FEJER VÁRMEGYEI KERESKEDELMI ES IPARKAMARA

Their core work

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Fejér County is a regional public body in Székesfehérvár, Hungary, that supports local SMEs in accessing EU innovation funding and improving their innovation management capabilities. As part of the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN), they provide hands-on advisory services including key account management, SME Instrument coaching, and innovation assessments (using the IMP3ROVE methodology). Their core function is bridging the gap between Hungarian small businesses and Horizon 2020 funding opportunities, particularly in the energy sector.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Their focus has been remarkably consistent across 2015-2021: SME innovation support through the Enterprise Europe Network. The main evolution is in the breadth of EU instruments they help SMEs navigate. Early projects (2015-2018) concentrated narrowly on SME Instrument coaching, while later projects (2019-2021) expanded to include FET, FTI, EIC Pilot, and the IMP3ROVE innovation assessment tool — reflecting the EU's own restructuring of SME support instruments under the European Innovation Council.

They are expanding from narrow SME Instrument support toward comprehensive EIC-era innovation services, likely continuing this trajectory under Horizon Europe.

How they like to work

They participate exclusively as a partner in Coordination and Support Actions — never as coordinator. With only 8 unique partners across 4 projects in a single country, they operate within a stable, recurring Hungarian EEN consortium. This suggests a reliable, low-risk partner for national-level SME support activities, but not an organization that builds new international consortia.

Their network is small and nationally focused: 8 consortium partners, all within a single country (Hungary). This reflects the domestic nature of EEN service delivery, where regional chambers collaborate as a national consortium.

What sets them apart

As a county-level chamber of commerce, they offer direct access to the SME ecosystem of Fejér County — one of Hungary's industrial heartlands centered around Székesfehérvár. Their value lies not in research capacity but in local business networks and hands-on advisory relationships with SMEs. For any consortium needing a Hungarian SME engagement channel, particularly in the energy or manufacturing sectors of central Hungary, they provide an established institutional bridge.

Highlights from their portfolio

• INNO-HUN 2020-21
  Their largest project (EUR 25,531) — nearly half their total H2020 funding — and expanded scope to include EIC Pilot and IMP3ROVE methodology
• INNO-HUN2019
  Marked the transition to broader instrument coverage, first adding FET, FTI, and IHC advisory capabilities alongside traditional SME Instrument support