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Almost 150 companies and organisations from 13 different countries were brought together to discuss business opportunities during the Unlocking the Potential B2B event organised by the Enterprise Europe Network office within Malta Enterprise.

Spread over a span of two days between April 17th and 18th, the brokerage event was the ideal platform for entrepreneurs who were seeking to establish business contacts with whom they could then develop some form of partnership or business collaboration.

The European Commission has launched the call for proposals for projects to be assisted through the Information and Communication Technologies Policy Support Programme (ICT-PSP) within the framework of the Competitiveness and Innovation Programme (CIP), for which Malta Enterprise is the National Contact Point.

The ICT-PSP seeks to encourage and facilitate a wider uptake and better use of ICT by citizens, as well as the public and private sectors with the aim of stimulating innovation and competitiveness throughout the European Union.

Eligible micro enterprises which have made an investment in their own business over the past months have until the end of March to apply for assistance through the MicroInvest scheme administered by Malta Enterprise.

Over 30 local entrepreneurs had the chance to learn more about the business environment in Kazakhstan and the business opportunities that the country offers both in terms of trade and investment during a business seminar organised by Malta Enterprise.

Kazakhstan's Ambassador to Malta H.E. Mr Andrian Yelemessov, who delivered the keynote speech during the business seminar, outlined the fiscal and financial incentives that the country offers to facilitate trade and investment.

The foundation stone for the BioMalta Life Sciences Centre has been laid by Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi during a ceremony to mark this major milestone in the construction of the €38 million project, which is being co-financed through the European Regional Development Fund.

The European Commission has launched the ‘World You Like Challenge’, a low-carbon contest calling on creative and innovative minds from across the European Union to put their green initiatives to the test.

The contest is part of the ‘A world you like’ campaign launched by the European Commission in October 2012 and which in Malta is being supported by a number of local organisations, among which is Malta Enterprise.

Malta Enterprise has launched a new scheme by means of which companies that commission a digital game as a marketing tool to promote their products or services online.  Through this scheme enterprises  may get a tax credit equivalent to 100% of the total subcontracted costs incurred, up to a maximum of €15,000.

The integration of social media and online marketing into different aspects of a business is a development that businesses cannot ignore, and the scheme thus seeks to help them further embrace the new digital technologies.

Malta Enterprise’s efforts aimed at attracting foreign investors to Malta and helping companies already based in the country expand their operations or finding business partners overseas took the shape of two separate initiatives both targeting London’s buzzing ICT sector.

The Competitiveness and Innovation Programme (CIP) national contact point within Malta Enterprise is organising an info session on February 13th, 2013 to provide details on the upcoming Call for Proposals for projects to be assisted through the Eco-Innovation programme.

Managed by the European Commission, the programme seeks to assist European organisations to overcome the barriers of bringing environmental products, services or processes to the market.