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Call for Proposals For Social Economy SMEs Under SMP COSME Launched!

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29 November 2024

Call for Proposals For Social Economy SMEs Under SMP COSME Launched!

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The SMP COSME programme has launched a call for proposals with a EUR 8 million budget to enhance the social economy sector, focusing on improving SME management and fostering circular economy partnerships. The initiative aims to provide capacity building and promote collaborations between social economy SMEs and mainstream businesses.

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Editorial Team: EY

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Albania

Armenia

Austria

Belgium

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria

Croatia

Cyprus

Czechia

Denmark

Estonia

EU-27

Finland

France

Georgia

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Iceland

Ireland

Italy

Kosovo

Latvia

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Malta

Moldova

Montenegro

Netherlands

North Macedonia

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Serbia

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Türkiye

Ukraine

Organisation Type

Networks and Federations / Confederations

NGOs / Non-profits

SMEs (a company with less than 250 employees)

  • Thematic area

    • Financing the ecosystem

    • Regenerative Green Transition

    • Skills

    • Urban and Rural Wellbeing

  • Interlinkages with other sectors

    • Aerospace and defence

    • Agri-food

    • Construction

    • Cultural and creative industries

    • Digital

    • Electronics

    • Energy intensive industries

    • Energy-renewables

    • Health

    • Mobility, transport, automotive

    • Proximity and social economy

    • Retail

    • Textile

    • Tourism

  • Action areas and keywords

    • Access to Finance

    • Blue Economy

    • Buy social

    • Circular Economy

    • Clusters (including Cluster of social and ecological innovation)

    • Digital social innovation

    • Education

    • Future workplaces

    • Housing

    • Innovation

    • Internationalisation

    • Local employment

    • Local Markets

    • New business models

    • New European Bauhaus

    • Responsible (Public) Procurement

    • Social Finance

    • Sustainable Finance

  • Ecosystem focus

    • Proximity economy

    • Social economy

  • Scope of activity

    • International

    • Local/neighbourhood

    • National

    • Regional

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The Competitiveness of Enterprises and SMEs strand of the Single Market Programme (SMP COSME) has announced a new call for proposals aimed at enhancing the social economy sector. With a total budget of EUR 8 million, the initiative focuses on two key topics: improving the organisational and entrepreneurial capacity of SMEs and fostering partnerships for circular value chains.


Topic 1, Stepping up the Organisational and Entrepreneurial Capacity of SMEs in the Social Economy (SMP-COSME-2024-SEE-01), allocates EUR 6 million to enhance the management quality and organisational excellence of SMEs in the social economy. This will be achieved through capacity building, training, coaching, and advisory services, with an emphasis on creating modular blueprints for replicable services. Topic 2, Partnerships for Circular Value Chains Between Mainstream Businesses and SMEs in Social Economy (SMP-COSME-2024-SEE-02), dedicates EUR 2 million to promote partnerships between social economy SMEs and mainstream businesses, aiming to strengthen circular economy value chains. This call represents a significant opportunity for SMEs to innovate and collaborate, driving forward the social economy sector.

Deadline to apply is 10 December, so act quick! More information available here.

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