the European marketplace. This may involve developing commercial partnerships such as identifying agents or distributors, licensing new products or finding research and development partners. A core function of the network is operating a European enquiry service so, for example, if a business was looking to move into Europe they can assist with a wide range of enquiries including legislation, labelling, standards, market information and funding. Enterprise Europe also offers support for public procurement including help to identify sources of European tenders, advice on procurement rules and setting up search profiles for services such as the Public Contracts Scotland website.
The Enterprise Europe Network’s role is to help small business to make the most of the European marketplace. This may involve developing commercial partnerships such as identifying agents or distributors, licensing new products or finding research and development partners. A core function of the network is operating a European enquiry service so, for example, if a business was looking to move into Europe they can assist with a wide range of enquiries including legislation, labelling, standards, market information and funding. Enterprise Europe also offers support for public procurement including help to identify sources of European tenders, advice on procurement rules and setting up search profiles for services such as the Public Contracts Scotland website.
