The European Small Business Alliance is a non-party political
group, which cares for small business entrepreneurs and
the self-employed and represents them through targeted
EU advocacy and profiling activities.

Today, ESBA is one of the largest organisations based
on voluntary membership in Europe. Through its
direct membership, associate membership and
cooperation agreements, the Alliance now
represents almost one million small businesses
and covers 35 European countries.

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Latest News

European Parliament Working Breakfast: Small businesses express concerns over data protection rules

Yesterday, the European Small Business Alliance (ESBA) organised a working breakfast in the European Parliament to discuss the General Data Protection Regulation from an SME p... Read More »

Small businesses call for shifting focus in data protection debate

The new General Data Protection Regulation must provide a clear and simple set of rules for SMEs, without burdening them with unnecessary costs or obligations. This was the ma... Read More »

ESBA Honorary President Tina Sommer delivers SMEs stance on European Common Sales Law at European Parliament hearing

On 5 December 2012, the EPP Group organised a hearing in the European Parliament on the Common European Sales Law (CESL). Tina Sommer was invited to deliver the SMEs' poin... Read More »

Euronews Business Awards

The Euronews Business Awards, in association with Google, were conceived with aim to recognize and motivate young, start-up companies and SME's to whom the internet was in... Read More »

Is Bigger Better?

Earlier this week, a report was released by the European Firms in a Global Economy, an EU-funded project under the supervision of well-known think-tank Bruegel. The report sta... Read More »

Welcome by tina sommer, esba president

David Caro, ESBA President

Welcome to the website of the European Small Business Alliance! Founded in 1998, the European Small Business Alliance (ESBA) is a non-party political group which rep…

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