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The necessity of international cooperation between enterprises and the diffusion of innovations is indispensable in an environment characterized by complexity and dynamic development. Due to limited financial resources, micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are experiencing difficulties in accessing high-quality commercial services of searching for partners for advanced technological cooperation. However, companies that build their competitive advantage based on innovative solutions are increasingly willing and more likely to use the extensive catalog of support instruments offered by the Enterprise Europe Network. The quantitative data that characterize selected aspects of the potential and functioning of the Enterprise Europe Network (in the years 2008–2014).
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Gródek-Szostak, Z., Luc, M., Szeląg-Sikora, A., Niemiec, M., Kajrunajtys, D. (2019). Economic Missions and Brokerage Events as an Instrument for Support of International Technological Cooperation Between Companies of the Agricultural and Food Sector. In: Krakowiak-Bal, A., Vaverkova, M. (eds) Infrastructure and Environment. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-16542-0_38
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