{"id":18377,"date":"2025-03-07T18:44:09","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T16:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.obi.gr\/?p=18377"},"modified":"2025-03-10T10:58:00","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T08:58:00","slug":"sme-fund-turning-challenges-into-opportunities-an-assessment-of-the-years-2022-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.obi.gr\/en\/sme-fund-turning-challenges-into-opportunities-an-assessment-of-the-years-2022-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"SME Fund: Turning Challenges into Opportunities \u2013 An Assessment of the Years 2022-2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6>The SME Fund is an initiative of the European Commission implemented by the\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.euipo.europa.eu\/el\">European Intellectual Property Office<\/a> (EUIPO) <span style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #404040;\">in collaboration with national and regional intellectual property offices at the national, regional, and community levels.<\/span><\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"margin: calc(var(--ds-md-zoom)*12px)0; line-height: var(--ds-md-line-height); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #404040;\">In Greece, the EUIPO collaborates with the competent national office, the Hellenic Industrial Property Organisation (OBI).<\/span><\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"margin: calc(var(--ds-md-zoom)*12px)0; line-height: var(--ds-md-line-height); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #404040;\">Through the SME Fund, Greek small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) not only gain continuous access to European funding but also secure permanent entry into the environment of Industrial Property in Europe. This ensures long-term growth, as they increase the volume of their activities, continuously expand their range of specialized products, strengthen employment positions, and contribute to the Innovation Ecosystem with their own footprint.<\/span><\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6><span style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #404040;\">In the following document, you can read <b>a detailed assessment of the use of the SME Fund by Greek SMEs, covering data from 2022 to 2024.<\/b><\/span><\/h6>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.obi.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/\u0391\u03c0\u03bf\u03c4\u03af\u03bc\u03b7\u03c3\u03b7-\u03c7\u03c1\u03ae\u03c3\u03b7\u03c2-\u03a4\u03b1\u03bc\u03b5\u03af\u03bf\u03c5-SME-Fund-\u03b1\u03c0\u03cc-\u03c4\u03b9\u03c2-\u03b5\u03bb\u03bb\u03b7\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03ad\u03c2-\u039c\u03bc\u0395.doc\">Assessment of SME Fund Utilization by Greek SMEs<\/a> (Greek)<\/p>\n<p>Compiled by:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Eleni Miskou<\/strong>, Director Secretariat at OBI, Contact Point for the SME Fund in Greece<\/li>\n<li><strong>Margot Bouchez<\/strong>, Seconded EPO Young Professional, Directorate of the Secretariat, OBI<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The SME Fund is an initiative of the European Commission implemented by the\u00a0 European Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) in collaboration with national and regional intellectual property offices at the national, regional, and community levels. 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