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ESBA at the EU SME Assembly, Bilbao, 13 to 15 November 2023
ESBA was well represented at this year’s EU SME Assembly in Bilbao as part of the European SME Week. by members In the photo...
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Norman Mackel, 1934 to 2023
It is with great sadness we report that our Hon President, Norman Mackel, died on Sunday, 16th July 2023, two days prior to his 90...
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ESBA future plans released ahead of 2024 Euro Elections
ESBA President, David Caro, has launched the Alliance’s programme for the next twelve months at its recent annual meeting, which...
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Asian Restaurant Awards launch held in Scottish Parliament attended by ESBA, 31 May.
Every seat was taken for the launch of the Asian Restaurant Awards 2023 Scotland held on the 31st May in the Holyrood Room at the ...
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ESBA visit to Gibraltar 15 to 17 May as part of our 25th Anniversary and was hosted by the Gibraltar Federation Small Businesses (GFSB), one of our founding members.
At our Board during the morning of the 16th May. we confirmed the appointment of Andrew Cave as our new Secretary General. Andrew ...
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ESBA appoints new Secretary General
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Andrew Cave, a highly respected policy communicator and seasoned campaigner, as ou...
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“Developing Advocacy and Representation Skills”
Despite the WEGate Project having reached its end last year, with the WEGate Summit 2022 and the following High-Level Dinne...
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Amazon Academy, wonderful evening with Amazon retailers
A wonderful evening at the Amazon Acedemy wjth some great exhibits by SMEs using Amazon’s retail service. (L-R) are: Nicolos Fus...
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ESBA Networking Dinner highlights
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6P8tiB-5cs...
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ESBA supports additional taxes for energy company excess profits
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Asian Curry Awards 2022 held
David Caro, President European Small Business Alliance, speaking at the 2022 Asian Curry Awards held at the Grosvenor House Hotel,...
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UMU Awards in Berlin
ESBA representatives attended the Annual Awards ceremony and dinner of our German member, UMU, Union Mittelstandischer Unternehmen...
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ESBA Board in Brussels
Our first ‘in person’ Board meeting was held on the 18th October 2022 in Brussels since before COVID. We set our 202...
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Meeting with Glas Poduzetnika, Croatia
Good to catch up with colleagues from, Croatia, L-R, Hrvoie Bujas, President, Glas Poduzetnika and Branka Prišlic, Secretary Gene...
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Welcome to the WEgate Summit
#WEGetFinance: Invest in and with Women Entrepreneurs in Europe 17 October 2022 at the European Economic and Social Committ...
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ESBA Hon Treasurer, John Walker. returns to the EESC at Association of Former Members of the EESC
Former member of the Employers’ Group at the EU Economic & Social Committee (EESC), John Walker attended the Association...
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SME Envoy Meeting in Luxembourg
David Caro, ESBA President, was amongst the a group of fellow SME Envoys from the EU Member States and Brussels based SME organisa...
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Call for evidence on Good Practices in Supporting Women Entrepreneurs
As the Project Lead for the WEgate Project, COSME Programme, ESBA is encouraging input on this call for evidence on Good Practices...
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ESBA at Slovenia Chamber of Commerce. GZS with a presentation by David Caro, ESBA President
ESBA was represented by David Caro, the organisation’s President, at the Annual Conference of the Slovenia Chamber of Commer...
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WEgate Toward strategic policy framework for women entrepreneurship
By reshaping the women entrepreneurship support, we can improve the prospects for the future generations of women entrepreneurs an...
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ESBA attends the Launch of the 12th Asian Curry Awards at the House of Lords, Westminster, London.
Launch of the 12th Asian Curry Awards 2022 at the House of Lord...
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New Effective Dispute Resolution Service (EDR): EUIPO online tool for SMEs
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic many SMEs across the EU, including those in the information and communication technology (ICT...
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Women Entrepreneurs in a COVID-19 and post-COVID-19 reality: challenges and recommendations
On the 25th of June, WEgate launched the first-ever WEbarometer survey, designed to take stock of the challenges and needs of Wome...
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A digital and skill-centric approach to Europe’s recovery
On the 18th of June, the European Commission published the long-awaited public consultation on the update of the Digital Educati...
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ESBA welcomes the European Commission’s proposal for a major recovery plan
ESBA welcomes the proposal of the Commission for a major recovery plan for Europe. The Next Generation EU instrument will be an ...
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Small Businesses need practical tools to increase their cyber resilience
Small business entrepreneurs and the self-employed make up the backbone of the global economy as a crucial source of employment, i...
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ESBA’s ‘Payin7’ Campaign Gets Boost from EC and Slovenian Government
David Caro, ESBA President, today welcomed support from both the European Commission and the government of Slovenia for ESBA̵...
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ESBA brings together Cybersecurity and SMEs experts in its first Webinar Series session
On Monday 27th April, ESBA hosted the first edition of our new #ESBAwebinars series which was devoted to Cybersecurity and SMEs: A...
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ESBA welcomes the emergency response plan of the Eurogroup and its focus on SMEs
The European Small Business Alliance (ESBA) warmly welcomes the decision of the Eurogroup to provide an emergency response plan of...
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Supporting SMEs in time of COVID
2020 started off as the year where the European Union welcomed a new leadership and with it, a new long list of political ambition...
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A strategy for SMEs to become sustainable
On the 10th of March 2020, the European Commission published the new SME Strategy for a sustainable and digital Europe, which aims...
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ESBA attends meeting with Executive Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis
On the 6th of March 2020, ahead of the publication of the upcoming Industrial and SME Strategies, the European Small Business Alli...
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The WEgate 2020 project officially kicks off
On the 13th of February, the WEgate 2020 project officially kicked off. ESBA, together with its consortium partners Business Angel...
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ESBA: New Brand. New Direction
On Wednesday, 22 January, at the Museum of Musical Instruments in Brussels, the culmination of six month’s hard work by the ES...
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ESBA consortium wins contract to reinvigorate WEgate, the EC platform for women entrepreneurs
Today the European Commission announced that the European Small Business Alliance (ESBA) won the contract to reinvigorate WEgate, ...
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Speech by ESBA President David Caro on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of UPEE on “Challenges to the development of EU Industrial Relations”
On Thursday the 20th of November 2019, ESBA President David Caro gave a speech on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of ESBA Mem...
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Early Warning Europe helped more than 3,000 entrepreneurs avoid bankruptcy by making their businesses financially sustainable
The achievements of Early Warning Europe were presented at a conference held today in Brussels, where EU decision-makers learned a...
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ESBA at the German Elite SME Award 2019
ESBA travelled to Frankfurt on the 17th of October 2019 to attend the ceremony of the German Elite SME Award 2019 – a prestigiou...
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ESBA chairs workshop at Early Warning Europe Mentor’s Day in Brussels
On the 10th of October 2019, ESBA organised the Early Warning Europe (EWE) Mentor’s Day in Brussels which gathered over 40 mento...
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ESBA treasurer at Brexit Panel in Poland
ESBA Treasurer, John Walker, in his role as a UK member on the EU Economic & Social Committee, participated in a Brexit panel ...
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ESBA announces new partnership with LOW
ESBA is delighted to announce a new partnership with LOW Associates Brussels (LOW), which has taken over management of ESBA’s...
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ESBA president at the SME Envoy Meeting
ESBA president, David Caro attend the meeting SME Envoy meeting on the 28th of June. He also had the occasion to present ESBA pr...