sme assembly 2016: thursday november 24

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Rastislav ChovanecState Secretary,

Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic

Štátny Tajomník, Ministerstevo hospodárstva Slovenskej Republiky

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El bieta BieńkowskaEU SME Envoy

Commissioner for the Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs

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Viljar LubiSME Envoy, Estonia

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Irmfried SchwimannDeputy Director General,

DG Growth, EC

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Peter Waarsdorp, Dutch SME EnvoyEuropean SME Envoys Networkand the European Commission

present …

‘Ideas From Europe’

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International Ecosystems

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Irmfried SchwimannDeputy Director General,

DG Growth

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Jenny FultonMiss Jenny's Pickles

www.MissJennysPickles.com

Jenny Fulton+011 336-978-0041jenny@MissJennysPickles.com

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Miss Jenny’s Pickles

We grow our own cucumbers in Belews Creek, NC – Forsyth County. Right next

door to Maw Maw's.

May 2010 through Sept 2011

Partnered with YMCA for a kitchen

Miss Jenny’s Pickles in China 2011

60 Minutes aired October 28, 2012 7pm right before Super Storm Sandy hit the Northeast Coast

Testified in front of Sub-Committee for Congress February 2013

Hong Kong May 2013

Anuga 2013Germany/London

April 5, 2013 Introduction of Keynote Speaker Vice President Joe Biden

at the Export-Import Bank 2013 Annual Conference

Wolf BlitzerGayle King

Chuck Todd

Sergio Garcia

Miss Jenny’s Pickle Flavors

• Signature Pickle “Salt & Pepper” MJP was the first pickle company to introduce this flavor to consumers.

• MJP’s Traditional Bread & Butter pickles are sweet but not too sweet.

• MJP’s Jalapeno Salt & Pepper pickles are made with fresh jalapeno’s.

• MJP’s Award Winning Habanero Bread & Butter are sweet at first and then you taste the Heat! Fabulous!!

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Dr Matthias UmmenhoferMojo Capital

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Viljar LubiSME Envoy, Estonia

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Maria Scordialos

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What unanswered questions do we have for the speakers?

What do we need in Europe to accelerate the building and

connecting of ecosystems?

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Open SpaceFrom Start-up to Scale-up

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Kristin SchreiberDirector for SME Policy and the COSME Programme

DG Growth

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Maria ScordialosOlga Muravjova

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From Start-up to Scale-up

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How do we implement together the Start-up and Scale-up Initiative so we

reach new heights for Europe?

4 ways to participate

• CALL AND HOST A SESSION:

− Responsibility:

− convene group,

− harvest the outcomes of the session,

− track time

• PARTICIPATE IN A SESSION:

− When all sessions have been announced, choose the ones you want to join

• CIRCULATE BETWEEN SESSIONS:

− You can choose more than one session at the same time

− Cross-pollinate ideas

• TAKE TIME ON YOUR OWN:

− You may never attend a session

− A small-talk with one might impact your thinking and affect others in the large group

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THE LAW of Mobility

Collect the outcomes of your conversations:

Fill in the Template provided as follows:

1. Title of the Topic

2. Key points discussed

3. Actions Identified

4. Next Steps to be taken to implement the actions

5. Tick the boxes that relate to your topic

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Let’s begin!

Come to the table

1. Write down your topic on a post-it

2. Announce it

3. Place it on the board –choose time and location

4. Once the agenda is complete, we will have 2 sessions of 45 minutes each

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