HD GESTION

Their core work

HD Gestion is a Belgian intermediary organization operating as part of the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) in Wallonia. They provide innovation management services, internationalization support, and coaching to SMEs seeking to access EU funding instruments such as the SME Instrument, FET-Open, and Fast Track to Innovation. Their core function is helping small businesses in the Walloon region navigate EU innovation programs and scale their operations internationally.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

In their earlier projects (2015–2018), HD Gestion focused broadly on SME internationalization and general innovation management under the Enterprise Europe Network umbrella. From 2019 onward, the focus narrowed toward specialized coaching for specific EU instruments — FTI, FET-Open, and particularly EIC — reflecting the EU's own institutional shift from the SME Instrument to the European Innovation Council. The internationalization keyword disappears entirely in later projects, replaced by instrument-specific coaching language.

HD Gestion is evolving from generalist EEN support toward specialized EU funding coaching, particularly around EIC pathways — useful for SMEs needing guided access to European innovation instruments.

How they like to work

HD Gestion operates exclusively as a participant, never as coordinator, across all four projects. Their 11 consortium partners are all within a single country (Belgium), indicating they function as a regional node in a domestic EEN consortium rather than as an independent international actor. This suggests a reliable, locally embedded partner that contributes regional SME access and on-the-ground service delivery.

Their network of 11 partners is entirely Belgium-based, reflecting a tightly organized regional EEN consortium serving Wallonia. No international partnerships are visible in their H2020 portfolio.

What sets them apart

HD Gestion offers direct access to the Walloon SME ecosystem through an unbroken six-year track record as an EEN partner (2015–2021). For consortium builders needing a Belgian intermediary who can reach and coach innovative SMEs in French-speaking Belgium, they are a proven operator. Their value is not in research or technology, but in connecting EU programs to companies on the ground.

Highlights from their portfolio

• KAMWAL 2.4
  Most recent project (2020–2021), shows evolution to EIC coaching and represents the organization's current service capability.
• KAMWAL 2.1
  First project in the series (2015–2016), establishing HD Gestion's continuous presence in the EEN Wallonia consortium across four consecutive funding periods.