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In an increasingly globalised and technology driven economy, the European\u00a0<\/span>Union<\/span>\u00a0recognises the need to\u00a0<\/span>continually invest in its own economy through the creation of\u00a0<\/span>a business friendly environment<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>promotion of entrepreneurship,\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>improving access to new markets,\u00a0<\/span>to name\u00a0<\/span>but\u00a0<\/span>a few<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>In fact, the EU recognises the important role\u00a0<\/span>of small\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>medium-sized enterprises\u00a0<\/span>(SMEs)\u00a0<\/span>play\u00a0<\/span>within\u00a0<\/span>our economy, making up\u00a0<\/span>99%<\/span><\/a>\u00a0of all businesses in the EU, and as a result seeks to assist SMEs in different phases of<\/span>\u00a0their business cycle.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The\u00a0<\/span>Business Enhance\u00a0<\/span>ERDF\u00a0<\/span>Grant 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