Tools
In this section, find trusted tools to grow your business at national, European and global levels in the areas of: finance and funding, protecting your idea, business/trade support and legal regulatory support. Use the filters to find the most helpful tool for you under the available categories.

Free
Protecting your ideas

IP essentials leaflet: Protecting your company’s assets with IP – shoe example
Digital leaflets for SMEs and start-ups to learn more about IP and its value for business. Check it ...
Other
EN

Free
Protecting your ideas

IP essentials leaflet: Protecting your company’s assets with IP – phone example
Digital leaflets for SMEs and start-ups to learn more about IP and its value for business. Check it ...
Other
EN

Free
Protecting your ideas

IP essentials leaflet: Easy-to-follow IP guide
Digital leaflets for SMEs and start-ups to learn more about IP and its value for business. Check it ...
Other
EN

Free
Protecting your ideas

Four-step plan trademark registration
Make sure you have everything you need at hand to register your Benelux trademark. You can do a quic...
Hybrid Organisation
EN

Free
Funding and Investment

5 first steps for SMEs’ sustainable transition guidance
This paper presents the five first steps SMEs can take to begin their sustainable journey.
Private Organisation
EN

Free
Protecting your ideas

EU IP SME Helpdesks
A first-line intellectual property (IP) service providing free-of-charge support to help European SM...
Public Organisation
EN

Free
Protecting your ideas

SME risk management: cyber risks & resilience checklist
This paper by Accountancy Europe explains why and how SMEs should consider and mitigate cyber risks ...
Private Organisation
EN

Free
Protecting your ideas

Information page for SMEs in Germany
Special information section for SMEs which helps to handle their own intellectual property more cons...
Public Organisation
DE
EN

Free
Protecting your ideas

Maltese intellectual property portal
Useful platform on intellectual property rights in Malta.
Public Organisation
EN
MT