The European SME Week 2012 will take place from 15 – 21 October.

The European SME Week aims to:

- provide information on what the EU and national, regional and local authorities are offering as support to micro, small and medium-sized businesses;

- promote entrepreneurship so that more people, and in particular younger ones, seriously consider becoming an entrepreneur as a career option;

- give recognition to entrepreneurs for their contribution to Europe’s welfare, jobs, innovation and competitiveness.

The European SME Week 2012 Summit will take place in Brussels on 17 October. The theme of the conference will be “Women’s Entrepreneurship”.

http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/initiatives/sme-week/