This action relates to Horizon 2020 topic Innovation in SMEs under Other actions (Specific activities in the context of innovation support (H2020), in particularly the component: “Enhancing the innovation management capacity of SMEs” in the Enterprise Europe Network. As identified by both COSME and Horizon programs, in Europe, and more specifically geographic area covered by EUNORS, SMEs face a number of internal and external constraints, particularly “lack of financial resources” and “inability to manage innovation processes efficiently and effectively”. To tackle these constraints, EUNROS will focus on providing customized EIMC expert support to SMEs in our target area, to a predefined number of beneficiaries with high potential for growth and internationalization. Additionally, EUNORS will work with SMEs in order to support them in the process of applying for SME Instrument (under H2020 Programme).

This action relates to Horizon 2020 topic Innovation in SMEs under Other actions (Specific activities in the context of innovation support (H2020), in particularly the component: “Enhancing the innovation management capacity of SMEs” in the Enterprise Europe Network. The main aim of the project is: Enhanced growth and profitability of 16 SMEs in RS through provision of specialized innovation support services by EUNORS Network partners. Specific objectives: - Enhanced innovation management capacity of 15 companies within 12 months in Republic of Srpska. - Provide key account management support for 1 successful applicants of SME Instrument As identified by both COSME and Horizon programs, in Europe, and more specifically geographic area covered by EUNORS, SMEs face a number of internal and external constraints, particularly “lack of financial resources” and “inability to manage innovation processes efficiently and effectively”. To tackle these constraints, EUNROS will focus on providing customized EIMC expert support to SMEs in our target area, to a predefined number of beneficiaries with high potential for growth and internationalization. Additionally, EUNORS will work with SMEs in order to support them in the process of applying for SME Instrument (under H2020 Programme). Minimum number of service packages will be 16, from which 15 Enhancing innovation management capacity (EIMC) and 1 Key Account Management (KAM) package for beneficiaries of SME Instrument, FTI and FET-OPEN during 2019.

Republic of Srpska is one of two constitutive entities within the Bosnia and Herzegovina, and is autonomous in area of economic development. In order to provide stronger support to development of business sector (in particular the SMEs, that account for 99,8% of all businesses in RS), RS has decided to apply for the membership in the EUNORS (EEN RS) will provide SMEs with opportunities to explore their development and innovation potential in cooperation with partners from other EEN countries. EUNORS will strengthen regional cooperation (SEE and EU), and strengthen cluster development. EUNORS will cooperate with RS stakeholders and other institutions providing SME support services. The project aims are supporting SMEs on knowledge bases to bring their ideas to the market and scale up business by developing a innovation structure and implementing to it action plan. The n innovative SMEs will foster interaction among the SMEs actors and ultimately support European countries to gain state of the art technical knowledge and achieve the ability needed to drive innovation to the market Enhanced growth and profitability of 48 SMEs in RS through provision of specialized innovation support services within EUNORS network. Specific objectives: • Enhanced innovation management capacity of 48 companies within 24 months in Republic of Srpska. • Provide key account management support for 8 successful applicants of SME Instrument • Build capacity of 8 experts form Consortium member organizations to handle innovation management capacity assessment and innovation support services provision The implementation of this innovation action will give an SMEs performance model in the knowledge based society and will have a great impact in developing the Republic of Srpska SMEs culture where there is a need to foster SMEs through strengthening innovation capacities and start up acceleration programmes.