FUNDATIA CENTRUL ROMAN PENTRU INTREPRINDERI MICI SI MIJLOCII

Their core work

The Romanian Foundation for Small and Medium Enterprises is an NGO that provides innovation management consulting to SMEs in Romania, operating as part of the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN). Their core work involves helping small businesses improve how they manage innovation processes — from identifying opportunities to implementing structured innovation practices. They have delivered this service continuously since 2014 through the recurring PROSME-INN initiative, focused specifically on Romania's RO3 region (Bucharest-Ilfov and surrounding areas).

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Their focus has been remarkably consistent: all five projects are variations of the same PROSME-INN initiative centered on SME innovation management. The early period (2014-2016) emphasized general consultancy for SMEs and Key Account Management methodology. From 2017 onward, the Energy sector tag appears and EEN/KAM acronyms become more prominent, suggesting their SME advisory work became more formalized within EEN structures and increasingly directed toward energy-sector businesses.

They are deepening their EEN Key Account Management role with growing specialization in energy-sector SMEs, making them a stable regional relay for EU innovation services in Romania.

How they like to work

This organization overwhelmingly operates as a participant (4 of 5 projects), with only one early coordination role. All projects are Coordination and Support Actions (CSA) with modest budgets, typical of EEN service delivery nodes. Their 11 unique partners across just 1 country suggest they work within a fixed Romanian consortium that reconvenes for successive EEN work programs rather than seeking diverse international partnerships.

Their network of 11 partners appears concentrated entirely within Romania, reflecting their role as a regional EEN node rather than an internationally connected organization. They likely collaborate with the same local consortium of chambers of commerce, business agencies, and other EEN partners across successive project cycles.

What sets them apart

Their value lies in sustained, on-the-ground access to Romanian SMEs — particularly in the Bucharest region — built over seven consecutive years of PROSME-INN delivery. For anyone needing a reliable local partner to reach and advise Romanian small businesses, especially in the energy sector, this foundation offers an established network and proven EEN methodology. They are not a research or technology organization but a business support intermediary.

Highlights from their portfolio

• PROSME-INN (2015-2016)
  Largest single EC contribution (EUR 24,075) and first full-scale deployment of their SME innovation management services within the EEN framework.
• PROSME INN (2020-2021)
  Most recent and second-largest project (EUR 19,238), demonstrating continued relevance and the broadest keyword scope including EIMC methodology.