May 8th, 2012 by eenscotland
Did you know that on the 9th of May 1950, 
Robert Schuman presented his proposal on the creation of an organised Europe?
This proposal, known as the "Schuman declaration", is considered to be the beginning of the creation of what is now the European Union. Today, the 9th of May has become a European symbol (Europe Day) which, along with the flag, the anthem, the motto and the single currency (the euro), identifies the political entity of the European Union.
In the spirit of Europe Day, which is an occasion for activities and festivities for the peoples of the Union, we recorded a Europe Day Quiz for our European listeners!
How clever are we ?
Who wins?
Why the horse? Why the sheep? Will there be cheating?
Listen and find out.
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Apr 29th, 2012 by eenscotland
What is a normal day in the life of the Enterprise 
Europe Network Scotland team?
Does it involve :
- Coffee, shortbread, wearing tweed and learning Scottish Highland dances?
- Or does it include investigating a portal to the future that appears in the stationary cupboard (Billy's favourite place) in the middle of recording an episode about Framework Programme 7 , the EU's prime source of funding for collaborative R&D?
If you thought 2 was right give yourself ten points!
WARNING : One member of the team "dies" and one team member returns. Which one will it be? One thing is certain, things will never be the same again for the EEN Scotland team.
This podcast is the culmination of our sci-fi-meets-business-support story that started in Our EEN Services 100 years in the future, continued in Doing Business in the Benelux. Please listen and comment.
If your business needs FREE advice and more to help it expand into new markets and territories, get in touch using the contact links on this page, or by leaving a comment.
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Apr 22nd, 2012 by eenscotland
"A picture is worth a thousand words"
We love making audio podcasts, painting pictures with our words. Always keen to try new things, Ken set up a time lapse camera to record our podcast making process. Two hours and two podcasts are captured in 3 minutes and 28 seconds.
We think it looks weird (particularly Ken's self-hugging), but we hope you find it entertaining.
Remember that the Enterprise Europe Network is here to help you develop your businesses.
There are offices in 51 countries. Get in touch using the links on this page or drop a comment in the box below and we'll do our best to help. Our services are FREE so what have you got to lose?
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Apr 15th, 2012 by eenscotland
The other day , in a somewhat reflective 
mood, your Enterprise Europe Network Scotland Podcasters compiled a list of their tips to get through life, based on their experiences both in life (one of them is very old) and in helping businesses take advantage of European opportunities.
After much discussion and discarding some frankly amazing ones ( including how to get a small dog past security) they reduced the list to ten.
So here, dear listeners is our list of ten top tips for life and business in ascending order.
What will be our most important tip (number ten)?
If you want our help to expand your business and to take advantage of the many opportunities in 51 countries, get in touch, our services are FREE! Use the email buttons on this page or drop us a comment in the box below.
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Apr 1st, 2012 by eenscotland
Our last podcast was rudely interrupted 
by a bit of time travel but let's face it, these things happen sometimes.
This is our second attempt to tell you about the advantages of doing business in The Benelux, the economic union in Europe comprising three neighbouring countries, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg.
Belgium is not all beer chocolate and waffles. It is a major logistics hub, the centre of the EU and the home of NATO and many international organisations . Key sectors are very similar to those in Scotland (surprise surprise) chemicals, healthcare, food & drink and with renewable energy being particularity strong.
The Netherlands is often an earlier adopter of new technologies (pay attention Scottish innovators) and the key sectors include medical, pharmaceuticals products, chemical sciences, ICT and food & drink. Can you name a famous Dutch footballer? We name two!
Luxembourg has the highest standard stand of living in the world. They like a flag blowing in the wind and Ken reminisces about his misspent youth illegally listening to Radio Luxembourg (208 on the medium wave) an important forerunner of pirate radio! While we wait for the police to arrive for Ken, please consider the following questions:
- Which countries should you be suited and booted for meeting?
- What joke will Liz attempt this time and why does she want to leave the podcast team?
- Will they be interrupted by anther bit of time travel and why is Anis limping?
If you want to expand your business in Europe and want free support from the worlds largest business network, get in touch.
Call our Glasgow number 01412282797 , email info@enterprise-europe-scotland.com or drop a request in the comment box on this podcast and we'll be in touch.
