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ECREIN Platform in Rhône-Alpes (RA) Inventory of instruments and actions to support eco-innovation and eco-investment in the « Development - Exportation » stage 16 th of October 2007 (morning). Project supported by the European Commission. Summary. Key figures for Rhône-Alpes

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  1. ECREINPlatform in Rhône-Alpes (RA) Inventory of instruments and actions to support eco-innovation and eco-investment in the « Development - Exportation » stage 16th of October 2007 (morning) Project supported by the European Commission

  2. Summary • Key figures for Rhône-Alpes • Instruments to support development stage • Instruments to support exportation stage

  3. RA is one of the 15 European Regions which generate the most of affluence Key figures for the Rhône-Alpes Region • Area :8% of the area of France, 2nd French Region • Population :6 Millions of Inhab(2006), 2nd French Region • Economy :GDP total : 165 Billions€ (France : 1 700 Bil€) GDP/Inhab : 28 131 € (France : 27 957 €) + 9% of companies setting up between 2003 and 2005 Traditionalareas of activity : chemistry, textile, mechanical… Emerging areas in the vanguard of innovation : electronics, computer science, biotechnologies, … 365 000 companies in Rhône-Alpes (91% have less than 10 employees). The medium SMEs (50 employees) employ 45% of the working population.

  4. SMEs and innovation SMEs and innovation: OSEO survey (based on 1000 SMEs - 2005) • 56% leave 1 or many innovations pending • 8% are organized to innovate regularly • The innovation concerns: • Product(56%) • Working organization (37%) • Selling techniques / distribution (28%) • Production process (23%) • Authorities mobilization to support SMEs innovation • Government programmes « Gazelles » (2006) • France Investment plan (2007) • Research tax rebate more flexible • Merging of ANVAR, BDPME, SOFARIS in OSEO and doubling of the budget • First patent free for SMEs…

  5. USA 226 Italy 132 Germany 122 France 107 SMEs and DEVELOPMENT • Small size of french SMes Jobs growth in SMEs, which have been created since 7 years (Source : Pourquoi nos PME ne grandissent pas, A. Dumas, Institut Montaigne, Juillet 2006) • Déficit of french medium SMEs (from 20 to 499 salaries), but a lot of very small SMEs : diffulty to develop the SMEs after their creation

  6. Summary • Key figures for Rhône-Alpes • Instruments to support development stage • Instruments to support exportation stage

  7. Accompany SMEsDevelopment stage Regional structures Regional agency for innovation Banks Clusters CdC (national bank) ENTERPRISES Professional union INPI CCI Oseo ADEME CRCI Financing and technical support Chambers of commerce

  8. Instruments to support development • Grants • Loans • Guarantees • Capital venture • Skills financing

  9. Grants • Network technological benefit (Region/Oseo) • To allow SMEs to innovate • Financial support to enhance networking of very small enterprises (Region) • Emergence of new activities • Research tax rebate mobilization (OSEO) • Funds mobilization • Research and Development assistance (Region) • feasibility, R&D project , clean technology transfer

  10. Loans • Bank loans • Innovative project support (OSEO) Technological innovation elaboration • Technological transfer support (OSEO) • Development of technological cooperation (cluster) • Technological partnership support (OSEO) • Involve SMEs in collaborative projects • Innovation in SMEs support(Region) • Technological innovation development • Innovation development Contract (OSEO) • Technological innovation, new markets...

  11. Guarantee • Innovation guarantee (OSEO) • Bank financing access • Biotech Guarantee • Bank financing • Bail Guarantee on innovative project • Ease bail financing on stock order market • Innovative SMEs guarantee (OSEO) • Shareholders’ equity contribution • Shareholders’ equity guarantee • Shareholders’ equity contribution • FOGIME (ADEME) • Middle or long term loan to benefit shareholders’ equity contribution

  12. Venture capital fundsdevelopment capital : shareholders’ equity contributionin a company in development stage • Rhône alpes, Auvergne, Bourgogne PME2 • Rhône Dauphiné Développement • Sofimac • Sofimac Croissance • Sudinnova SA • Sudinnova II

  13. Skills financing • Hiring support Recruitment support for innovation (OSEO) • Recruitment of doctors Grant to recruit a new-graduate to develop an innovative project (Region) • Recruitment of young people (high school diploma + 5 years of study) • Consultant financing Network technological benefit (Region - OSEO) • Include innovation in the development strategy Diagnosis financing (Region) Consultancy support (Region) Regional funds for consultancy support (Region)

  14. Summary • Key figures for Rhône-Alpes • Instruments to support development stage • Instruments to support exportation stage

  15. National Context • SMEs and export: Ubifrance survey (2004) • 100 000 SMEs export, more than 50% export occasionally • For the 45 000 SMEs which regularly export : 10% export more than 10% of their turnover et 30% export occasionally more than 10% of their turnover • 90% of theses SMEs have less than 250 salaried worker and realize 45% of the French export • 1 technologically innovative SMEs of 2 export • 3 innovative SMEs of 10 have an international market compare to 1/10 for classical SMEs • SMEs and patent • Positive impact when SMEs take out a patent = increasing of: • 43 % of the staff, • more than 30% of the turnover, • and of the self financing. • 10% of French SMEs take out a patent compare to 25% in USA

  16. Accompany SMEs in the internationalExportation stage Regional structures Banks Erai Alsace International Bretagne International Ubifrance Sopexa Entreprises France partnership Professional union Economical missions French Chambers of commerce abroad Ademe INPI Oseo Coface Financing and technical support Chambers of commerce

  17. Instruments to support export • Grants • Loans • Guarantees • Skills financing

  18. Grants • Exportation support (Region) • Realization of the international action plan. Implemented by chambers of commerce • Collective programme for exhibitions (Region / Chamber of commerce) • Involvement in SMEs exhibitions • Individual support for exportation steps (Ubifrance) • Finalise a development project abroad

  19. Loans • Investment dedicated to exportation: (guarantee and) financing (OSEO) • Investment of subsidiary abroad: (guarantee and) financing (OSEO) • International development contract (OSEO)

  20. Guarantees • Funds for studies and support to private sector (OSEO) • Ease the french SMEs setting up abroad (thanks to subsidiaries) • FASEP (OSEO) • Financing of studies upstream from projects, technical assistance • Prospecting insurance (COFACE) • Guarantee to prevent the failure risk

  21. Skills financing • Idéclic Strategy (Region) • Recruitment of an executive in charge of developing exportation project • Support to recruit a project manager dedicated to export (Region) • For enterprises clusters • International Voluntary in enterprise (Ubifrance) • Recruitment of a junior for a mission abroad

  22. First conclusions • Lot of new governmental approaches for SMEs development • Small size of French SMEs • Great diversity of financing • Necessity to develop financial tools assessment at the regional scale

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