Togetherness + Resilience = Recovery The 2021 SME Assembly, the first European-wide, post-COVID conference organized by the European Commission to be actually held in person, took place in 15-17 November at Portorož in Slovenia, under the auspices of the Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the European Union. In light of the pandemic, this
Leadership in Crisis In every company there are times when everything goes wrong. Leadership in such a situation can make the difference between success and failure and thus the survival of a company. Leadership in a crisis must be strong and assertive, because indecisiveness and passivity only exacerbate the problem. But at the same
Crisis Resilience And Winning In Business In Uncertain Times Various studies assume that, depending on the country, between 7% and 25% of small and medium-sized enterprises are already in advanced stages of crisis, without having often realised this. The more advanced the stage of the crisis, the more complex and unlikely a successful restructuring
Helping SMEs with Financial Information EUEI (and their fellow SECure partners) work(s) with many organisations and SMEs across Europe and around the world. We have found that a lot of the education and information about finance is never taught in schools, colleges or universities. New and existing entrepreneurs are expected to find the right
Irish SMEs Emerging from the COVID-19 Crisis Since the WHO declared COVID-19 a pandemic on March 11th, 2020, SMEs have faced some unprecedented challenges, and have had to “adapt to survive” over the last 18 months. Many SMEs have risen to this challenge and have diversified and evolved in response to harsh lockdowns, strict health