Want to know more about Eric the Dog? Check out Our EEN Services 100 years in the future and The Return of Eric the Dog
Posted in Business partners, EU Information, business networking, Business development, EU market information, Netherlands, joke, Develop your business, eric the dog, Benelux, Belgium, Luxembourg | 0 Comments |
Mar 19th, 2012 by eenscotland
The Enterprise Europe Network helps 
businesses to make the most of the European marketplace. Working through our 600 strong network of local business organisations, we can help you:
- Develop your business in new markets
- Source or license new technologies
- Access EU finance and EU funding
And all of these services are free!
In this episode, the Scottish EEN team travel 100 years into the future and find some curious changes have taken place.
- What support is available to business in the future?
- Are we still making podcasts in the future?
Things will never be the same again for Ken, Anis, Liz and Billy, especially Billy.
If you are a business that would like to take advantage of EU opportunities, the Enterprise Europe Network is here to help!
Get in touch using the links on this page or drop us an enquiry in the comments box and we'll get right back to you.
The Enterprise Europe Network is here to support you now .... and in the future!
The sci-fi-meets-business-support story continues in Doing Business in the Benelux and The Return of Eric the Dog.
Posted in Business partners, EU Funding, EU Information, business networking, humour, Business development, EU market information, joke, R&D, amateur acting, Business support, FP7, Framework Programme 7, Develop your business, eric the dog, sci-fi, podcasting, Neptune | 0 Comments |
Mar 15th, 2012 by eenscotland
On Monday 19th March you will be able to hear
our new podcast in which when we travel 100 years into the future!
This is the final trailer, number 3 featuring Ken talking like an old person, because he is actually quite old!
Do aliens speak English?
Remember to check back here on March 19th!
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Mar 15th, 2012 by eenscotland
In our latest podcast we travel 100 years into the future. We made 3 different trailers. This is number 2 and it's a very cute trailer indeed.
This is trailer number 2 featuring Liz.
Is the future shiny? What's with the puppies?
Remember to check back here on March 19th!
Posted in Business partners, EU Funding, EU Information, business networking, Business development, facial hair, EU market information, joke, R&D, amateur acting, Business support, FP7, Framework Programme 7, Beards, giraffe, eric the dog, Innovation, sci-fi, Neptune, dogs, trailer | 0 Comments |
Mar 14th, 2012 by eenscotland
On Monday 19th March you will be able to hear our new podcast in which when we travel 100 years into the future!
Time travel has been on our podcast list for a while.
For such a different podcast, we decided to try our hand at making three 1 minute podcast trailers featuring Anis, Liz and Ken.
This is trailer number 1 featuring Anis. Will our beards stay intact? What kind of aliens will we meet?
Remember to check back here on March 19th!
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Mar 5th, 2012 by eenscotland
We often talk about support for Scottish 
businesses in our podcasts but in this podcast we talk instead about the support for pre-commercialisation of leading-edge technologies emerging from Scotland's Universities, Research Institutes and National 
Health Service (NHS) Boards.
Our valued colleague Jemma Fletcher gives up some of her time to tell us about the Scottish Enterprise Proof of Concept (PoCP) programme.
The purpose of PoCP is to create new high-growth companies based in Scotland with the potential and capability to achieve significant growth (defined as the achievement of at least £5 million turnover within 5 years of trading or the attraction of at least £10 million commercial investment within the same period).
Eligible projects must be disruptively innovative, and the projects supported must have commercial application in one or more of Scottish Enterprise's key sectoral focus areas or responding to a "spotlight sector" request, where proposals are actively sought from a sectoral area with particular market opportunities.
IP rights must be available to the applicant institution to commercialise after the end of the project and any background IP required for the project must also be available to the institutions to enable them to complete the project and commercialise it.
The Scottish Enterprise Proof of Concept (PoCP) programme helps researchers to export their ideas and inventions from the lab to the global marketplace. If you are interested in finding out more, follow this link for all you need.
Never short of a disruptive (or even foolish) innovative idea, Ken and Anis pitch their idea for spray-on-kilts to Jemma.
Will she be impressed? Would it get funded? Listen and find out.
The Enterprise Europe Network is a free service designed to help your business expand through taking advantage of European Opportunities. We operate in 50 countries.
If you are based in Scotland and want to find out more, call us on 0141 228 2797 or email info@enterprise-europe-scotland.com
If you are outside of Scotland, find your local office using this link .
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