If you want to participate in the Enterprise Europe Network you can fill in one of the four types of profiles. You can fill in the form below. Or do you need more information on deciding what your profile type is?
Here are some tips to help you decide on the right profile type
Business vs. Technology profiles
A technology profile is used when you offer or request an innovative technology or know-how, and a technology transfer will take place. A technology transfer can be best described as the successful application and/or adaptation of a technology developed in one organisation to meet the needs of one or more other organisations. The transferred technology shall be innovative for the recipient.
- When you need to expand your business abroad, then a Business Offer or a Business Request needs to be written. Indicators for business profiles are:
- Offering or requesting mainstream technologies or existing products;
- Establishing a franchise in other countries of the Network;
- Finding trade intermediaries or suppliers abroad or;
- Establishing partnerships, which do not involve technology transfer.
Business Offer vs. Business Request
A Business Offer is needed when you want to offer your products or services on external markets.
You should submit a Business Request when:
- You are requesting the services/products of another company;
- You are looking for products to complement its existing product range which it can distribute or represent in its own country or other defined countries/territories;
- You are interested in buying shares of another company;
- You are looking for new projects to invest in.
A Business Offer should be submitted when:
- You are looking for trade intermediaries (distributors/agents/representatives) or franchise partners to distribute, represent or offer its products or services on external markets;
- You offer your services on external markets through subcontracting, outsourcing, manufacturing agreement or joint venture;
- You want to sell shares of the company;
- You have a project in mind and looks for investors or partners to collaborate with.
- Please ensure that the BO is aimed at mid- to long-term partnering opportunities. Any proposal for direct sales of goods/services or search for clients /customers is not allowed.
- Please do not submit profiles for consulting companies offering similar services in direct competition to those which the Network offers (e.g., export consultants). Their profiles will not be published.
Technology offer versus Technology request
A Technology Offer is a description of a specific innovative technology, process, or specific knowhow which the client is willing to make available to a prospective partner. A Technology Offer should not be: A Technology Request is a description of a technology, process or specific know-how which is required by the client and which they are willing to source from a prospective partner.
- a general offer of expertise/capability
- a vehicle for direct sales of a product or a serviceA Technology Request is a description of a technology, process or specific know-how which is required by the client and which they are willing to source from a prospective partner.
Research & Development Request
You should write a Research & Development Request (RDR) when:
- You wish to find a partner to join a consortium for a research project under a specific call, funded by the European Union
- You wish to find a partner for a specific bilateral call (non EU-funded), where at least one of the partners is based in an EU member state or in an SMPsigned country
Only project partners or coordinators already involved in a consortium and engaged in the preparation of the response to a call for proposals can use RDR profiles to search for partners. POD does not accommodate Research & Development Offer profiles. If you wish to offer your know-how, skills and/or technology with a view to joining a project’s consortium, consider drafting a Technology Offer profile and selecting ‘Research cooperation agreement’ as one of the anticipated agreement types. However, as noted above, as it is important to describe a specific innovative technology or know-how when preparing a Technology Offer, so this option will not always be appropriate.