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Organization

ALMI FORETAGSPARTNER MITT AB

Swedish regional business agency delivering Enterprise Europe Network innovation management services to SMEs in central Sweden.

Innovation consultancysocietySENo active H2020 projectsThin data (2/5)
H2020 projects
4
As coordinator
0
Total EC funding
Unique partners
14
What they do

Their core work

Almi Företagspartner Mitt is a Swedish regional business development agency that helps SMEs grow through innovation advisory services, financing, and business coaching. Within H2020, they served as part of the Swedish Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) consortium (SWENNIS), delivering innovation management capacity-building services to SMEs across central Sweden. Their core work involves innovation health checks, key account management for growth-oriented SMEs, and connecting small businesses with EU support instruments like the SME Instrument.

Core expertise

What they specialise in

4 projects

All four SWENNIS projects (2015-2021) focused on enhancing innovation management capacity of SMEs through the Enterprise Europe Network.

SME Instrument and EIMC coachingsecondary
1 project

The 2020-2021 SWENNIS project explicitly included SME Instrument support, EIMC services, innovation health checks, and IDD4SME diagnostics.

Evolution & trajectory

How they've shifted over time

Early focus
General SME innovation advisory
Recent focus
EU innovation support instruments

From 2015 to 2019, Almi Mitt focused on general innovation management advisory — key account management and innovation specialist services delivered through the EEN framework. In the 2020-2021 period, their scope expanded to include more structured EU-specific tools: SME Instrument coaching, EIMC (Enhanced Innovation Management Capacity) services, innovation health checks, and IDD4SME diagnostics. This shift suggests a move from broad business advisory toward more formalized, EU-program-aligned innovation support methodologies.

Moving toward structured, program-specific SME coaching (EIMC, IDD4SME), suggesting deeper integration with EU innovation support frameworks beyond general business advice.

Collaboration profile

How they like to work

Role: active_partnerReach: regional1 countries collaborated

Almi Mitt operates exclusively as a participant within the Swedish EEN consortium, never as a coordinator. Their 14 unique partners are all within a single country (Sweden), indicating they are part of a stable national consortium of regional business support agencies. This is typical of EEN structures where regional partners divide geographic coverage — expect them to be a reliable, locally embedded partner rather than a cross-border consortium builder.

Their network consists of 14 Swedish partners within the national EEN consortium (SWENNIS), covering different regions of Sweden. No international partnerships are visible in the H2020 data — their collaboration footprint is entirely domestic.

Why partner with them

What sets them apart

Almi Mitt provides on-the-ground SME innovation support in central Sweden (Jämtland/Västernorrland region), an area not typically served by the major innovation hubs in Stockholm, Gothenburg, or Malmö. For consortium builders, their value lies in access to SMEs in northern/central Sweden and practical experience delivering EU innovation services in less urbanized regions. They are part of the broader Almi group, Sweden's government-backed business development system, which lends institutional credibility and regional reach.

Notable projects

Highlights from their portfolio

  • Swennis 2020-2021
    Most mature iteration of the Swedish EEN consortium, with expanded scope covering SME Instrument coaching, EIMC services, and IDD4SME diagnostics.
  • SWENNIS2
    First SWENNIS participation (2015), establishing Almi Mitt's role in the national EEN innovation support network.
Cross-sector capabilities
SME business development and coachingInnovation ecosystem facilitationRegional economic developmentTechnology transfer advisory
Analysis note: All four projects are iterations of the same Swedish EEN consortium (SWENNIS), meaning the apparent breadth of participation overstates actual project diversity. No EC funding amounts are available. The organization's real expertise is in regional SME support services rather than any specific technical domain. The Energy sector tag on later projects likely reflects EEN sectoral focus areas rather than deep energy expertise.