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Czech Republic: SMEs with experience in FP6

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Petr Marcisak
  on  March 16, 2006
  in  Czech Republic and EU funding programmes
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Within the FP6 experience survey lasting for 18 months, we have got 55 completed questionnaires so far. In fact, respondents can be divided into thirds. One third of respondents is formed by microfirms of up to 10 employees. Another third is represented by small firms with 11-50 employees and the last third falls for medium-sized companies with 51-250 employees.

It is evident from survey results that four fifths of companies have been invited to a project by a coordinator or another partner of a project consortium. Only one third of companies involved in the survey actively searched for partners and 24 % of them initiated a project. About one fourth of respondents belongs among experienced project applicants whose rate of success reaches 75 and more % of funded projects. On the other hand, one fourth of companies succeeds only with every third or more project proposal.

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Czech Republic: SMEs interested in applying for FP6

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Petr Marcisak
  on  March 4, 2006
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We addressed over 1000 companies active in the knowledge economy area, mostly from information and communication technology and biotechnology industries. 122 of them participated in some FP projects.

Altogether 212 companies filled in the questionnaire. Nearly one half (46%) was represented by small firms with 11-50 employees, one third (35%) of respondents was formed by microfirms of up to 10 employees and the rest was medium-sized companies with 51-250 employees. Nearly half the companies concerned stated they were FP beginners (44%), some had a theoretical overview (32%) and about a quarter had also a practical experience (24%).

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