ALMI FORETAGSPARTNER JONKOPING AB

Their core work

Almi Företagspartner Jönköping is a regional office of Sweden's national business development agency, providing innovation management services, coaching, and growth support to small and medium-sized enterprises. Within H2020, they operated as part of the Swedish Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) consortium "Swennis," delivering hands-on innovation diagnostics, key account management, and SME Instrument support services. Their role is to bridge the gap between SMEs and EU innovation programs — helping companies identify innovation needs and access European support instruments.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

In the early period (2015-2018), Almi Jönköping focused squarely on core innovation management and key account management for SMEs — a straightforward EEN service delivery role. From 2019 onward, the scope broadened to include SME Instrument advisory, innovation health checks, and the IDD4SME methodology, suggesting a shift from general innovation coaching toward more structured EU funding access services. The evolution is modest but clear: from generic innovation support to more specialized EU instrument navigation.

Moving toward structured innovation diagnostics and EU funding instrument advisory, making them increasingly useful as a gateway for SMEs seeking EIC/Horizon Europe support.

How they like to work

Almi Jönköping operates exclusively as a participant, never as coordinator, within the same Swedish EEN consortium across all four projects. Their 14 unique partners are all within a single country (Sweden), indicating a tightly knit national network rather than a broad European presence. This is a loyal consortium member — reliable and consistent, but not a project initiator or cross-border connector.

Their network consists of 14 partners, all within Sweden, forming the national EEN consortium "Swennis." This is a domestic innovation support network with no direct cross-border consortium partnerships in H2020.

What sets them apart

Almi is Sweden's government-backed SME development agency, giving them unmatched access to the Swedish small business ecosystem — particularly in the Jönköping region known for its manufacturing and entrepreneurial culture. For a consortium builder, partnering with Almi means gaining a trusted intermediary who can mobilize and recruit Swedish SMEs into EU projects. Their value is not technical expertise but rather reach into the SME community and credibility as a public business support organization.

Highlights from their portfolio

• Swennis 2020-2021
  Most mature iteration of their EEN work, expanding into SME Instrument advisory, innovation health checks, and IDD4SME methodology — showing the broadest service portfolio.
• SWENNIS2
  First entry into H2020 EEN activities (2015), establishing Almi Jönköping as a consistent participant in the Swedish Enterprise Europe Network consortium.