The CESEAND InnoAses4 project, based on the three main pillars of Excellent Science, Competitive Industries and Tackling Societal Challenges described into the 2014-2020 HORIZON 2020 work programme “Innovation in SMEs”, identifies the Innovation Management Capacities Improvement as a crucial milestone to create more innovative Andalusian SMES, enhance their relation with other potential European partners, reinforce their potential cooperation and increase the cross border activities becoming more and more competitive into the single market. Advance and tailored support into the SMEs Innovation Management Capacities is also needed in order to create a favourable ecosystem for their innovations growth, providing support to research, development and innovation projects, such as specific services aimed to improve their innovation skills and address the financing needs required by the implementation and execution of high-risk and high-potential innovation ideas to markets. This means, as described into the figure below, start analysing which ideas, from a pool of different ones, are able to arrive faster to the market, making more profitable the resources allocated for these projects. The two main objectives of this proposal are to ensure that key SME beneficiaries of H2020 are helped efficiently to fulfil their innovation potential and the innovation management capacity of the SME clients is increased; which contributes to the smart growth of Andalusia, Ceuta and Melilla; through the provision of support services as well as information and advisory services such as mentoring, coaching and partner search activities for SMEs aimed to enhance the innovation management capacities, wishing to develop innovation projects with a strong European or international potential.

The CESEAND InnoAses5 project identifies the Innovation Management Capacities Improvement as a crucial milestone to create more innovative Andalusian SMES, enhance their relation with other potential European partners, reinforce their potential cooperation and increase the cross border activities becoming more and more competitive into the single market. Advance and tailored support into the SMEs Innovation Management Capacities is also needed in order to create a favourable ecosystem for their innovations growth, providing support to research, development and innovation projects, such as specific services aimed to improve their innovation skills and address the financing needs required by the implementation and execution of high-risk and high-potential innovation ideas to markets. This means, as described into the figure below, start analysing which ideas, from a pool of different ones, are able to arrive faster to the market, making more profitable the resources allocated for these projects. The two main objectives of this proposal are to ensure that key SME beneficiaries of H2020 are helped efficiently to fulfil their innovation potential and the innovation management capacity of the SME clients is increased; which contributes to the smart growth of Andalusia, Ceuta and Melilla; through the provision of support services as well as information and advisory services such as mentoring, coaching and partner search activities for SMEs aimed to enhance the innovation management capacities, wishing to develop innovation projects with a strong European or international potential.

The European Commission has placed a firm wager on an "industrial renaissance" in which SMEs are to play a leading role. Within this context, the role the new Community instruments have assigned to the Enterprise Europe Network, as a European-wide network of entities integrated into regional innovation systems, is that of being the lever and driving force for innovation management capacities in SMEs and, in the near future, as the organisation directly responsible for the provision of advanced services. Innovation properly combined with cooperation and internationalisation, is the only path along which SMEs can improve their competitiveness in a globalised world undergoing an industrial crisis. Therefore, our main objective is to contribute to smart growth in Andalusia, through the provision of services enhancing the innovation management capacities of Andalusian SMEs. According to this call, these are the Project's Objectives expected to be attained through this project's development and implementation: • To enhance the innovation capacities of SMEs in Andalusia in order to make them more competitive through the provision of advanced services. • To drive forward non-technological catalysts for innovation in SMEs. • To develop on behalf of the entities which comprise the Enterprise Europe Network new ways and tools to provide services to SMEs that contribute to enhancing their competitive capacities. • To provide support to beneficiaries of SME Instrument, accompanying them in their transition through Phases 1 and • To identify future potential applicants to successfully take part in SME Instrument. • To develop methodologies that can be enhanced through their integration into the Andalusian Innovation Ecosystem.

The European Commission, through the Executive Agency of Small Medium Enterprises (EASME), have assigned new roles and innovative advisories services to the Enterprise Europe Network such as a European-wide network of entities integrated into regional innovation systems. Being the ground lever and driving force for innovation management capacities in SMEs and, in the near future, as the organisation directly responsible for the provision of advanced services. Specific support to these SMEs into the Innovation Management Capacities, in order to create a favourable ecosystem for its innovations and growth, providing support to research, development and innovation projects, such as the SME Instrument and other specific services aimed to improve their innovation skills and address the financing needs required by the implementation and execution of high-risk and high-potential innovation ideas to markets. As a result to this call and through the implementation of the activities and the provision of services detailed in this Proposal, we expect to achieve the following Objectives: • To address the lack of innovation as a barrier for SME growth. • To enhance the innovation capacities of SMEs in Andalusia in order to make them more competitive through the provision of advanced services. • To increase the economic impact from innovation activities in SMEs. • To drive forward non-technological catalysts for innovation in SMEs. • To develop on behalf of the entities which comprise the Enterprise Europe Network new ways and tools to provide services to SMEs that contribute to enhancing their competitive capacities. • To provide support to beneficiaries of SME Instrument, accompanying them in their transition through Phases 1 and 2. • To identify future potential applicants to successfully take part in SME Instrument. • To develop methodologies that can be enhanced through their integration into the Andalusian Innovation Ecosystem.

The European Commission has placed a firm wager on an "industrial renaissance" in which SMEs are to play a leading role. Within this context, the role the new Community instruments have assigned to the Enterprise Europe Network, as a European-wide network of entities integrated into regional innovation systems, is that of being the lever and driving force for innovation management capacities in SMEs and, in the near future, as the organisation directly responsible for the provision of advanced services. Innovation properly combined with cooperation and internationalisation, is the only path along which SMEs can improve their competitiveness in a globalised world undergoing an industrial crisis. Therefore, our main objective is to contribute to smart growth in Andalusia, through the provision of services enhancing the innovation management capacities of Andalusian SMEs. According to this call, these are the Project's Objectives expected to be attained through this project's development and implementation: • To enhance the innovation capacities of SMEs in Andalusia in order to make them more competitive through the provision of advanced services. • To drive forward non-technological catalysts for innovation in SMEs. • To develop on behalf of the entities which comprise the Enterprise Europe Network new ways and tools to provide services to SMEs that contribute to enhancing their competitive capacities. • To provide support to beneficiaries of SME Instrument, accompanying them in their transition through Phases 1 and 2. • To identify future potential applicants to successfully take part in SME Instrument. • To develop methodologies that can be enhanced through their integration into the Andalusian Innovation Ecosystem.