PRIMOM FOUNDATION FOR ENTERPRISE PROMOTION OF SZABOLCS SZATMAR BEREG COUNTY BT

Their core work

PRIMOM is a regional enterprise development foundation based in Nyíregyháza, serving Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County in northeastern Hungary. As part of the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN), they provide innovation management advisory services to local SMEs, helping them access EU funding instruments and improve their innovation capacity. Their core work involves coaching SMEs through Horizon 2020 application processes, particularly the SME Instrument and later the EIC Pilot, and conducting innovation management assessments using the IMP3ROVE methodology.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

In their early period (2015-2018), PRIMOM focused narrowly on SME Instrument coaching and basic innovation management capacity building under the EEN umbrella. From 2019 onward, their scope broadened significantly to include FET, FTI, and the EIC Pilot, alongside formal IMP3ROVE assessments and Innovation Health Checks (IHC). This expansion reflects the EU's own shift from the SME Instrument toward the broader European Innovation Council framework, and PRIMOM adapted its service portfolio accordingly.

PRIMOM is evolving from a narrow SME Instrument advisor into a broader innovation support hub, likely positioning to serve SMEs under Horizon Europe's EIC Accelerator and similar instruments.

How they like to work

PRIMOM operates exclusively as a participant in nationally-coordinated CSA projects, never leading consortia itself. With only 8 unique partners across a single country (Hungary), they work within a stable, recurring national consortium of Hungarian EEN partners. This suggests a reliable but regionally focused partner — easy to work with in Hungarian networks, but not a gateway to international connections.

Their network is entirely domestic, comprising 8 Hungarian partner organizations within the EEN consortium. There is no evidence of international collaboration beyond the nationally-framed EEN service contracts.

What sets them apart

PRIMOM's value lies in deep regional knowledge of Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, one of Hungary's less industrialized regions, where direct SME access to EU innovation support is limited. For consortium builders needing a partner with ground-level reach into northeastern Hungarian SMEs, PRIMOM offers an established local network and trust that national-level organizations cannot replicate. However, their scope is narrow — they are an advisory intermediary, not a research or technology organization.

Highlights from their portfolio

• INNO-HUN2019
  Marked the expansion of services to include FET, FTI, and IMP3ROVE assessments, reflecting PRIMOM's broadened advisory scope beyond basic SME Instrument coaching.
• INNO-HUN 2020-21
  Their most recent project, incorporating EIC Pilot support and IMP3ROVE methodology — shows adaptation to the transition from H2020 to Horizon Europe funding structures.