Brussels seeks to boost SMEs’ access to venture capital

The European Commission presenting on the 7 December 2011 a strategy to promote better access to finance for SMEs with an EU Action Plan, which includes increasing financial support from the EU budget and the European Investment Bank and a proposal for a regulation setting uniform rules for the marketing of venture capital funds.

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European Commission: RAPID: Press Release, IP/11/1512: New measures to stimulate funding for social businesses http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/11/1512&format=PDF&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

European Commission: RAPID: Press Release, IP/11/1513: New EU fundraising rules: boosting venture capital for SMEs and easing access to credit http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/11/1513&format=PDF&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

European Commission: DG Enterprise and Industry: Policies: Better access to finance http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/finance/index_en.htm

European Commission: COM (2011) 870 : An action plan to improve access to finance for SMEs http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/finance/files/com-2011-870_en.pdf

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