SME market expansion call
The SME Market Expansion Call, aims to support small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the development of new, or significantly improved, solutions for expansion into a new industry sector or geographic market. The call offers SMEs the opportunity to pilot their products or services with an end-client.
The SME Market Expansion Call contributes to our social impact goals of job creation and strengthens the European urban mobility sector. As SMEs typically struggle with the complexity of heavy procurement and compliance requirements, the call aims to overcome this hurdle by establishing business relationships between SMEs, transport providers and city authorities. This removes a barrier for SMEs to enter the market, drives faster innovation and creates better solutions.
About the SME market expansion call
- A singular beneficiary that is a small to medium-sized enterprise;
- Offers a pathway into wider cooperation with our ecosystem of urban mobility partners and stakeholders;
- Projects take place over a period up to eight months;
- Cities and large businesses can pilot new innovative urban mobility solutions tailored to their real-life challenges via an agile process by acting as an end-client in the project;
- Universities can participate as a university-affiliated commercial entity, holding intellectual property rights and value;
- Focused on a specific topic or area.
Why apply to the SME market expansion call?
Gain the opportunity for wider cooperation and engagement with our extensive urban mobility ecosystem.
Collaborate with end-users, expand and grow product or service offers, and receive support in fostering business and commercial relations with transport providers and city authorities.
