STATE INSTITUTION ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND EXPORT PROMOTION OFFICE

Their core work

A Ukrainian government body in Kyiv that supports Ukrainian SMEs in scaling up, internationalizing, and cooperating with European businesses. They operate as a national node of the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN), delivering Key Account Management (KAM) and Enhancing the Innovation Management Capacity (EIMC) services to help companies upgrade their innovation management, connect with EU partners, and access technology transfer opportunities. Their day-to-day work is bridging Ukrainian industry with European academia, research, and export markets.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Across 2017-2021 their mandate stayed remarkably consistent: supporting Ukrainian SMEs through the Enterprise Europe Network. The early phase (2017-2018) framed the work around generic KAM scheme delivery and academia-industry technology transfer, while the later phase (2019-2021) shifted language toward the combined KAM and EIMC service package — indicating a move from single-track coaching to a more structured, two-pillar innovation management offer. The core audience (Ukrainian SMEs) and partners did not change, but the service toolkit matured.

They are deepening their role as Ukraine's institutional anchor for EEN services, adding more structured innovation management coaching — useful for anyone wanting a reliable entry point to Ukrainian SMEs.

How they like to work

They consistently join as a participant, never a coordinator, inside the same small consortium delivering the national EEN-Ukraine project across three consecutive grants. With only seven unique partners over three projects, they show a loyal, continuity-driven collaboration pattern rather than a hub style. This signals a partner who is stable and predictable, but unlikely to initiate new consortia beyond their EEN mandate.

A tight consortium of seven recurring partners across three back-to-back EEN-Ukraine projects, with collaborations concentrated on a single-country (Ukrainian) consortium footprint. The network is small, stable, and mission-specific rather than geographically spread.

What sets them apart

They are a state institution acting as Ukraine's official door into the Enterprise Europe Network, which gives them direct reach into Ukrainian SMEs that most EU partners cannot easily access. Unlike private innovation consultancies, they carry public-body legitimacy and an export-promotion mandate, making them the natural counterparty for EU organizations seeking to engage Ukrainian industry at scale. If you want vetted access to Ukrainian SMEs through an institutional channel, they are the route.

Highlights from their portfolio

• EEN-Ukraine (2017-2018)
  Their entry into the Enterprise Europe Network, establishing Ukraine's participation in the largest EU business-support network.
• EEN-Ukraine (2020-2021)
  Expanded the service mix from KAM alone to combined KAM and EIMC services, showing maturation of their SME innovation management offer.