SMEunited

“Small businesses emphasised the need to finally make policy on the basis of the 99,8% companies in Europe, instead of for the 0,2% and called for focus on implementation in this new mandate. We welcome that Mrs von der Leyen in her Political Guidelines states that future legislation must be designed with small businesses in mind. However, we have seen #SME washing before, and therefore call to act according to this statement now” President Petri Salminen congratulated Ursula von der Leyen at her re-election for a second term at the helm of the European Commission. ➡ Read more: https://lnkd.in/eb8RyBjh

As the Council of the European Union will exchange views on the proposal to combat #latepayment, SMEunited recalls why clear rules on #paymentterms matter: - 30 days negotiable up to 60 days including a verification period and sectorial derogations up to a maximum threshold provide clarity and flexibility to economic operators - tailored enforcement authorities can play a significant preventive role. With a focus on recurring bad payment behaviour, they will be a game changer in the payment culture - ensuring payments pass down the supply chain from public authorities to sub-contractors supports #SMEs participation in public procurements ➡ Read more: https://lnkd.in/eH7rTDjZ

📣 Check out our weekly #SME recap: ✅ SMEunited calls on the European Parliament to create an entrepreneurial European Union ✅ EU-#Türkiye High-Level Dialogue on #Trade: How the #customs union can benefit SMEs? ✅ #Tax #compliance costs remain a major barrier for #SMEs to internationalise #DGTAXUD ✅ Social Dialogue project: strengthening the voice of SMEs in #socialdialogue ✳ Small Business Standards (SBS) - Call for Experts on #Standardisation 2025  ✳ Small Business Standards (SBS) - Meeting #Standards Campaign 2nd Edition ➡ Enjoy the read: https://lnkd.in/eAb_gGuk

“The 24.3 million #entrepreneurs, craftswomen and -men and small business in Europe expect the Members of the European Parliament to finally make policy on the basis of the 99,2% companies in Europe, instead of for the 0,8%” insisted SMEunited President Petri Salminen ahead of the first Plenary meeting of the European Parliament taking place next week. #Crafts and #SMEs are the heart of the European economy and society. Ensuring a good economic environment for these businesses is therefore essential to achieve the wider objectives of the European Union, including a resilient society with a strong democratic foundation.  ➡ Read more: https://lnkd.in/eUgTzsTh

“Empowering our members to participate even better in #socialdialogue has been at the core of the project “Support2SME4SD”. The event today concludes 2 years of intense work to further enhance the #representativeness of #SME #employer organisations and further built their knowhow to contribute in a meaningful manner” explained Secretary General Veronique Willems, opening the seminar which concludes the project on supporting SMEs in social dialogue. ➡ Read more: https://lnkd.in/eY_2f_6M

How to ensure the EU-Türkiye customs union is fit for the 21st century and benefit to #SMEs? This is what SMEunited President Petri Salminen and TÜRKONFED - Türk İş Dünyası Konfederasyonu discussed on 8 June during the EU-Türkiye #trade dialogue, hosted by Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis and #Türkiye trade minister Ömer Bolat. President Salminen insisted a modernisation of the #customs union agreement should include: ✅ An #SME Chapter ✅ A #dispute #resolution mechanisms ✅ The #twintransition ambition ➡ Read more: https://lnkd.in/erFZYu4r

📣 Check out our #SME weekly recap: ✅ #ComPAct Conference: enhancing growth of SMEs by reducing #administrativeburden ✅ SMEs count on the European Labour Authority to further facilitate #mobility ✅ Making #green #finance accessible for SMEs ✅ Enhancing #security and #preparedness: The role of #Crafts and #SMEs ✅ #TeamDay: Exploring the entrepreneurial journey from dreams to reality  ✅ Small Business Standards (SBS) call for Experts on #Standardisation 2025 ➡ Enjoy the read: https://lnkd.in/eH7ciUWH

Towards less #administrative #burden and more #competitiveness of SMEs: “It is about what information you ask from SMEs and how you ask it”, stressed SMEunited Secretary General Veronique Willems at the European Commission’s #ComPAct Conference. Using comprehensible language, requiring accessible information, once-only-submission of data, providing drop-down menus and templates for #reporting are ways to simplify and reduce administrative burdens on #SMEs. We must ensure that businesses can concentrate on their core business rather than on reporting about their compliance. ➡ Read more about the event here: https://lnkd.in/esgy_cC3

"#SMEs doing cross-border business within the European #SingleMarket are confronted with #tax compliance costs of up to 2.5% of their turnover. SMEs will not be able to explore the full potential of the #internalmarket as long as Europe does not agree on a solution to reduce #compliance costs significantly", stated SMEunited Economic Policy Director Gerhard Huemer at the conference of #DGTAXUD where the Annual Report on #Taxation has been presented and discussed. ➡ Read more: https://lnkd.in/eTS62neq

The current #sustainable finance framework does not provide sufficient resources allowing #SMEs to finance #investments in their #greentransition and #climate neutrality. #Reporting requirements for SMEs, but also for financial institutions have to be reduced and #green #finance for SMEs should be incentivised, explained SMEunited Economic Policy Director Gerhard Huemer at an event organised by AECM - European Association of Guarantee Institutions. ➡ Read more: https://lnkd.in/egjFgMMZ