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Their core work

SEV (Hellenic Federation of Enterprises) is Greece's leading employer and industry federation, representing the country's major enterprises and industrial sectors. Within H2020, they operated as a delivery partner in the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN), providing innovation management advisory services and Key Account Management (KAM) to Greek SMEs seeking to access EU funding instruments like the SME Instrument and Fast Track to Innovation. Their role is essentially bridging Greek businesses with EU innovation support programs — coaching companies through application processes and helping them absorb innovation capacity.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

SEV's H2020 involvement follows a clear progression within the same EEN Enhancement program across four consecutive grant periods (2015-2021). Early work (2015-2016) focused narrowly on building basic innovation management capacity and establishing EEN services in Greece. From 2019 onward, their scope expanded significantly to include guidance on specific EU funding instruments — SME Instrument, Fast Track to Innovation, and FET-Open — indicating a shift from general advisory toward targeted funding pathway support.

SEV is deepening its role as a gateway for Greek SMEs to specific EU innovation funding programs, suggesting growing expertise in navigating complex EU instrument landscapes.

How they like to work

SEV participates exclusively as a partner, never as a coordinator, consistent with its role as a national EEN delivery node within larger consortium structures. With 12 unique partners across just 4 projects and collaboration limited to 1 country, their consortium involvement appears focused on the Greek EEN ecosystem rather than broad European networking. Working with SEV means accessing the organized Greek industrial community through a well-established federation with institutional credibility.

SEV's H2020 network comprises 12 partners concentrated in a single country (Greece), reflecting the nationally-scoped nature of EEN service delivery. Their network is essentially the Greek innovation support ecosystem — chambers of commerce, development agencies, and technology intermediaries.

What sets them apart

SEV is not a research organization or technology company — it is Greece's peak employer federation, giving it unmatched access to the country's industrial base. For consortium builders needing a credible Greek industry gateway with established relationships to thousands of enterprises, SEV offers institutional reach that individual companies or research centers cannot. Their value lies in market access and SME mobilization, not technical expertise.

Highlights from their portfolio

• Enhancement SGA4
  The most recent and mature phase of their EEN work (2020-2021), covering the broadest range of EU funding instruments including FET-Open, indicating expanded advisory scope.
• ENHANCEMENT 2015-16
  The foundational project that established SEV's role in EEN innovation management services for Greek SMEs, launching a continuous six-year engagement.