Executive Agency for SMEs (EASME)

The Executive Agency for SMEs (EASME) works with Small and medium-sized Enterprises (SME) to manage a number of EU programmes regarding SMEs. For example, it manages the SME sector of the Horizon 2020 work programme and the EU Programme for the Competitiveness of SMEs (COSME).

The bodies that EASME manages are generally involved in administration with regards to SMEs rather than funding, which is generally handled by the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Investment Fund (EIF).