Enterprise & Industry Magazine | Number 1 (2008)

Summary:

The new Enterprise & Industry on-line and print magazine brings readers timely and up-to-date information on the activities of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry.

The main feature of this issue of the E&I magazine gives note about the Small Business Act (SBA), which was adopted by the European Commission. Other articles look into research in the space field; simplified rules for the cosmetics sector; a new intitiative to raise awareness of EU financial instruments available for SMEs; a service to inform businesses trading with China about managing their Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs).

Further information:

• Small Business Act: making life easier for European enterprises
• The Commission’s SME Envoy
• Boost to Internal Market for goods
• Access to finance for SMEs
• Softening the stigma of insolvency
• Protecting your Intellectual Property Rights in China
• Cosmetics safety rules to be rejuvenated
• Six-month window for REACH pre-registrations
• Space for European innovation
• News in brief & upcoming events