How can we make it easier for SMEs to adopt circular practices and turn sustainability ambitions into action?
Join us for an interactive webinar bringing together innovation and business advisors, EU-funded initiatives, clusters, regional development organisations, training and technology providers, financing actors, public authorities and networks supporting SME competitiveness and sustainability.
Organised by the partners of the Up2Circ project, the webinar will showcase the project’s most useful outcomes and create a practical space for exchange, cooperation and connection between initiatives and support actors.
SMEs need access to a wide range of expertise, tools, finance, training and potential partners to successfully adopt circular business models and practices. However, support organisations and initiatives often operate through separate projects, networks and procedures.
Why join?
This webinar aims to help bridge these gaps.
Through a moderated exchange, participants will have the opportunity to:
- Discover and reuse existing tools, resources and support approaches.
- Identify cooperation needs and complementary strengths among different organisations and initiatives.
- Explore connections between projects, networks and support actors.
- Share useful practices, contacts and signposting mechanisms.
- Discuss how existing solutions can be connected and transformed into repeatable good practices.
- Contribute to clearer and more accessible support pathways for SMEs and their advisors.
What will we present?
During the webinar, participants will discover key outcomes from the Up2Circ project, including:
- The Up2Circ methodology and tools.
- The Up2Circ SME support pathway.
- The relaunched Up2Circ Academy.
- Inspiring video stories from SMEs.
- The guide “How to Perform Better”.
The presentations will be followed by a moderated discussion focused on how different initiatives, networks and support organisations can work together more effectively to accelerate the circular transition of SMEs.
Agenda
DRAFT AGENDA (14:00 – 15:30 CET)
- Overview of Up2Circ outcomes: Up2Circ methodology, tools, SME support pathway, relaunched Up2Circ Academy, video stories
- Introduction of the guide “How to Perform Better”
- Moderated discussion on cooperation needs, complementary strengths and links between initiatives, networks and support actors. The discussion will help to identify useful practices, contacts, tools and signposting procedures, and how they can become repeatable good practices.
Who should participate?
The webinar is particularly relevant for organisations and professionals supporting SME competitiveness, innovation and sustainability, including:
- Innovation and business advisors
- EU-funded projects and initiatives
- Clusters and business networks
- Regional development organisations
- Training and technology providers
- Financing actors
- Public authorities
- Other organisations supporting SMEs in their circular transition
Whether you provide expertise, funding, training, technology, networking or policy support, your perspective can help build stronger connections across the SME support ecosystem.
Registration
Registered participants will receive the webinar link and a calendar invitation.