4 projects
All four VEBIN projects (2015-2021) focused on delivering innovation management capacity enhancement to Flemish SMEs through EEN.
Organization
VLAAMS AGENTSCHAP VOOR INTERNATIONAAL ONDERNEMEN
Flemish government trade agency delivering Enterprise Europe Network innovation management and scale-up services to SMEs in Flanders.
Public authoritysocietyBENo active H2020 projects
H2020 projects
4
As coordinator
0
Total EC funding
€454K
Unique partners
1
What they do
Their core work
Flanders Investment and Trade is the Flemish government agency responsible for promoting international business and foreign investment in the Flanders region of Belgium. Within H2020, their role has been exclusively as a regional delivery partner for the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN), providing Key Account Management (KAM) and Enhanced Innovation Management Capacity (EIMC) services to Flemish SMEs. They help small companies access EU innovation support instruments and scale internationally — essentially acting as the bridge between EU programs and local businesses.
Core expertise
What they specialise in
Key Account Management for SME Instrumentprimary
4 projects
KAM services appear across all project phases, from VEBIN SME 2.0 through 3.1, as a core service line.
4 projects
Every project explicitly references EEN activities, with the latest (VEBIN SME 3.1) bridging H2020 and Horizon Europe.
Scale-up support for SMEsemerging
1 project
The most recent VEBIN SME 3.1 project introduces 'scale-ups' and 'EEN client journey' as new focus areas beyond basic innovation management.
Evolution & trajectory
How they've shifted over time
Early focus
SME Instrument support delivery
Recent focus
Full EEN client journey and scale-ups
In the early period (2015-2018), their work centered squarely on enhancing innovation management capacity of SMEs and delivering Key Account Management for the SME Instrument — a structured, defined EU support role. From 2019 onward, the language shifts toward broader EEN service delivery, with new emphasis on scale-ups and the full EEN client journey. This suggests a move from narrow instrument-specific support toward a more comprehensive business growth advisory role within the EEN framework.
They are evolving from a narrow SME Instrument delivery role into a broader innovation growth advisory within the EEN, with increasing attention to scale-up companies transitioning to Horizon Europe.
Collaboration profile
How they like to work
Role: active_partnerReach: regional1 countries collaborated
They have never coordinated a project, always participating as a regional delivery partner within the VEBIN consortium — a Belgian EEN partnership. With only 1 unique consortium partner across all 4 projects, they operate in a stable, recurring relationship rather than building diverse networks. This is typical of EEN regional nodes: reliable, consistent delivery partners rather than consortium-building organizations.
Extremely narrow network: 1 consortium partner in 1 country (Belgium), reflecting their role as a regional EEN node within the VEBIN Belgian partnership. Their real network value lies outside H2020 — in their connections to Flemish SMEs and international business contacts.
Why partner with them
What sets them apart
As the official Flemish trade and investment agency, they offer something most EEN partners cannot: direct access to Flanders' industrial base and foreign investment pipeline. For consortium builders, partnering with them means gaining a channel to Flemish SMEs actively seeking innovation and international growth. Their value is not in research capability but in market access and business facilitation across the Flanders region.
Notable projects
Highlights from their portfolio
- VEBIN SME 3.1Largest budget (EUR 162,500) and marks the transition from H2020 to Horizon Europe EEN activities, signaling continued long-term engagement.
- VEBIN SME 2.0 (2017-2018)Nearly doubled in budget from the first phase (EUR 134,875 vs EUR 79,695), indicating growing role and responsibility within the VEBIN consortium.
Cross-sector capabilities
SME business development across all sectorsInternational trade facilitationInnovation management advisoryTechnology transfer and commercialization support
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