SME TO LEAD

"Training of SMEs to be successful co-ordinators of framework projects"
Economic & Technological Intelligence, 6th Framework Programme
Contract: ETI-CT-2004-023378-SMETOLEAD

www.smetolead.org

The primary objectives of SME-to-LEAD are to deliver high quality co-ordinator training to 360 European SMEs, provide them with a certificate of successful attendance to the sessions and leading to 60 SMEs receiving follow up support programme and developing proposals and running framework projects. The route for achieving this is to develop best practice guidance on project co-ordination for FP6 and FP7 which is focused on SME specific needs. This will be delivered to SMEs in a series of high quality, intensive and modular training events and follow up support measures. The project will be cross-sectoral and trans-regional focusing on SME instruments targeting co-ordinators of funded projects and those involved in leading proposals or considering participation in future RTD programmes.

Start: 1/11/2005
End: 30/10/2008