Employment: financial assistance for innovative and job creating small and medium sized enterprises SMEs. Report

A list of Annexes summarising the financial assistance measures adopted for innovation and job creation amongst SMEs compliments the Commission Report on this subject. These Annexes refer specifically to statistics on SMEs that are beneficiaries of either the ETF Start-up Facility or the SME guarantee facility. The Annexes listed in this supporting document present a balance sheet on start-up facilities for venture capital funds and an annual survey for the years 1999-2000. Also included is a list of financial intermediaries, examples of projects financed in 2000, a summary of the SME guarantee facility (financial intermediaries and 1999 statistical data on beneficiary SME's) and lastly a summary of a growth and employment initiative - financial statements as at 31 December 2000. �